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Greg Garrett
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Greg Garrett is (according to BBC Radio) one of America's leading voices on religion and culture. He is the author or co-author of over twenty books of fiction, theology, cultural criticism, and spiritual autobiography. His most recent books are The Prodigal, written with the legendary Brennan Manning, Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination, and My Church Is Not Dying: Episcopalians in the 21st Century. A contributor to Patheos since 2010, Greg also writes for the Huffington Post, Salon.com, OnFaith, The Tablet, Reform, and other web and print publications in the US and UK.
Works by Greg Garrett
Faith in the Election: In Trump We Trust?
Greg Garrett | June 01, 2016
Christians may not be voting from their belief in biblical principles or church......
Why I Am (Still) An Episcopalian
Greg Garrett | July 31, 2015
I'm not Episcopalian because I think the Church needs me; I am Episcopalian because a......
Why the Inklings Still Matter in 2015: An Interview with...
Greg Garrett | July 01, 2015
In this exclusive interview for Patheos, the Zaleskis explain their attraction to the......
Stepping Bravely Into the Future: A Conversation with...
Greg Garrett | June 24, 2015
"You and I have been called for just such a time as this. This is our vision. This is......
Denomination, Community, and Culture: A Conversation with...
Greg Garrett | June 16, 2015
"Every Sunday people choose us. So I believe it is important to understand why they are......
Greg Garrett | May 27, 2015
As much as I love hating the Duggars and love crowing about how much better I am, I too......
We Are All the Ages We Have Ever Been: An Interview with...
Greg Garrett | May 08, 2015
"I attend an Episcopal church, but I still carry with me attitudes and convictions from......
Living the Questions: Doing Episcopal Theology
Greg Garrett | May 01, 2015
Here's how to read and understand the Bible, the Anglican "middle" way....
False Teacher? Or Just Stupid? A "Christian Heretic"...
Greg Garrett | April 22, 2015
What do you do when you and another fellow Christian really don't agree?...
The Anglican Way: Spiritual and Communal
Greg Garrett | April 17, 2015
It's spiritually important to be reminded that we are part of something bigger than......
What Good Is Religion, Anyway? Why I Am Spiritual -- and...
Greg Garrett | April 01, 2015
I know why "spiritual but not religious" might seem to some people like a very good......
Seeing the World with Resurrection Eyes
Greg Garrett | March 26, 2015
The resurrection story, however we understand it, whether or not we can explain it,......
Not Your Father's Francis: Jon Sweeney's "When Saint...
Greg Garrett | October 02, 2014
Unlike Christians of the past 500 years who focused on doctrine, Francis operated more......
God Made It, I See It, and That Settles It: A Review of...
Greg Garrett | April 30, 2014
"God and the Gay Christian" could convince anyone wrestling with a biblical reason to......
Freestyle Faith: Some Thoughts on Michael W. Waters' New...
Greg Garrett | February 19, 2014
Despite our cultural differences, the Rev. Waters and I are both seeking ultimate......
"Catching Fire": Spirituality and the Hunger Games, Part...
Greg Garrett | December 08, 2013
When we look closely at the sins of the Capitol, they are our sins -- exaggerated, to be......
"Paul and the Faithfulness of God": Magisterial, and Yet...
Greg Garrett | November 24, 2013
What N. T. Wright has given us in his two-volume study is the master class on Paul that......
Taking the Dave Test? Learn to Tell the Truth
Greg Garrett | October 14, 2013
So much of our religious language seeks to insert meaning where there may be no meaning,......
"Don Jon," Christians, and Porn
Greg Garrett | September 30, 2013
Don Jon, like many of us, is all about me and mine, and porn is emblematic of that......
Faithful Fiction: A Review of "A Land Without Sin"
Greg Garrett | September 03, 2013
"A Land Without Sin" treats the great human themes -- love, faith, family, forgiveness,......
Johnny Football, Phil Jackson, and Jesus; Or, Why There Is...
Greg Garrett | August 07, 2013
For the sake of my kids -- of all the kids watching you grab at the high life -- could......
Trayvon Martin, Self-Defense, and Christian Non-Violence:...
