Faith
Diana Butler Bass on why mainline churches have disappointed people
Questions about belief and belonging and behaviour don’t go away, but people are longing for them to be addressed differently, the Virginia-based author says
Interview
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UCC in Focus
United Church was truly born in the tumult of the 1960s, not in 1925
The early years were a compromise between evangelical thought and liberalism, and liberal theology won out with its evolving interpretation of the Bible
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Politics
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, the first woman to have the job
She grew up in the United Church and found it again when her children were young, becoming solidly involved with her congregation
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UCC in Focus
Ron Klusmeier, fabled composer, is on his last tour of churches
He's been a pioneering force in contemporary church music for decades and is committed to writing songs that people can actually sing
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Religion
Christianity can’t go back to what it was: Phyllis Tickle, author
The faith is in the Great Emergence, a time of irreversible upheaval and great possibility, she says in her new book
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Faith
Parker Palmer, bestselling author, on what’s wrong with churches
The means of fixing them are right in front of our eyes, what he calls "secrets hidden in plain sight"
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Justice
Palestine Christian, