Date: December 8, 2020
The Gap Between Charity and Justice
“We the People of the United States, in Order to … establish Justice…” From the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America “Invoking the guidance of Almighty […]
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Date: December 1, 2020
12 More Ways Faith Communities Could Foster a More Healthy Society
This is the second of two blogs to address the question: What do people of faith know that could make for a more healthy society, if we were intentional about […]
Date: November 24, 2020
Offering the Better Angels of Faith Communities for a More Healthy Society
What do people of faith know that could make for a more healthy society, if we were intentional about making practical and public what we know? A few weeks ago, […]
Date: November 17, 2020
12 Ways Faith Communities Could Improve the Soil for Democracy
During October and through election week, I taught a free, online course. The topic was how people of faith might foster the regeneration of democracy in the U.S. The course […]
Date: November 11, 2020
Committing Faith in Public: Vic Hunter talks about the contemporary relevance of the Barmen Declaration
When the Nazi regime essentially nationalized the Christian churches in Germany, making them one of the legitimizing arms of their evil program, some church leaders capitulated and embraced their roles. […]
Date: November 10, 2020
If We Want Healing, Commit to Struggling Together
Forty-five years ago this month, theologian and ecumenist Robert McAfee Brown gave a brilliant speech at the opening of the World Council of Churches Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. His address […]
Date: November 2, 2020
A Leap of Faith in God’s Time
On November 2, I am trying to pay attention primarily to my faith commitments regarding my and our time in the universe. Who am I, who are we, what am […]
Date: October 27, 2020
Come November 4, Consider What Did Not Change
At home, we recently watched the staged reprise of “Hartsfield Landing,” an episode of The West Wing, featuring most of the original cast. At the outset of the story, President […]
Date: October 20, 2020
Literalism, Originalism, and Dynamic Communities
“In the very first question put to her in Day 2 of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was asked to define, ‘in English,’ the meaning of […]
Date: October 13, 2020
Oblivion Is Not the Answer
If you type the word “obliviate” into your search engine, the first references are to the charm in the Harry Potter books that causes an individual to forget. For example, […]