Greg Garrett | July 31, 2013
The conclusion reached in the new book Fight is clear and cannot be nuanced: the......
"What Do You Do There?": A Day in the Life at Gladstone's...
Greg Garrett | July 28, 2013
Sometimes a place becomes so important to you that you can't imagine what your life......
Preaching the Social Media Gospel
Greg Garrett | July 15, 2013
Today's church is already wired, and if your parish isn't taking full advantage of all......
Greg Garrett | July 07, 2013
How might we talk to each other with respect and in Christian love -- even when we......
Greg Garrett | July 02, 2013
Senator Davis' filibuster was a victory for rowdy women everywhere who know their rights......
When We Talk About Christian Education: A Review of...
Greg Garrett | May 30, 2013
Without active engagement in conversation about the life of faith -- what it is, what it......
Casting Down Our Own Idols: A Review of Elizabeth Scalia's...
Greg Garrett | May 19, 2013
Knowing that the God who loves us totally wants to be loved totally in response offers a......
Who Sinned? The Church Did: A Review of Amy Simpson's...
Greg Garrett | May 07, 2013
When churches ignore or marginalize mental illness, they fail at the most basic......
When the World Explodes Around You, Pray for Peace
Greg Garrett | April 23, 2013
When the world is raging and our thoughts are raging along with it, it's hard to be a......
Brennan Manning: The Prodigal Goes Home
Greg Garrett | April 15, 2013
Working on a final novel together, Brennan re-taught me this great lesson: God already......
Joss Whedon, How Do I Love Thee?
Greg Garrett | April 10, 2013
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" director Joss Whedon knows that we need to be a part of......
Why Republicans Need to Support Gay Marriage: Because It's...
Greg Garrett | April 01, 2013
Yes, Republicans should moderate their views on social issues like gay marriage. But not......
Retelling the Old, Old Story: A Review of "God's Favorite...
Greg Garrett | March 31, 2013
We need to hear the old stories in new ways to understand our own story of life in......
Greg Garrett | March 26, 2013
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Greg Garrett | March 25, 2013
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Made of Love: A Review of Cloud Cult's "Love"
Greg Garrett | March 19, 2013
As I listened to the album, I noticed more than once that I was performing that action......
Greg Garrett | March 10, 2013
It's not just Rapture prophets who make Christians look bad. Let's all stop talking......
C.S. Lewis, Human Being: A Review of Alister McGrath's "C....
Greg Garrett | February 28, 2013
Rather than canonizing Lewis, McGrath's meticulously detailed book succeeds in......
One Day More: Spirituality at the 2013 Oscars
Greg Garrett | February 17, 2013
This year's Best Picture films seem to espouse a common spiritual message: You have to......
Making Room for the Thoughtful Ones: A Review of Susan...
Greg Garrett | January 31, 2013
A third to a half of us are introverts, and yet our schools, our businesses, and yes,......
Public Confessions: Good Enough?
Greg Garrett | January 29, 2013
Why do Lance Armstrong, Manti Te'o, and other celebrities, politicians, and athletes go......
Gay and Christian: A Review of "Torn: Rescuing the Gospel...
Greg Garrett | January 21, 2013
If young people view the Church as unsafe, we just might be raising the most......
Unabashedly Episcopalian: An Interview with Bishop Andrew...
Greg Garrett | January 06, 2013
We are a more credible, more authentic voice when we are linked to the ancient faith of......
Inspiring Hope: Top Spirituality & Culture Picks 2012
Greg Garrett | December 18, 2012
From the comeback of a beloved quarterback to the completion of a beloved movie trilogy,......
Christmas Spirit and Ecclesia: What Christmas Movies Can...
Greg Garrett | December 11, 2012
Perhaps the reason we're so drawn to Christmas films year after year is that consciously......
Holy and Human: A Review of "The Saint Who Would Be Santa...
Greg Garrett | November 19, 2012
Before Santa Claus there was St. Nicholas. Who was this patron saint of children, patron......
Radical Orthodoxy?: A Review of "Rob Bell and a New...
