by Jarrod Hubbard | Feb 29, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Things Happen. Those words don’t originate with me but from Dr. Renita Weems, a beloved womanist theologian and scholar. She used them during a sermon called “Unfinished Business.” In this sermon, she said she had to come face to face with how her theology wounded...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Aug 23, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
“God is good!” Can a brother get an Amen? Not so fast. Maybe God is good because we only read those biblical passages which present us with a benevolent deity. But for those of us who have carefully read the entire text, a disturbing depiction emerges. Yes, God is...
by Ron Rolheiser | Mar 17, 2022 | Opinion
For 15 years, I taught a course entitled, “The Theology of God.” The students in that course were predominantly seminarians preparing for ministry, along with a number of lay students who were preparing to serve as ministers in various capacities in their churches. I...
by Nathan Patzke | Jan 14, 2022 | Opinion
I went to New Orleans in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Ida, helping a church in LaPlace with disaster relief. One of the resources I overheard a resident turning to was a well-known prosperity ministry. I could only imagine the problematic results of...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 24, 2021 | News
A strong majority (80%) of U.S. adults say that suffering in the world is largely the result of human action, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 23. An even larger percentage of adults who believe in God or a higher power affirmed this...