A Symposium on Progressive Christianity

by Sam Alexander

Isn't progressive Christianity really evangelical faith minus the literal myth?

by Cynthia B. Astle

The editor of "The Progressive Christian" responds to a recent article by Fred Schmidt: The thesis that progressive Christianity has no expressed theological core is flawed.

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by Jim Burklo

More and more Christians are finding a voice, a language, to express their faith in terms that transcend the narrow doctrines and circumscribed social agendas of the religious right.

by Monica A. Coleman

I know that progressive Christianity is the new f-word for some Christians who don't want all its associations. But I want it all.

by Eric Elnes

A Progressive Christian is one who takes seriously the Three Great Loves identified by Jesus (God, Neighbor, Self), and rejects the notion that "two outta three ain't bad."

by Bruce Epperly

While progressives might nuance their affirmations in different ways, here are some key progressive theological assumptions as a starting point for dialogue.

by Jonathan D. Fitzgerald

The emergence of the Progressive Christian portal marks an opportunity to come together over our differences.

by Paul Fromberg

Is Progressive Christianity really about progress, or is it more accurately a return to orthodoxy?

by Greg Garrett

What I'd propose as an underlying theology for a 21^st-century progressive Christianity is our belief and participation in what theologians call, variously, "realized eschatology."

by Becky Garrison

Why not designate those "progressive evangelicals" who do not feel called to champion LGBT rights as "traditionalist progressives."

by Carl Gregg

My first instinct is to consult my personal experience rather than asking, "What has been the creedal confession of church tradition concerning this issue?"

by Lisa M. Hess

I'm an oft-mistaken Evangelical with historic Christian faith commitments indebted to Buddhist wisdom. Is that progressive?

by John C. Holbert

To be progressive is not to be bound by traditional ways and beliefs. Here my hero is Job, that loud-mouthed questioner, seated on the ash heap of his life.

by Anne Howard

Moving into the second decade of the 21st century, it is clear to see that this is a faith that will cross denominational boundaries and move outside of institutional structures.

by Jay Emerson Johnson

Queerly progressive Christians will rely on theology not only as the rationale for social and political engagement but also for fresh visions of where those engagements might lead.

by Tony Jones

The biggest challenge will be whether those of us fall under the progressive rubric define it, or whether we let conservatives demonize the term, just like they did with “liberal.”

by Brian Kirk

Leading a youth ministry from a progressive Christian perspective can be challenging. It would clearly be easier to hand our teens their faith in a pre-packaged box, no questions asked.

by James F. McGrath

What Martin Luther knew full well, but many Protestants today sometimes forget, is that the whole notion of "Scripture" is something that cannot simply be taken for granted without discussion.

by Brian D. McLaren

Being a progressive Christian means more than being lax, lazy, fuzzy, flimsy, proud, and dying.

by Scott Paeth

If Jim Wallis insists on representing progressive Christianity, he is going to have to reckon with the importance of gay and lesbian civil rights to the progressive cause.

by Patheos Editors

"The last thing this country needs is a Progressive-styled version of the Religious Right." An interview with the co-founder of the Progressive Christian Alliance.

by Bruce Reyes-Chow

So here we go, my top ten, intentionally fuzzy list of perspectives and postures that might make you a Progressive Christian.

by Frederick W. Schmidt

Progressive Christian voices are so diverse that that it is difficult for the movement to avoid resorting to political categories and concerns in addressing differences of opinion.

by Susan Strouse

Jesus said, "No one comes to the Father except through me." But was he talking about other faiths?

by Phyllis Tickle

Despite the sharing of conversations, there still are some distinct differences between Progressive Christianity and Emergence Christianity.

by Rick Quinn

How does a theological concept of social justice come to be seen as a threat to freedom and liberty to conservatives?