Greg Garrett | November 15, 2012
Author James Wellman argues that Rob Bell may be the bellwether of a new American......
Meaning and Imagination: A Review of "The Christian World...
Greg Garrett | November 05, 2012
A great work of great imagination like The Hobbit can entertain us, but it can also......
Becoming an Extremist for Love: A Review of "Making...
Greg Garrett | November 01, 2012
What does a life lived in love and seeking reconciliation with those who differ from us......
Greg Garrett | October 31, 2012
...
Live Together or Die Alone: Damon Lindelof, "Lost," and...
Greg Garrett | October 23, 2012
What the hit TV series Lost shows us about how much we need each other to survive....
Greg Garrett | October 23, 2012
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Sex in America: A Conversation with Suzy Spencer on Sex,...
Greg Garrett | October 16, 2012
Best-selling true crime author Suzy Spencer leaves one mystery behind for another -- the......
God, the Funeral Crasher: Clay Morgan's Undead
Greg Garrett | October 15, 2012
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Rowan Williams: Faithful Citizen
Greg Garrett | October 02, 2012
In his new collection of speeches, the Archbishop of Canterbury offers a stirring model......
Greg Garrett | September 27, 2012
In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty. In all things, love....
I'm Angry! We're Persecuted! Read This Column!
Greg Garrett | September 18, 2012
Our discourse is as badly broken as our political system. Why? Because we'd rather feel......
Unconventional Thinking: Theological Touchstones for the...
Greg Garrett | September 11, 2012
True holiness comes from placing God first -- and not mistaking faith for patriotism....
Greg Garrett | September 04, 2012
If Republicans style themselves the party of Christian values, then why don't they value......
Why We Should Do Politics like Episcopalians
Greg Garrett | August 27, 2012
Could the Episcopal process of "via media," or the middle way, cultivate greater truth......
Saving America 2.0: Calling for a New Future
Greg Garrett | August 15, 2012
A new book, American Dream 2.0, opens up an uncomfortable conversation about change and......
Greg Garrett | August 05, 2012
Does the Christian tradition suggest that guns be widely available in America, as those......
Did Liberals Make James Holmes a Mass-Murderer?
Greg Garrett | July 25, 2012
Any suggestion that a cold-blooded killer is God's agent to punish a wicked land is......
Joe Paterno, Football, and False Gods
Greg Garrett | July 18, 2012
The Hebrew Testament proscriptions against false gods strike us as ridiculous and......
Jesus, the Chief Justice, and Justice: A Christian View of...
Greg Garrett | July 10, 2012
Faithful citizenship requires, as Martin Luther King, Jr. said on the last night of his......
Good Conscience: A Response to "Reborn on the Fourth of...
Greg Garrett | July 02, 2012
In Faithful Citizenship, I said something very much like Mr. Mehl-Laituri does in his......
Greg Garrett | June 13, 2012
I wish I could tell my grandmother that some days her Jesus and my Jesus seem to be, at......
Greg Garrett | June 05, 2012
Why Queen Elizabeth, she of the Jubilee, she of pomp and wealth, is nonetheless a......
Dreams from My Mother: Mitt Romney and the Politics of...
Greg Garrett | May 30, 2012
Is speaking your truth as a politician -- especially when it's not what people want to......
What if Jeremiah Wright is Right?
Greg Garrett | May 22, 2012
Why are American Christians offended to hear that America might be wrong?...
Obama's Theology of Gay Marriage
Greg Garrett | May 16, 2012
In his response on gay marriage, the President cited the Golden Rule, a......
Greg Garrett | May 09, 2012
It's a fine line from bad theology to belief in magic....
Convenient Lies or Appalling Frankness?
Greg Garrett | April 29, 2012
We all live in what British political writer Iain Martin describes as a "culture of spin......
Loving at a Particular Address: Letters to a Future Church
Greg Garrett | April 23, 2012
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Robust Liberalism: A Conversation with Tim Beach-Verhey on...
Greg Garrett | April 18, 2012
Greg Garrett talks with author Timothy Beach-Verhey about what a 20th-century theologian......
