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Drones, Mr. Niebuhr, and President Obama

Obama is using a type of "proximate justice" to justify drone warfare -- a form of justice perfected by Reinhold Niebuhr. 


Kimberly Knight

Thank You Boy Scouts, and I Understand

I lift up a prayer of immense gratitude for your love that seeks to protect and now include far more children. 


Drones, Mr. Niebuhr, and President Obama

Obama is using a type of "proximate justice" to justify drone warfare -- a form of justice perfected by Reinhold Niebuhr. 


Theoblogy

God is Male and Female, and More Than Both

All characteristics of humans - including those traditionally considered "male" and "female" - are a part of God. They all live in God, and emanate from God.

Ellen Painter Dollar

The Kingdom Comes One Lonely Step at a Time

As exciting as it can be to dream of grand gestures and sweeping revolutions, the fact remains that most significant change (for better or worse) happens incrementally, slowly, one small step at a time.

spiritchatter

Keep a Quarter in Your Pocket

Religious ecstasy can be enthralling. No doubt about it. But ecstasy requires restraint, serious restraint. 

nakedpastor

why don’t we believe the victim?

If you are a victim of assault you will automatically find yourself in an adversarial position. I talk about this a lot because it is prevalent in the church. But so many people find it hard to believe so they don’t. How can such a nice person do such a thing? How can such a [...]

Progressive Christian Video Gallery

Brian McLaren on Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World

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Video Courtesy: Jericho Books

Diana Butler Bass and Eric Elnes on Theology

Video Courtesy: Darkwood Brew

Marcus Borg, Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass and Others on Progressive Christianity

Video Courtesy: Living the Questions

Beyond the Either/Or God with the Rev. Yvette Flunder

Stanley Hauerwas on Prayer

Video Courtesy: Living the Questions

Sacred Bodies of Water