December 9, 2015 Keep Calm and Carry On! I stand with Obama on this one. Looking back over American history in recent decades, the danger of over-reacting seems far greater than taking…
December 3, 2015 On Guns We’re Not Even Trying Nicolas Kristov nails it in his op-ed piece. For the full editorial. “Another day, another ghastly shooting in America. So far this year, the…
December 2, 2015 A mass shooting in San Bernadino I am watching live coverage of the ongoing shooting in San Bernadino, California, even as I write. Fourteen dead so far and counting. How…
November 17, 2015 Scapegoating the Victims Huckabee, Cruz, even Bush saying that the refugees from terror in Syria should not be allowed in the US! Whatever happened to “give me…
October 10, 2015 What is the date of Thanksgiving 2020? One of the major holidays for most people in the US, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a tremendous holiday season lasting through New Year’s…
September 26, 2015 Women’s Ordination? Many of us have been following Pope Francis, his progressive pronouncements, his call to interreligious dialogue, his commitment to the environment, his well received…
July 26, 2015 The Most Popular Picture of Jesus Warner Sallman’s “Head of Christ” is the most popular image of Jesus ever made. It is an icon of American culture. It also raises…
July 21, 2015 The Future of Progressive Christianity The Future of Progressive Christianity Gary Dorrien is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York. He is…
July 20, 2015 The Problem of Forgiveness in a World of War The Meaning of Forgiveness in a World of War Though it is central and essential in the life and teaching of Jesus, forgiveness remains…
June 13, 2015 Some Thoughts About Father’s Day While not a religious holiday, strictly speaking, Father’s Day might provoke some fresh thinking about a tradition in which God is conceived of as…
