Chris Hedges: The Suicide of the Liberal Church

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Chris Hedges, christianity, church, seminary, Truthdig, Union Theological Seminary

Seminarians gather outside the chapel on the grounds of The General Theological Seminary, after morning prayers, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in New York. More than two-thirds of the faculty at the seminary, one of the nation’s oldest, most venerable religious institutions that trains ministers of America’s Episcopal Church, say they were fired earlier this week after going on strike to protest their dean’s leadership. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

This is an interesting article by Chris Hedges for truthdig. I am reposting it here with the author’s permission.

 

Paul Tillich wrote that all institutions, including the church, are inherently demonic.Reinhold Niebuhr asserted that no institution could ever achieve the morality of the individual. Institutions, he

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Investing in Our Children’s Future: Divestment, Sustainability and Climate Justice

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climate change, divestment, Guillermo Kerber, Henrik Grape, sustainability, Union Theological Seminary, World Council of Churches

Climate Change is one of the most urgent social justice issues of our time. Here is my latest for Huffington Post about the World Council of Churches’ Interfaith Summit on Climate Change and Union’s Religions for the Earth conference in NYC.  Would love to hear your feedback and comments.

For the Good of Our Shared Earth: The World Council of Churches and ‘Religions for the Earth’

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climate change, Serene Jones, Union Theological Seminary, World Council of Churches

I will be participating in the World Council of Church’s Interfaith Climate Summit as well as Union Theological Seminary’s “Religions for the Earth” conference in NYC.  Here is my latest for the Huffington Post.

 

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The Status of Women In Church and Society

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church, denomination, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, Feminist Studies in Religion, immigrant, Kate Ott, leadership, PC USA, Rebecca Todd Peters, Social Ethics Network, Union Theological Seminary, women

This column “The Status of Women In Church and Society” is a repost from the Feminist Studies in Religion website.  It was originally posted by Kate Ott on Nov 4, 2012.

The following blog series are contributions from the panel on the status of women in church and society held at the September 2012 Social Ethics Network (SEN) meeting of the Presbyterian Church, USA.

Social Ethics Network

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Chris Hedges, ethics, Gary Dorrien, Panel, PC USA, Serene Jones, Social Ethics Network, Status of Women, Union Theological Seminary, women's issues

The annual Social Ethics Network [PC (USA)] meeting was held at Union Theological Seminary (NYC), September 27-30, 2012.