On Faith Matters
A collection of recent articles on theology, the religious right, religion & politics and related matters.
A Personal Note: I am a "Born Again Unitarian" - This phrase is often seen in the lore of Unitarian Universalist humor but it fits my situation. I grew up in the liberal United Church of Christ but became an active Unitarain in my early 30's where I stayed for about 15 years. In 1979 I reverted to the UCC for a quarter century of serious study of Christian scholarship before re-converting to the Unitarian Univeralists in 2006.
Daniel Jantos - "Glorious Company" (8 June 2008)
"We can do no great things—only small things, with great love,"
"Mother TeresaDavid James Duncan responds to these words, comparing faith and politics.
One Nation, Many Gods
"Research shows the a world religions course helps reduce intolerance among students without undermining students' religious beliefs."By Carrie Kilman in Teaching Tolerance Magazine
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/magazine/features.jsp?p=0&is=41&ar=851&pa=3
Sermon I delivered on July 29, 2007 at North Universalist Chapel Society in Woodstock Vt. - The Unmentionables? - Politics and Religion, of course.
By Chris Hedges in a debate with Sam Harris. Printed in Truthdig in May 2007.
Rational AtheismBy Michael Shermer in Scientific American / August 19, 2007
How athiests and others can properly confront the religous right
by Chris Hedges - Published on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 by truthdig - The former New York Times Mideast Bureau chief warns that the radical Christian right is coming dangerously close to its goal of co-opting the country’s military and law enforcement.
What it means to be a Christian after George W. Bush
By Charles Marsh | Boston Globe | July 8, 2007by Deepak Chopra - Published on Monday, July 17, 2006 by the
San Francisco ChronicleSojourners associate editor Rose Marie Berger and photographer Ryan Beiler spent a Sunday afternoon in February with Wendell Berry at his farm in Henry County, Kentucky. Berry is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and essays, including The Unsettling of America, What are People For?, Life is Beautiful, Citizenship Papers, and The Art of the Commonplace. He has farmed in a traditional manner for nearly forty years. Berry spoke with Sojourners about religious practice, Bluegrass country, defending against Wal-Mart, usury, and Jesus.