By Miguel De La Torre We should always be careful with biblical interpretations that divorce theology from action. How do we guard from reducing the mystery of God into a simple salvation formula that cheapens what was costly to God?…
Being ecumenical
By Paula Clayton Dempsey During my initial involvement as a representative of the Alliance of Baptists at the National Council of Churches, I grew to realize that all I need to know about ecumenism, I learned in Hurdle Mills, N.C….
Will Obama pull us back from empire?
By David Gushee I write to introduce you to a hugely important, deeply pessimistic book that ought to be read by every thoughtful Christian, including the one in the White House. The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism,…
Graduation and a ‘naked public square’
By David Gushee Two years ago, we moved from west Tennessee to Atlanta for me to begin work at Mercer University. One of the many changes that this move brought to my family was a shift in schooling for my…
Opinion: Graduation and a ‘naked public square’
(ABP) — Two years ago, we moved from west Tennessee to Atlanta for me to begin work at Mercer University. One of the many changes that this move brought to my family was a shift in schooling for my high-school-age…
The first 100 days of church/state issues
By Brent Walker I write this column as the first 100 days of President Obama’s administration come to a close. What can be said about its church-state record at this early but highly symbolic juncture? A lot has been written…
U.S. border a bleeding scar for migrants
By Miguel De La Torre Feb. 20 marked the one-year anniversary of Josseline’s death, a 14-year-old girl whose demise went unnoticed. She died of thirst and exposure to the elements of Arizona. She died because of prevailing United States policies….
Obama at Notre Dame — a textual analysis
By David Gushee The very fact that President Obama offered a commencement speech at Notre Dame revealed bitter conflicts within the American Catholic community and similar clashes within evangelicalism. {mosimage}Obama did not create these fierce internal rifts within American Christianity….
The right supports can reduce abortion rates
By Glen Stassen Shirley Bogard was an impressive teenager in the Kentucky Baptist church where I was pastor. The church awarded her its scholarship for the most deserving teenager so she could train as a nurse. She was a devoted…