Listen to Eugene McCarraher on “Reinhold Niebuhr as Christian Critic”
Eugene McCarraher’s Reinhold Niebuhr lecture on public theology and the American century lecture is now available in PLT’s online resource collection. Read More
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Save the date! #kellyonmymind and theology as protest
Join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 5pm to hear Dr. Jennifer McBride speak on her experience as part of the #kellyonmymind movement against the execution of Kelly Gissendaner. Read More
On the Lived Theology Reading List: Vincent Bacote and The Political Disciple – Christian Duty to Political Engagement
In The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life, Vincent Bacote addresses the Christian ambivalence toward political involvement: being active agents in the public sphere is an extension of our Christian responsibility. Rather than withdrawing from these duties in response … Read More
This Sunday: John M. Perkins speaks on the topic “Has the Dream Become a Nightmare? Prospects for Reconciliation in the Wake of the New Racism”
What does it look like to live a life of racial reconciliation? In an age of police brutality, mass incarceration, and even conflict on Grounds, we are searching for a means of healing. This Sunday as John M. Perkins reflects … Read More
On the Lived Theology Reading List: James E. Atwood and America and Its Guns: A Theological Exposé – a wake-up call for the American faith community
This week on the Lived Theology Reading List, we offer a review of James E. Atwood’s America and Its Guns: A Theological Exposé published in 2012 by Cascade Books. Atwood documents how Americans have been deceived into believing that the tools of … Read More
On the Lived Theology Reading List: Soong-Chan Rah and Prophetic Lament – The Necessary Corrective to Christianity’s Future
Soong-Chan Rah’s latest publication, Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, has just been released. Rah writes in response to the American church’s tendency to avoid lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Lament recognizes struggles and suffering, … Read More
PLT internship impact: Melina Rapazzini in Oakland, CA
PLT intern Melina Rapazzini spent her summer working at New Hope Covenant Church in Oakland, California. Melina led the church’s day camp program for four weeks, leading other interns in serving 20 low-income children from the neighborhood. We asked her … Read More
Acclaimed civil rights leader John M. Perkins to deliver Capps Lecture
On Sunday, November 1, John M. Perkins will present the 2015 Capps Lecture, entitled “Has the Dream Become a Nightmare? Prospects For Reconciliation in the Wake of the New Racism.” The lecture will begin at 4:00 p.m. in Nau Hall 101 … Read More
Upcoming Event: Eugene McCarraher to present on “Reinhold Niebuhr as Christian Critic: Public Theology and the American Century” next week
On Tuesday, October 13, Project Contributor Eugene McCarraher will lead a seminar, entitled “Reinhold Niebuhr as Christian Critic: Public Theology and the American Century.” The lecture will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Nau Hall 241 at … Read More
Charles Marsh to give 14th annual Prophetic Voices Lecture at Boston College
What happened to Bonhoeffer while he was in America? On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Charles Marsh will deliver the 14th Annual Prophetic Voices Lecture, entitled “Bonhoeffer’s Transformative Encounters with the American Prophetic Tradition.” The event will be held from 5:30 … Read More