Faithful Citizenship: A Book Excerpt
Greg Garrett | April 11, 2012
What does it mean to be a faithful citizen in the 21st century? Read Chapter One from......
Hunger Games, Politics, and Jesus
Greg Garrett | April 10, 2012
Julie Clawson and Greg Garrett discuss why popular culture and Washington, D.C. are both......
Lock and Load: A Christian Response to Gun Ownership
Greg Garrett | April 04, 2012
In an insanely violent culture that has led to a million American murders since 1968,......
Greg Garrett | March 27, 2012
Millions of people are sitting to watch "The Hunger Games." Will anyone stand up, ala......
The Problem with Partisan Religion: A Review of "Hijacked"
Greg Garrett | March 07, 2012
The problem for mainstream American Christianity has become a simple one: it has gotten......
The Two Cities: A Review of The Pope Who Quit
Greg Garrett | March 05, 2012
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You're Stupid (And I'm 100% Right)
Greg Garrett | February 02, 2012
I believe I'm called to recognize that the essential differences between Republican,......
What about Love? The Two-Fold Commandment and the South...
Greg Garrett | January 26, 2012
In a nation full of Christians, how is it, that at the end of the day, enlightened......
Rick Santorum: 100% Social Conservative, 0% Latter Day...
Greg Garrett | January 18, 2012
Does it matter to you whether or not a candidate for office is Christian?...
Ancient Future Disciples: A Q&A with Becky Garrison
Greg Garrett | January 13, 2012
"How many of us are really prepared to follow the way of this radical rule breaker?"......
Two Movies, An Album, and One Man: The Top Cultural Events...
Greg Garrett | January 06, 2012
Popular columnist Greg Garrett picks the top cultural "events" from 2011 that carried......
What Really Mattered: The Top Political, Religious and...
Greg Garrett | January 03, 2012
Patheos Faith and Politics columnist Greg Garrett offers his top four game-changers of......
Greg Garrett | December 22, 2011
Mary, that frightened teenager who became Mary, the Mother of God, can teach us, if we......
Greg Garrett | December 16, 2011
As you think about the Advent season, the Christmas rush, and the new year ahead, where......
Advent: Crying in the Wilderness
Greg Garrett | December 08, 2011
Today in Advent when we hear about John the Baptist, what are we being called to do?...
Reading Christian: "25 Books Every Christian Should Read"
Greg Garrett | November 30, 2011
"25 Books" is, to paraphrase Henry David Thoreau, an attempt not to elevate the new, but......
Famine and Feast: Who Are Our Neighbors?
Greg Garrett | November 22, 2011
I've got several responses as we consider the question of helping others across the......
Famine and Feast: An Interview with ONE's Adam Phillips
Greg Garrett | November 14, 2011
Each of us has a role to play in this fight for the world's poorest people. It's not......
Famine and Feast: Bono, ONE, and the Kingdom of God
Greg Garrett | November 02, 2011
In this month of Thanksgiving, we'll explore the problem of hunger and look to U2's Bono......
Slaying the Monsters: How Interfaith Work Transforms...
Greg Garrett | October 26, 2011
If we want to avoid turning our neighbors into monsters, we must become informed, and......
Greg Garrett | October 20, 2011
A new book reveals how the monsters of the American imagination are also the monsters of......
Rick Perry, the Tea Party, and the Failure of Frontier...
Greg Garrett | October 12, 2011
The American frontier individualism ethos that Gov. Perry and the Tea Party embrace is......
God Commands Compassion, Not Evangelism
Greg Garrett | October 05, 2011
Christianity is not about praying in a certain way, or believing a certain thing, or......
Drive, Ryan Gosling, and the Violent Jesus
Greg Garrett | September 28, 2011
The new movie "Drive" illuminates America in the here and now in ways that are......
Becoming American? A Book Review
Greg Garrett | September 19, 2011
A new book shows that American Muslims embrace America and want to be embraced in return......
Greg Garrett | September 14, 2011
"We are right to be incensed at terrorist acts -- but wrong to ignore our own violation......
Greg Garrett | September 07, 2011
After a spiritually and otherwise dismal decade, is it time to move forward after the......
