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July 2020

July 28, 2020

Toxic Christianity: 3 Things We Can Do That Will Make Jesus Cry

Kevin Miller's new documetary, J.E.S.U.S.A., is available for on-demand streaming on Vimeo! When I first...

October 2019

October 16, 2019

How Forgiveness Can Transform Our Violence and Build a World of Belonging

We live in a nation built on a foundation of violence. But that’s not where...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

Christianity, Buddhism, and the Spirituality of Joy

Jesus said that the whole point of his teachings was to give joy to his...

October 2017

October 14, 2017

Indigenous People’s Day, Malala, and Truth

Indigenous People's Day falling on the 5th anniversary of Malala surviving being shot by the...

October 19, 2016

Who is God? Answers from Christianity and Islam

This is the third installment of my series on Faith and Families. These weekly videos...

June 2016

June 10, 2016

RavenCast: Preston Shipp – From Prosecutor to Criminal Justice Reform Advocate

Preston Shipp is a former prosecutor who is now a criminal justice reform advocate. He...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

The Cross on Trial: A Sestina in Honor of Father Daniel Berrigan

Editor's Note: This poem, in the form of a sestina, is written in honor of Fr....

April 2016

April 25, 2016

The Truth about God and Interfaith Relationships

Can we share God? Because for many of us, God is something that we refuse...

April 21, 2016

Clearing the Confusion about God, Transgender, and Bathrooms

I’m going to be honest with you. I’m confused – and I know that many...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Defenses Disarmed: Art, Islam, and Breaking the Silence

The images were raw, brutally honest, haunting, beautiful. And disturbing. I was at the artist’s...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

The Pope and the Donald: Why Donald is Not a Christian & Neither Am I

Even the Pope is going after Donald! Pope Francis took a clear shot at him...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

Bearing Fruits of Repentance: Wheaton College, Islam, and the Incarnation

The Advent season calls us to “prepare the way of the Lord” by “bearing fruit...

December 17, 2015

The Top 4 Myths about Syrian Refugees: Mike Huckabee and the Republican Debate

At Tuesday’s Presidential Debate, candidate Mike Huckabee had this to say about the Syrian refugee...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

An Open Letter To Mr. Trump

Editor's Note: This is a guest piece by Matthew Distefano. He writes this letter primarily...

September 2015

September 04, 2015

Religion as a Drug and the Authenticity of Jesus

About a month and a half ago, Raven friend Michael Hardin, author of The Jesus Driven...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

President Obama, Christianity, and the Truth about American Exceptionalism

President Obama just laid to rest all the speculation that he isn’t a Christian. During...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Buddhism and Christianity – On Loss, Grief, and Atonement

Life is not permanent. It’s frail. As much as we want to deny this truth,...

May 23, 2015

Undivided: How a Christian Mother and a Muslim Daughter Find Reconciliation

Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace is essential for anyone...

May 11, 2015

Jesus, Drawing Muhammad, and the Idolatry of Free Speech

Pamela Geller had every “right” to host a conference in Texas that mocked Muhammad...

April 2015

April 09, 2015

Top 10 Ways Mimetic Theory Can Help Create Interfaith Empathy – A Panel Discussion

was delighted to be invited to an international discussion about creating more empathy between people...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Why Was Jesus Crucified? Curriculum Writers Discuss Their Answers, Part 3

Two years ago at the Faith Forward conference in Nashville, I met the amazing Rose...

October 2014

October 14, 2014

Islam, Muhammad, and Jesus – A Discussion with Lindsey Paris-Lopez and Adam Ericksen

Lindsey and Adam discuss their personal stories about Islam. Lindsey tells her story of growing...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

What ISIL Beheadings Can Teach Us about God and The Cross

What’s the difference between a beheading and a crucifixion? I ask the question as a...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

The Cross: An Exposé of Human Sacrifice

At the center of Christianity is a weird claim: that we have been saved by...

April 22, 2014

The Girardian Lectionary: A Monumental Transformation of Christianity

Subscribers to Teaching Nonviolent Atonement will have the opportunity to talk with the Rev. Paul...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Take Heart: A Review of “From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart” by Chris Haw

So much of Christian identity is wrapped up in being “not” some other type of...

July 25, 2013

A Curriculum for the New Christianity

“The 1970s were the beginning of the end of older forms of Christianity, and now,...

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