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(PhD) is Academic Dean and Schilling Professor of Public Theology and Church and Economic Life at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Roberts has published A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was a Virgin and Why it Matters (Fortress Press, 2017); Emerging Prophet: Kierkegaard and the Postmodern People of God (Cascade, 2013); and co-authored Matthew: The Two Horizons Commentary (Eerdmans, 2018).

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Recommendation: A Christmas Book for Progressive Christians

Someone just asked me for a recommendation for a book that would... read more

The Task of Theology in Our Time?

Sallie McFague, in her classic book, Models of God, offers a thought-provoking... read more

Book Talk: How Millennials Can Lead Us Out...

A new book, How Millenneials Can Lead Us Out of the Mess We're... read more

To Better Understand the Destructive Myth of White...

There is an excellent and concise overview of the historical foundations of... read more

The Breath of God Was in His Body:...

Here is a statement (originally published here) from my seminary, United Theological... read more

The Non-Essential Church

Yesterday, Trump declared churches and houses of worship to be "essential" and... read more

The Denial of Death and the Disruption of...

"The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal... read more

Mother God: What Are We Doing When We...

During the worship service I viewed this morning, a pastor referred to... read more

Needed: Religious Leaders who Play Along with Science

This pandemic has exposed a lot of things, one of which is... read more

The Waiting is the Hardest Part: Holy Saturday...

Tom Petty sang it well: “The waiting is the hardest part.” ... read more

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