Drawing on this old Irish proverb, poet, story-teller and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama relates ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life. Combining poetry, story, scripture and Celtic spirituality he opens up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. On September 18th, n conversation with Scot Sherman, Pádraig Ó Tuama discussed his […]
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May
May
From a powerful new voice on racial justice, I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness is an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female in middle-class white America. On May 9th, in conversation with Scot Sherman, author Austin Channing Brown discussed how, in a world still governed by systems […]
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Apr
Apr
This year the Newbigin Fellowship curriculum got a major facelift. As the architect of this work I am grateful for the Fellows who gave themselves wholeheartedly to a new batch of readings and practices. They have made this an extraordinary year. I asked a few of the Fellows to reflect on the year, and their […]
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Apr
Apr
In her latest book, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others, Barbara Brown Taylor, the renowned preacher and beloved New York Times bestselling author recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching world religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia. She weaves together stories from her classroom with reflections […]
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Apr
Apr
As we enter the final part of the academic year at Newbigin House, we are grateful for another year of learning and growing together. Listen to a couple of our participants in the Newbigin Year and Ministry Fellowship share about their experience over the past year. Mari Lowe is a nurse practitioner in Washington, D.C., […]