Sharing a Table: My Ramadan Dinner
Greg Garrett | September 01, 2011
I finished Ramadan convinced that people of good faith on both sides of the......
Post-9/11 Literature: Darkness and Light
Greg Garrett | August 24, 2011
How popular culture -- especially literature -- has helped us have the post-9/11......
Fighting Islamophobia with Information
Greg Garrett | August 17, 2011
Muslim Americans love America, and are here not to spread their faith, but for the......
Greg Garrett | August 15, 2011
How to approach the Bible with the best available sources -- and not just those you......
Information, Misinformation, and Missed Information: A...
Greg Garrett | August 03, 2011
In some ways, America is like a big Freshman Comp class: it thinks it already knows what......
Norway, Terror, and Forgiveness: A Decade after 9/11
Greg Garrett | July 27, 2011
If I could give one piece of advice to those grieving in Norway, it would be to take on......
Media, Morality, and Rupert Murdoch
Greg Garrett | July 13, 2011
It seems that Britons who once delighted in titillating stories now are discovering they......
The End of Harry Potter: A View from Britain
Greg Garrett | July 05, 2011
In largely post-Christian Britain, the most popular export since tea has its basis in......
In Defense of Liberalism: An Interview with the Warden of...
Greg Garrett | June 29, 2011
How did Britain's most prominent Prime Minister see the relationship between his......
The Archbishop and the Prime Minister: Religion and...
Greg Garrett | June 22, 2011
How does the government's church criticize the government? How can it serve as a......
Living In the Now and Not Yet: Toward a Theology of...
Greg Garrett | June 15, 2011
What I'd propose as an underlying theology for a 21st-century progressive Christianity......
Spiritual Lessons I Learned At Disney World
Greg Garrett | June 08, 2011
Setting aside all the things I could say about what's spiritually wrong with Disney......
Greg Garrett | June 01, 2011
I've come to believe that your nicey-nicey message and your God of infinite promises is......
"X-Men: First Class" Dealing with Difference
Greg Garrett | May 25, 2011
Why does the X-Men story continue to be spiritually powerful almost fifty years after......
A Chance for a New Creation: An Interview with Bishop Greg...
Greg Garrett | May 23, 2011
One of the youngest and most dynamic bishops in the Episcopal Church reflects on the......
The Founders, Faith, and the American Nation: An Interview...
Greg Garrett | May 18, 2011
Did the Founding Fathers want to create a Christian nation? It depends where you look......
Holy War and Christian Pacifism: Christian Responses to...
Greg Garrett | May 11, 2011
I believe this is where I want to land theologically and spiritually on violence in my......
Christian Responses to the Death of Bin Laden, Part One:...
Greg Garrett | May 03, 2011
Christian realism suggests that sometimes as a nation we must use power in ways that......
What William, Kate, and the Royal Wedding Can Teach Us
Greg Garrett | April 25, 2011
How might the Royal Wedding represent something good and beautiful and spiritual despite......
Seeing the World through Resurrection Eyes
Greg Garrett | April 20, 2011
Do we really believe in the risen Christ? And if we do -- or don't -- how does that......
Lenten Lessons: The Joyful Poverty of St. Francis of...
Greg Garrett | April 13, 2011
St. Francis showed the world -- and generations to come -- what a passionate and......
Lenten Lessons: Spiritual Wisdom from Mary, Mother of God
Greg Garrett | April 06, 2011
No other figure has the range of life experiences with Jesus or testifies so powerfully......
The Other Jesus: A Book Excerpt
Greg Garrett | April 01, 2011
Christianity has often been taught as this equation you solve for x. But if we don't......
Lenten Lessons: The Wisdom of St. Benedict
Greg Garrett | March 30, 2011
The Benedictine way of continually seeking after God offers something we could emulate......
Lenten Lessons: Wisdom from the Desert
Greg Garrett | March 24, 2011
The Desert Fathers and Mothers are sometimes marginalized today as freaks, hermits, or......
Who wins? Thoughts on Rob Bell and Christian Feuds
Greg Garrett | March 17, 2011
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How Much Is Enough? Michael Moore, Warren Buffett, and...
