May 20, 2018 A Theology Fit for a Picnic In the calendar of the Christian year, there is often a strange confluence of Trinity Sunday with Memorial Day weekend. That’s true this year…
June 19, 2017 Christianity for Grown Ups Adult Christianity “When I was a child, I thought like a child … but as an adult, I put away childish things.” The Apostle…
January 10, 2017 What is the Trinity What is the Trinity? The Trinity is one of the important doctrines of classical Christian theology in which God is depicted as being manifest…
May 22, 2016 Where God Resides The Room Within On that bright day so long ago Jesus was speaking directly to us when he said: “I will not leave you…
May 21, 2016 Sin? What is Sin? Contrary to popular understanding, sin does not consist of a catalogue of “bad behavior,” rather it is a state of being;…
May 1, 2016 Some thoughts about immortality The Bird of Paradise: A Meditation on Immortality “In my Father’s house there are many mansions,” said Jesus. ‘If it were not so, I…
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 18, 2014 God and the Tornadoes Does God control the path of tornadoes that move across the US each spring? As one hears the heart wrenching stories told by victims…
May 5, 2014 Life is Sacred At the center of the debates about abortion, stem cell research, and a host of other issues lies the question of when human life…
