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Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

By Jennifer Schwarz | August 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Don’t miss John Shuck’s “Religion for Life”  interview with David Felten, one of the co-creators of Living the Questions: Click HERE or on the graphic above to listen to the podcast Among a variety of topics in this podcast, Felten and Shuck discuss how clergy have not been honest with laity about what is being taught…

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Living the Questions: How the Wisdom of Progressive Christianity is energizing a 21st Century Approach to Following Jesus.

By Jennifer Schwarz | July 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

In Southern California at the end of July? Then join author, pastor, and co-creator of Living the Questions, Rev. David Felten on Monday, July 29th and Tuesday, July 30th at Pilgrim UCC in Carlsbad for practical insights on a Progressive approach to 21st century Christianity. Ever struggled with questions about how Christianity is going to survive…

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LtQ on “Culture Shocks” with Barry Lynn

By Jennifer Schwarz | June 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Co-creator of Living the Questions,  Rev. David Felten, was interviewed this week for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Culture Shocks” with Rev. Barry Lynn. Lynn is an ordained UCC pastor, constitutional lawyer, noted activist, and longstanding civil libertarian. For over twenty years, he has served as the executive director for Americans United for the Separation…

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Personal God or People?

By Jennifer Schwarz | April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Bernard Brandon Scott doesn’t need a personal God — he needs people… “I get people who say, ‘Well, don’t you need a personal God?’ I don’t have a problem with God language; I have a problem with the reification of God language. God language is the way we talk about these ultimate values, for me.…

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Unbound from Yesterday’s Fears…

By Jennifer Schwarz | March 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

“If God is the ground of being, as I believe God is, then the only way you and I can worship God is by having the courage to be all that we can be — in the infinite variety of our humanity. Whether we are male or female, gay or straight, transgender or bisexual, white or…

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Jesus Needs Saving

By Jennifer Schwarz | March 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right and discarded by the Secular Left?  Then you need Saving Jesus, a 12-session DVD-based  exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium — now available for home use!  This remarkable series features nearly 30 thought leaders at the forefront of Progressive Christianity, including Marcus…

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Jesus never heard of “Original Sin”

By Jennifer Schwarz | February 18, 2013 | 4 Comments

Not only is Original Sin NOT in the Bible, Elie Wiesel says that Original Sin is alien to Jewish thinking (and therefore alien to Jesus’ way of thinking). Let’s ditch the whole thing, shall we? Matthew Fox says, “Jesus never heard of ‘Original Sin’.” The term wasn’t even used until the 4th century, so it’s…

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The Journey of Liberation

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Liberation is about “being on a journey, being in a movement.” It’s “the process of coming into an awareness that there is definitely a better life for people to be had. Not just for myself but for all of us. The Church should be part of that. And where it is not, it is not…

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From Violence to Forgiveness?

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

When it comes right down to it, Lent is all about preparing for an unjust execution. All these years later, is it possible to cross the breach from state-sponsored violence to a radical forgiveness?  Is it possible to heal our culture of the notion that the solution to violence is more violence? Sr. Helen Prejean, author…

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A Christianity That’s Not Stuck

By Jennifer Schwarz | January 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

  Stephen Patterson thinks that Progressive Christianity is about “being willing to think critically about one’s faith and about the traditions of one’s faith and the resources like the Bible — to think critically about these things and not simply assume that it all has to make sense. Progressive Christianity means you’re free to explore and…

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