Greg Garrett | March 11, 2011
The richest 400 of us now control more wealth than 150,000,000 of us. What is our......
Greg Garrett | March 10, 2011
Can you tell me what in scripture or the tradition makes you think that Jesus would cut......
Glenn Beck, Obama, and God: On Taxes and Spending
Greg Garrett | March 03, 2011
Can secular government have a part in doing God's justice? Can taxes and spending help......
Taxes, Rights, and Responsibilities: Part 2
Greg Garrett | February 24, 2011
As we as a Nation debate what to cut and what to spend, what do the Bible and the......
Seeking a Social Network: The Oscars 2011
Greg Garrett | February 21, 2011
I don't know if Hollywood needs a hug, but I do. And this year, I feel like the Academy......
Taxes, Rights, and Responsibilities: Part 1
Greg Garrett | February 17, 2011
To Tax or Not to Tax: What are my God-given rights and responsibilities as an American......
Greg Garrett | February 10, 2011
When security is our highest good, we tend to live tiny, frightened lives that keep us......
All Jangled and Out of Sorts: Christians and the Mentally...
Greg Garrett | February 03, 2011
In Jesus' ministry, healing the demon-possessed seems to be as important as healing the......
Giving Up Hate Speech Cold-Turkey
Greg Garrett | January 27, 2011
In a world filled with violent and hateful rhetoric, Christians are called to give up......
Greg Garrett | January 25, 2011
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Greg Garrett | January 20, 2011
Love for our neighbors suggests that we should accept restrictions on some absolute......
How Long? Reflections on Arizona and a Broken Nation
Greg Garrett | January 13, 2011
It will take commitment to this call: to relearn community, real community, to remind......
Politics, Religion, and Culture: Top Picks 2010
Greg Garrett | January 06, 2011
Here are some of the pop culture artifacts from 2010 carrying powerful lessons about......
Would Jesus Work on Christmas?
Greg Garrett | December 23, 2010
Is it sacrilegious for the United States Senate to work during the Christmas holidays?...
Merry Christmas? Don't you mean Blessed Advent?
Greg Garrett | December 16, 2010
When we speak a seasonal greeting, I believe the impulse behind it matters more than our......
Greg Garrett | December 09, 2010
Insisting that people say "Merry Christmas" won't make people believe what we believe......
Greg Garrett | December 02, 2010
The question this Christmas is still, as always, about choosing between God and Mammon:......
Does God Think America Is Chosen?
Greg Garrett | November 26, 2010
However widespread the belief of American "exceptionalism" might be, can one argue from......
Greg Garrett | November 18, 2010
I love my nation and my family, but I believe that there are some things that should not......
Greg Garrett | November 11, 2010
How should Christians respond to the inordinate concentration of power and influence......
Greg Garrett | November 03, 2010
To make holding on to our own money an absolute value leads us in dangerous theological......
I am Third: First Steps Toward an American Political Ethic
Greg Garrett | October 27, 2010
I Am Third: First Steps Toward an American Political Ethic. Our latest post on Religion......
Don't Tread on Me, American Individualism, and Faithful...
Greg Garrett | October 20, 2010
Harry Potter and Stanley Hauerwas remind us that if all are to be taken care of, if all......
Greg Garrett | October 18, 2010
I'd dearly love to blame my faint-heartedness, faithlessness, and fickleness on some Big......
God and Public Life: Faithful Citizenship
Greg Garrett | October 13, 2010
A Baylor University professor introduces a new weekly column on religion and politics....
Nine Years after 9/11: Islam, Glenn Beck, and a Nation...
Greg Garrett | September 08, 2010
On this ninth anniversary of an act of hate, surrounded by recurring acts of hate, I......
How Churches Break: A Response to Rodney Stark
Greg Garrett | August 09, 2010
Are Evangelicals the new mainline? Not so fast . . . An Episcopal lay leader responds to......
Hope Yet for Mainline Denominations
Greg Garrett | July 26, 2010
The history, practice, and theology of mainline Christianity may in fact be better......
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