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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

On Wednesday, October 21, the PLT summer interns will share reflections on their summers of service and learning. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at Common Grounds located at Rugby Rd. and Gordon Ave. in Charlottesville, Virginia. Caitlin Montgomery is a … Read More

On Thursday, September 24, Jason Sexton will be holding a seminar on his new book, Theology and California: Theological Refractions on California’s Culture. The event will begin at 3:30 pm at Common Grounds, located at the intersection of Rugby Road and Gordon … Read More