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America’s 250th Birthday Gift: Civic Renewal

America’s 250th Birthday Gift? Civic Renewal? Thank you to Jim Wallis for reminding us that...

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Resources for Public Theology

Public Theology resources in books and online

February 2026

February 13, 2026

Changing Election Day 2026 Weather. Marc Elias

We might predict that the weather for Election Day 2026 will be stormy as federal...

October 2025

October 03, 2025

The New Presidential Dollar?

Should the 47th president appear on a newly minted US dollar? Abraham Lincoln appeared on...

August 2025

August 25, 2025

Redeeming America Resources

The road to "Renewing America" begins with a map of the destination. On that map...

June 2025

June 05, 2025

Finding Hope on a Warming Planet

How do we find hope for the future of our warming planet? CTNS asked Richard...

May 2025

May 20, 2025

Political and Prophetic Public Theology

Public theology includes political and prophetic tasks. The political task begins with worldview construction, with...

May 15, 2025

Corruption and Cruelty without Conscience

Government sponsored corruption and cruelty rattle the religious conscience while MAGA Republican bystanders shamelessly keep...

May 06, 2025

The Cosmic Common Good

When comparing Daniel Sheid with John Hart on the cosmic common good, we ask whether...

April 2025

April 01, 2025

Do Scapegoats Purify America?

In order to make America great again, the White House tries to fire civil servants...

March 2025

March 14, 2025

Roger Olson on Neoliberalism and Social Darwinism

When the public theologian attempts to diagnose the disease now plaguing Washington DC, Dr. Roger...

March 01, 2025

Public Sin and the White House Shouting Match

Public Sin Might the concept of public sin aid the public theologian in illuminating the...

February 2025

February 20, 2025

Don’t Take the $5000 Bribe

DOGE and the House GOP budget cuts are a smokescreen hiding an elephant sized theft....

February 08, 2025

Paula White and Christian Nationalism

Paula White and Christian Nationalism? Are they connected? No. But some self-rightous progressive Chrstians are...

February 03, 2025

Washington’s Attack on Lutherans

The White House has turned its guns on everyone domestic who sedulously spends money on...

December 2024

December 16, 2024

Abundant Life and Death at School

The Abundant Life Christian School witnessed one more devastating event in the history of human...

October 2024

October 19, 2024

The Public in Public Theology

Who is the 'public' in 'public theology'? We have a nice dialogue to report between...

October 11, 2024

Christian Nationalist Conspiracy Theory

Yes, we can expect the majority of evangelical Christians in America to believe Donald Trump's...

July 2024

July 31, 2024

Anti-Anti-Christian Nationalism, Part 2

Anti-Christian Nationalism warns us against Christian Nationalism. This is a waste of energy. The real...

July 28, 2024

Anti-Anti-Christian Nationalism, Part 1

If you can find an actual American Christian Nationalist to interrogate, you'll hear something like...

July 15, 2024

Trump, Unity, and the Scapegoat

The near death experience of presidential candidate Donald Trump places him at the vortex of...

June 2024

June 15, 2024

Moltmann, Muslims and Al-Mizan

Jürgen Moltmann along with the Muslims composing Al-Mizan have heard our scientists prophesying planetary ecocide...

June 05, 2024

Un-Baptizing American Christian Nationalism

Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood's new book, "Baptizing America," blames yesterday's mainline Protestants for today's...

May 2024

May 30, 2024

This was a Disgrace! Sin 12

Was this a disgrace? Yes, indeed. But a dis-grace of a special sort. No tone...

May 18, 2024

Barmen on Christian Nationalism

In 1934, the Nazi hate speech forced the followers of Jesus Christ to make a...

May 03, 2024

Roger Olson on Christian Nationalism

Roger Olson prophetically critiques White American Christian Nationalism (WACN), sharply distinguishing WACN from spiritually healthy...

April 2024

April 22, 2024

Measuring Christian Nationalism, Part 2 Christian Values

Do American Christian nationalists ask our government to advocate Christian values? Just what are those...

April 17, 2024

Measuring Christian Nationalism, Part 0

Progressive Christians Against Christian Nationalism (CACN) are displacing their anger at Donald Trump onto evangelicals...

April 03, 2024

Who is afraid of Christian Nationalism?

Who is afraid of Christian nationalism? I have never met a Christian nationalist. No church...

March 2024

March 19, 2024

Paul Lange on Abortion, Abortion 3

Here’s my question: when does the dignity of the unborn child become morally protectable, thereby...