While there have long been Christians arguing for literalism, there have also long been many highly visible Christians, leaders within the Church, who have been arguing against it.
Category: A Transformed Faith
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Resources for Atheism discussions
"Can we honor our experiences of life's sacred character without holding jealously to creed and dogma? Can we understand how science too calls us to those experiences?" ~ Adam Frank, NPR blog
Blinding moments of un-conviction
Blinding moments of un-conviction make space for new perspectives, new insights, and even new convictions to enter us. That's a good thing if we can maintain a spirit of humility and mutual respect in the process of unfolding knowledge within ourselves and our fellow humans.
I’m working, I promise
General Assembly is a whirlwind. There is so so much material being discussed and debated that I cannot keep up! At the moment I am pretty completely focussed on the work in my committee. You can see what we are up to through this link. Click on PC-Biz and go to committee 11. We have …
Contoversy, controversy, controversy
On Thursday, July 1st, I head to Minneapolis for ten days of intensive meetings for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). I am a commissioner, elected by the Presbytery of Chicago along with nine other commissioners to participate in this week of work on behalf of the national church. The PC(USA) website says …