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| From the Editor |
| The Remarkably Unlikely Lives of the Apostle Paul and Billy Graham |
Ambient cultural noise can distort how we assess someone’s significance. Billy Graham is a good example. I am writing this less than a week after the passing of the preeminent evangelist of the twentieth century. For most of the time I was growing up, he was also America’s pastor. The obits and essays have been substantial, nuanced, and well done, for the most part, focusing mostly on Graham’s global accomplishments and his sometimes too-close relationships with America’s presidents, beginning with Truman and hitting a bump with Nixon. Some have commented on how Graham did not go far enough on some justice issues, especially regarding his seemingly tepid support of Martin Luther King.
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| In the News |
Resurrecting Easter
The Christian Humanist talks with John Dominic Crossan about how his new book questions the ways in which different Church traditions have done the work of representing Christianity’s core event.
How St. Paul Changed the World
Relevant Radio interviews N. T. Wright about his new book, Paul.
Some Catholic Saints Were Probably LGBT
The Washington Post excerpts the new revised and expanded paperback edition of Father James Martin's Building a Bridge.
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| Featured Small Group Guide |
| Paul: A Biography |
| By N. T. Wright |
In this definitive biography of Paul, N. T. Wright reveals the apostle’s lasting role in Christian history as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and celebrates Paul’s stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history.
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| From the Author |
| A Bigger Bridge: Revising and Expanding a Groundbreaking Book on LGBT Catholics |
| By James Martin, SJ |
Within weeks of the publication of the first edition of Building a Bridge, I knew that I wanted to write a revised edition. Why? Simply put, after countless conversations with LGBT Catholics and church leaders after the book’s publication, I had learned a great deal. And I couldn’t wait to include those new stories, insights, and facts into a new edition.
No one was more surprised than me that Building a Bridge proved to be such a flash point for so many Catholics. After all, the first edition was a short book—only 150 pages—and was, at least to my mind, quite mild.
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| Sneak Peek |
"Confession: No Thanks"
An Excerpt from Grateful |
| By Diana Butler Bass |
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
—French Proverb
I pulled the card from the envelope, appreciatively fingering its velvety thickness. It was formal and traditional, the sort one rarely sees anymore, with a single word embossed on the front: "Grateful."
I opened it and read, "Thank you for the lovely thank-you note!"
I read it again, just to make sure. It was a thank-you note for a thank-you note.
Now what?
Do you send a thank-you note for the thank-you note received for sending a thank-you note? Was there a rule for this?
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"It’s your responsibility, your holy responsibility, to encode your consciousness with thoughts, feelings, and images that will support you in creating the perfect internal environment to cultivate a deep and intimate relationship with the one you call God. This is the force that loves you, cheers for you, and wants it all for you. In a world where love leaves as quickly as it comes, you can rest now, knowing that you have found a love that will never leave you, never misguide you, and never ever let you down."
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| Your Holiness |
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| Living the Questions |
Ministers David Felten and Jeff Procter-Murphy, along with an all-star cast of Bible scholars and top church teachers, provide a primer to a church movement that encourages every Christian to “live the questions” instead of “forcing the answers.”
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| The Divine Conspiracy |
Now a 20th anniversary paperback: In this classic, Dallas Willard skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to "apprentice" ourselves to Jesus.
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| Days of Awe and Wonder |
Now in paperback: A concise and illuminating introduction to Marcus J. Borg, the late spokesman for progressive Christianity and one of the most revered and influential theologians of our time.
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