“I’ve been elated all through this warm day as extraordinary groups of landless young adults, indigenous people, and priests of the Anglican Church in Brazil have been coming together in their common commitment to Christ and to the cause of environmental justice.”
Alban Institute’s weekly offering looks at research about the skills congregational clergy need to handle conflict and their own emotions in tough situations.
The Episcopal Church Office Public Affairs reports that following the meeting of the Episcopal Church House of Bishops March 25 – 30, two letters were
… Civil Conversations Project continues with the Ghanaian-British-American philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah. His parents’ marriage helped inspire the movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. He’s studied ethics in a world of strangers and how unimaginable social change happens. … explore his erudite yet down-to-earth take on disarming moral hostilities in America now.
A provocative editorial on
The Word became flesh in Jesus Christ in order that we might see more clearly the connection that God yearns for us to have with one another and with God. The Internet offers wonderful opportunities for connection, but they always come attached with the danger of isolation.
To sink in the quicksands of fatalism is both intellectually and psychologically stifling. Because freedom is part of the essence of man, the fatalist, by denying freedom, becomes a puppet, not a person.