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Progressive Christian Theology

Essays adapted from The Great Open Dance: A Progressive Christian Theology

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Christ interprets his Bible agapically, so Christians should interpret theirs agapically (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Do you want to experience the hopelessness of a medieval peasant? Vote Republican! (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    Jesus didn’t read his Bible the way biblical fundamentalists do. (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Christ was not an inerrantist, so Christians should not be either (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  5. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    Why I don’t call them the “Old Testament” or “New Testament” (opens the original)

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