In his latest book, Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus, theologian and activist Jim Wallis argues that our cultural and political crisis largely stems from how the American church has become disconnected from the teachings of Jesus. Building on the popular and controversial “Reclaiming Jesus” declaration he and other leaders wrote in May […]
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Oct
Oct
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 […]