Occupation: Scholar Birth: 1942 Death: January 21, 2015
Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has contributed to….
Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they assigned that ….
When tradition is thought to state the way things really are, it becomes the director and judge of our lives; we are, in effect, imprisoned by it. On….
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary qualit….
There are people who assume that Christianity is about the afterlife and that our chief problem in this life is that we are sinners who need to be pu….
Imagine that it’s not about the self and its concerns, about ‘what’s in it for me,’ whether that be a blessed afterlife or prosperity in this life..
The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition and are not part of self proclam….
How can women be in the image of God if God cannot be imaged in female form?.
It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time..