Listen to the Audio Whereas the first and second episodes in this series offer synopses of a conservative and moderate/traditionalist perspectives on hell, this one… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
Hope is important in ways that we often don’t realize. It is ultimately what drives us to do as we do. The stronger the hope,… Read More »A Progressive Christian Hope for The Kingdom of God
When Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazarethhit the shelves last year, he encountered considerable criticism from several scholars. This… Read More »Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
Peter Rollins, How (Not) to Speak of God I first encountered Peter Rollins’ work through his How (Not) to Speak of God in about 2006. Instantly, I… Read More »Peter Rollins on the Radical Theological Tradition
As a result of working through Thomas JJ Altizer’s The New Gospel of Christian Atheism, I’ve been thinking about the different versions of revisionist theologies that… Read More »Non-Coercive Power and the Divine
Perhaps no phrase will ruffle theological feathers faster than “God is dead.” When Thomas JJ Altizer pronounced these words as a Christian theologian, many Christians… Read More »Thomas JJ Altizer and the Death of God
I have had an interest in the relationship between Christianity and anarchy for quite some time. In 2002, I came upon Against Ethics: Contributions to… Read More »Christian Anarchy Articulated by John Jensen
Dealing with extremely conservative Christians can be difficult for progressives. It is not uncommon for values to clash. When values clash emotions can flare. Next… Read More »Dealing with the Question, “Are You Saved?”
A little while back, I came across this article posted by the Progressive Christian Alliance on their Facebook page. The Cambridge Union Society held a… Read More »Does Religion Have a Place in the Future?
While reading Nadia Bolz Weber’s blog, Sarcastic Lutheran, I was introduced to this video. The poet, Jefferson Bethke (who self-identifies as “bball1989” on YouTube), has… Read More »A Response to “Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus” Video