Theology

Climate Justice Clips: Countdown to Copenhagen, Day 4

Jarrod McKenna 12-04-2009

Unlike the other clips we've been showing in this "countdown to COP15" this one EPYC hasn't shown in workshops but is often mentioned by students. It comes from a science teacher named Greg Craven ...
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Why Caring For Others Can’t Be Just the Work of the Church

Charles Gutenson 12-03-2009
A person serves food to others waiting in line with plates.

A popular argument amongst political conservatives goes like this: while they grant that Scripture requires concern and care for the poor and marginalized, that concern is one to be addressed by in

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Advent: Apocalypse Now?

Diana Butler Bass 11-30-2009
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations caused by the roaring of the sea and the waves," proclaims Jesus in the gospel of Luke.
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A More Serious Threat to Catholic Identity than Removing Public Crucifixes

Cesar Baldelomar 11-26-2009
In his article "Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism," National Catholic Reporte
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How I Came to Write an Apostolic Letter to Non-Christians in Esquire

Shane Claiborne 11-23-2009

As some of you know (though I know not many of you keep up with the latest men's magazines) -- Esquire magazine's end of the year "Best and Brightest" edition named me one of the "Radicals and Rebels Who Are Changing the World"... but I wanted you to know the story behind the hype.

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Boys are Warriors and Girls are Princesses? Spiritual Gifts are not Divided by Gender

Mimi Haddad 11-18-2009
Have you ever visited your local Christian bookstore as an exercise in gender studies?
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Psalm 109:8 -- A Prayer to Destroy Obama?

Diana Butler Bass 11-17-2009
During the last few days, Psalm 109:8, a Bible verse in the form of a "prayer for Obama," has topped the Google trends chart: "May his days be few; may another take his office." Evidently, a bump
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Missing from Wall Street's Calculations: Sin

Ernesto Tinajero 11-10-2009
Driving home from Seattle, the rain was both daunting and beautiful.
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Walking, Chewing Gum, and Confronting Racism and Sexism at the Same Time

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 11-09-2009
People who do diversity work run the risk of setting impossible goals for themselves: The Beloved Community. The Kingdom of God.
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Repeat After Me: Profit is NOT Satanic

Charles Gutenson 11-06-2009
Don't you love it when someone tries to argue for one thing by distracting your attention to another?
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Big Oil, Corporate Greed, and Social Sin

John Gehring 11-06-2009
As an urbanite fortunate to live within walking distance of work and trendy restaurants, I rarely drive these days.
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What a Neighborhood Elder Taught Me About Interfaith Prayer

Jim Wallis 11-04-2009
A story I have written about before and preached on time and time again recently took on new meaning for me.
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Audio: For God So Loved the World

Efrem Smith 11-04-2009
In this clip, Pastor Efrem expands on the very familiar verse John 3:16.
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A Child's Prayer and a Parent's Predicament

Edward Gilbreath 11-04-2009
A Facebook friend sent me a link to a wonderful YouTube video.
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Billy Graham's Theological Humility Should Challenge Evangelical Attitudes

Aaron Taylor 11-03-2009
Every three years, young evangelists from around the world gather in Portland Oregon to attend a conference put on by the Next Generation Alliance, an organization dedicated to mentoring the next g
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Christianity Today and Cultural Captivity

Soong-Chan Rah 11-02-2009
Last month's Christianity Today featured an article on the state of evangelicalism by
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God Does not Heed my Snotty Opinions About Evangelicals

Nadia Bolz-Weber 10-22-2009
How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God http://www.biblestudytools.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=Mark+10%3...
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Humans, Humility, and the Higgs Boson Particle

Ernesto Tinajero 10-20-2009
Imagine trying to figure out the earth, while living on a grain of sand on a small island in the middle of the Pacific. What could be known of snow, of plants, of wolves? Not much.
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Video: Colbert on the 'Desert Cross' Church-State Controversy

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 10-16-2009

I had invited one of our regular bloggers to comment on the "desert cross" controversy--a Supreme Court case deciding the appropriateness of a cross erected on Mojave National Preserve to honor World War I dead.

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'You Shall Not Oppress an Immigrant'

Anne Dunlap 10-16-2009
These remarks were presented on October 13, 2009 at a press conference in Aurora, CO urging Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) to take a public stand in favor of comprehensive immigration reform.
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