Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Mark Van Steenwyk

Home
Progressive Christian

Politics

Select a Category Anarchism Bible Blog Commentary Empire formation Hospitality Jesus Money nonviolence podcast Politics Prayer Protest Sexuality spirituality theology Worship

Select a Month September 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 November 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 May 2016 April 2016 January 2016 December 2015 July 2014 February 2014 December 2013 August 2013 July 2013 January 2013 December 2012 October 2012

June 2019

June 10, 2019

Jesus and the Way of Compassion

Mere charity is a band-aid that cannot bring liberation. Neither can ardent calls for justice...

June 03, 2019

David Platt, Donald Trump, and the Need for Prophets

On Sunday, Donald Trump showed up to McLean Bible Church unannounced. Trump skipped most of the...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

Thoughts on an Imperial God

Ours is a civilized god. He is distant, floating high above the world, refusing to...

March 2019

March 25, 2019

Hate is Big Business in America

America's largest Christian charity is funnelling millions of dollars to hate groups. In a story...

March 18, 2019

The Pathology of Liberal* Spirituality

One pathology of political liberalism is to equate calmness with maturity and anger with immaturity....

March 13, 2019

The Program in Prophetic Spirituality

Our first intensive is at Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior....

March 13, 2019

What is Radical Discipleship?

What is Radical Discipleship? This used to be a fairly simple question to me. Now?...

March 11, 2019

It’s Time to Disrupt the Church

We're well past the half-way mark into Donald Trump’s presidency. Progressives have seen, and continue...

March 05, 2019

Liberal/Leftist/Progressive/Radical: What do they mean?

I know these are contested terms. And that such categorization often falls short and becomes...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

The Christian Roots of Supremacy

I'm sharing the third lecture from the Spirituality of Empire series to my Patrons. Enjoy!

February 18, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 6: Objections to a Radical Reading of Scripture

A Roman coin. There remain many open questions. My point here isn’t so much to...

February 17, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 5: The Radical Thread in the New Testament

Let’s jump right into the origin story. Luke tells the story of Jesus birth. Jesus'...

February 15, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 3: Lessons Learned from Radical Church History

In my last post, I shared a very brief sketch of the history of those...

February 13, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 2: A Brief History of Christian Radicalism

Christian history is filled with radical expressions. For most of these groups, radical tendencies were...

February 13, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 1: Introduction

Traditional kingship (with absolute power, hoards of wealth, and power over the weak) has nothing...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

Christ is risen; when will we rise?

Usually, we talk about the Risen Christ around Easter. But it is perhaps more fitting to explore the...

May 2016

May 20, 2016

A Letter from Your Uncle

My Dear Nephew, I hope this letter finds you well. I'm enjoying my retirement. Gardening...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

If you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain?

Vote or don't vote, everyone has a right to complain about how they are governed....

January 11, 2016

Jesus Hates Islamophobia

Every time a Muslim refugee or Muslim citizen commit a violent crime in this country, it...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

On Homelessness

This article was written accidentally. After one too many judgmental comments about homeless persons persons...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

In Defense of Extremism

I am frustrated with the widespread mental habit of equating being "extreme" with rigidity or...

December 2013

December 10, 2013

On Apathy and Compassion

When I was 17 years old, I became the primary caregiver for my dying mother....

October 2012

October 16, 2012

The Rich Young Ruler

A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"...