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September 2026

September 14, 2026

Why Public Theology Needs a Theology of Nature

I am preparing a paper, "Natural Science and Theology of Nature within Public Theology," to...

March 2026

March 15, 2026

Resources for Redeeming America

Resources for Redeeming America in books and onlline

March 15, 2026

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...

November 2025

November 11, 2025

AI and Public Theology

Both Silicon Valley techies and public theologians register the same two fears about the future...

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...

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...

October 2024

October 26, 2024

End Christian Nationalism

If Amanda Tyler's ideal pluralistic society would be governed by religious freedom, then Christian nationalists...

October 19, 2024

The Public in Public Theology

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

August 2024

August 06, 2024

Dancing the Lutheran Walz

Dancing the Lutheran Walz will put a smile on our face and a chuckle in...

August 03, 2024

Anti-Anti-Christian Nationalism, Part 3

Anti-Anti-Christian Nationalism does not support Christian Nationalism, to be sure. But it critiques Anti-Christian Nationalism...

July 2024

July 15, 2024

Trump, Unity, and the Scapegoat

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

April 2024

April 27, 2024

Measuring Christian Nationalism, Parts 3,4: Church-State?

It is said that Christian nationalists want both to keep church and state separate --...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

Religion and Science Weekend 2024

Religion and Science Weekend, sponsored by the Clergy Letter Project, will be February 9-11, 2024....

January 2024

January 26, 2024

What is Public Systematic Theology? Part Three

What does "public" mean in "public systematic theology? According to Michael Agerbo Morch,the use of...

January 03, 2024

Will I ever find my true soulmate?

My student friend, Zipei, met her true soulmate, Nick. Together they share a relationship with...

December 2023

December 21, 2023

Are Christians Losing the Culture War?

Why, I wonder, would our cancel culture go so far as to cancel Jesus from...

October 2023

October 21, 2023

Critique of Ted Peters by Mitchell Diamond

Mitchell Diamond's critique of Ted Peters is actually a critique of Big History. Diamond argues...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Robert John Russell on Hume. Miracles 9.

Robert John Russell critiques my critique of David Hume to expand the discussion of miracle...

August 20, 2023

What is justification by faith?

Justification by faith, as emphasized by St. Paul and again in the Protestant Reformation, signifies...

May 2023

May 02, 2023

AI Brinkmanship: A Prophetic Warning?

Our techie prophets are issuing a warning: step back from the AI brink before we...

April 2023

April 03, 2023

Angry Theologians Talk Back

In the controversy over angry theologians, we note how moments of unaddressed injustice prompt justifiable...

January 2023

January 04, 2023

The Public Theology of Luis Oviedo

Known for his leadership in the dialogue between theology & science, Luis Oviedo promotes human...

December 2022

December 26, 2022

Religion Decline & Public Theology

Religion decline is made obvious not only by the decline of church attendance and the...

November 2022

November 25, 2022

Anthea Butler, Public Theology, and Social Media

Anthea Butler, known for her work in racial justice, reminds public theologians to get with...

November 21, 2022

Thanksgiving Food Theology

Food theologian Norman Wirzba raises our consciousness: we live with animals! Brian Brosovic raises our...