JosephM Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 The current E-bulletin for September 2009 containing articles of interest to Progressives and others can be found here Joseph
glintofpewter Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 I recommend A Progressive Christian Faces Death by Jack Good Dutch
JosephM Posted November 18, 2009 Author Posted November 18, 2009 The current E-bulletin for November 2009 containing articles of interest to Progressives and others can be found here. Joseph
rivanna Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Joseph, thanks for posting the link-- I admired Brian Davis’ column on religion not being about belief, and Ian Lawton’s sermon on afterlife. It’s a shame that Dutch had to leave, hopefully in time he can return.
JosephM Posted November 20, 2009 Author Posted November 20, 2009 Karen, He is in the middle of a difficult move for him right now but I will give him a call on his day off to see how things are going and when he will be back. I miss him also. Glad you enjoyed the bulletin. Joseph
JosephM Posted December 20, 2009 Author Posted December 20, 2009 TCPC December E-Bulletin / annual report can be viewed here. JosephM (TCPC forum Admin/Moderator)
JosephM Posted February 26, 2010 Author Posted February 26, 2010 The current ebulletin article on Sex in Progressive Christianity contains a related article by TCPC president, Fred Plumer, titled "What have we Done" and can be found here
JosephM Posted April 5, 2010 Author Posted April 5, 2010 The latest archived E-bulletin article on Sin and Repentance in Progressive Christianity can be found here.
JosephM Posted April 12, 2010 Author Posted April 12, 2010 April's 2010 e-Bulletin on Evolutionary Christianity Are We Evolving? can temporarily be found here
Guest billmc Posted April 12, 2010 Posted April 12, 2010 April's 2010 e-Bulletin on Evolutionary Christianity Are We Evolving? can temporarily be found here Great article! Thumbs way up!
JosephM Posted May 27, 2010 Author Posted May 27, 2010 The current May 2010 e-Bulletin Are We Living the Progressive Faith or Are We Just Dreaming? by Fred Plumer, TCPC President can be found here. Enjoy, Joseph
JosephM Posted August 12, 2010 Author Posted August 12, 2010 The current August 2010 E-Bulletin Leaving Christianity for Real Faith? A Response to Anne Rice's Decision to "Quit Christianity" by Fred Pumer, president TCPC can be found here..
rivanna Posted August 13, 2010 Posted August 13, 2010 It is regrettable when people feel they have to dissociate themselves from the term Christian because they think it’s been usurped by right wing extremists. Seems like a defeatist stance. Personally I’d just as soon refer to myself as a Unitarian (or Universalist), or even secular humanist, if someone says Christian and means fundamentalist / evangelist. It’s not clear whether Anne Rice was rejecting Catholicism (again) or Christianity per se, but it probably had alot to do with her son being condemned for homosexuality. This outrage I can certainly understand. Michael Rowe wrote in the Huffington Post, that for Rice and many others, Christianity is identified with “a body of believers who no longer represent anything of what we believe, and indeed represent the very opposite of what Christ's teachings are.” It’s as if the Pharisees simply changed their name and remained the same exclusivist, racist, misogynist group that Jesus condemned for their so-called purity codes. related but slightly off topic – This forum has been consistently respectful, open, egalitarian – but the past couple of years it seems that women drop out after one or two posts. why is this? has TCPC become The Center for Patriarchal Chauvinism? The moderators are always welcoming toward women who join; I’m just lamenting that there isn’t more of a balance of male/female voices. It’s a lonely feeling --imagine if it were the reverse, and you were the only man speaking on a board that was 99% posts by women. Fred Plumer once said that most internet discussions, even liberal ones, are male dominated, but still...
rivanna Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh in that post... One thing implied by Fred Plumer’s article is that progressives would do better to define what Christianity means to them, rather than reject the term as if it were hijacked by fundamentalists. Also what Plumer says about church leaders was striking – “Sometimes the battles are over LBGT issues and other times it may be about politics. But far more often, the conflict is rooted in theology and ideology. Frankly, with rare exceptions, clergy cannot freely teach what they learned in seminary or more importantly, what they have come to believe about their own understanding of the Christian religion, the bible or their faith. The resultant message is often mixed or muddled and almost always without passion. The good news is that… the Anne Rice event is stirring things up and people are reading, writing and hopefully having serious conversations in their homes and in their churches. Maybe this will be an opportunity for more church leaders and people in the pews to have honest dialogue about the meaning of Christianity in the 21st century.”
ParSal190 Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 Hi Rivanna I posted my own "harshie" as it were in another thread last week. It happens. I hear you on the lack of women regulars, and I don't really know what to say, especially being male myself and still somewhat new here. Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh in that post...
ParSal190 Posted August 17, 2010 Posted August 17, 2010 Also what Plumer says about church leaders was striking – “Sometimes the battles are over LBGT issues and other times it may be about politics. But far more often, the conflict is rooted in theology and ideology. Frankly, with rare exceptions, clergy cannot freely teach what they learned in seminary or more importantly, what they have come to believe about their own understanding of the Christian religion, the bible or their faith. The resultant message is often mixed or muddled and almost always without passion. +1. And while I hear Plumer about our calling to take responsibility as PCs for at least trying to turn the situation around, make no mistake it can be a hard, lonely road. In our town, for example, even (of all places) the local UCC congregation is at least majority fundamentalist, and institutionally supports religious right causes. They're good, kind people who do their best by the light they have, but they have fixed ideas about what a proper Christian is. And they don't, to my own understanding, understand how these ideas can hurt people.
JosephM Posted October 10, 2010 Author Posted October 10, 2010 The current TCPC.org e-bulletin "The Need for New Language within Progressive Christian Faith Communities" and "Words Do Matter" By: Fred Plumer, TCPC President for Sept 2010 can be found here.... Joseph
JosephM Posted November 8, 2010 Author Posted November 8, 2010 The October 2010 E-bulletin containing the article "Aren't We All Christians?" By: Fred Plumer,TCPC President can be viewed HERE. Also the results of a survey and What's next for TCPC can be found HERE. Joseph
JosephM Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 The December 2010 E-bulletin containing the article "Find The Light Within" and "A Magical Christmas" By: Fred Plumer,TCPC President can be viewed HERE...
JosephM Posted March 30, 2011 Author Posted March 30, 2011 The January 2011 article "How Far are We Willing to Go?" by fred Plumer, TCPC president can be found HERE. AND..... The February 2011 E- Bulletin "Can There Be a Big Tent for Christianity?" Reflections on the Emerging Church and the Big Tent Christianity Conference in Phoenix, AZ by Fred Plumer, TCPC president. can be found HERE. Joseph
JosephM Posted April 19, 2011 Author Posted April 19, 2011 The current MARCH 2011 e-bulletin from TCPC.org The Afterlife, Heaven or Hell can be found here.... Joseph
JosephM Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 The current E-bulletin for April "Revisiting Easter Week" with articles by Fred Plumer, TCPC president and Bishop Spong can be viewed HERE. Joseph
JosephM Posted June 22, 2011 Author Posted June 22, 2011 The current June 2011 Progressive Christianity.org E-bulletin "Who Was Jesus Anyway" can be found HERE
JosephM Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 The Current July 2011 E- Bulletin for TCPC with articles of interest can be found here
JosephM Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 The Current September 2011 E-Bulletin In Honor of James R. Adams Founder of The Center for Progressive Christianity June 30, 1934 - September 13, 2011 can be found HERE
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