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Jesus as a Goddess Advocate

In hindsight, it is telling that I gave little thought to Jesus until I was no longer Catholic. Growing up in the Bible Belt of New Orleans, a...

'Thou, Dear God' illuminates the role of prayer in MLK's vision and work

Many religious progressives give short shrift to prayer, perhaps because the idea of prayer seems to suggest a narrow, anthropomorphic God who must...

Theology of brokenness, Part 2: ‘Down We Go’

"Maybe wholeness begins with accepting our brokenness,” Kathy Escobar writes. "Instead of resisting and rejecting brokenness, we...

'The Practice of Love' explores the real-life implications of following Jesus

The rabbi Jesus had little time or patience for theological abstractions and debates over fine points of the moral law. What mattered most to Jesus...

'Broken Words' gives needed historical context to hot-button political issues

Broken Words: The Abuse of Science and Faith in American Politics Jonathan Dudley Crown, 2011A growing number of Christian evangelicals are working...