social justice – Covenant

Christianity as Social Justice? Thanks, Kant.

By Matthew Boulter For many Episcopalians, among the most beloved sections of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is the Baptismal Covenant, rehearsed and proclaimed in the Service of Holy Baptism. After we commi... Read More...

Rescuing the Poor Widow

By Bryan Owen Many years ago when I had the privilege of traveling to the Holy Land, one of the things I enjoyed the most was people watching. People from all over the world thronged through the narrow stree... Read More...

Resurrection and the Hope of the Future

By Ian Olson Where is the substance of hope for the future found? Is there a basis for believing that justice will ever be served for marginalized and downtrodden? Is it found in humanity’s general good will? In the arc of the moral universe inevitably swin... Read More...

How We Tell the Story (Or, How Christian Nationalism Makes Racism Invisible)

By Abigail Woolley Cutter We declared our independence on July 4, 1776. We fought and defeated the British in the Revolutionary War. We expanded across the West. We won World War II. Statements like the... Read More...

Meritocracy and the Failure of the Christian Moral Imagination

By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In his confrontation with King David in 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan tells a heart-rending story of a rich man who, rather than give up one of his own flock to feed a hungry trav... Read More...

Declaration of Dependence

By Christopher Wells All of you brothers over in Africa / Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too. / Please don’t miss this train at the station. / ‘Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you. —“Love Train,” The O’Jays I want to write here in a p... Read More...

Grace and Social Justice

By Molly Jane Layton “Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church.” So begins Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s compelling book The Cost of Discipleship, written as he grappled with the reality of the German Church’s ... Read More...

On Justice

By Daniel Martins The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 triggered an explosive response across the nation (and beyond) that has riveted attention on the issue of racism —... Read More...

The hope and joy of peace

Every Idol Demands Human Sacrifice

What Makes Us Beautiful

Martha and Mary

A guide to the Covenant

Every Idol Demands Human Sacrifice

What Makes Us Beautiful

Martha and Mary

A Geography of Two Cities: Augustine’s Hippo Regius

Walking Together…At a Distance: A Hiker’s Musings

Episcopal Ministry

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

Problems with Forgiveness

The Changes and Chances of This Life

Worship on Behalf of All: Pastoral Wisdom from Martin Thornton

Will Liturgy Be Enough? Part 2

“Open Table,” Excommunication, and the Mission of the Church

Abiding in Jesus

Ascension song

What Makes Us Beautiful

Longing for a Re-enchanted World:

Prolixity and Precision: Reading David Bentley Hart Fast and Slow

In Praise of Alberta: Introducing Corb Lund

Nourishing Memories, Chapter 5: Theology and Christianity at Oxford

Signs of Sanity in the Culture: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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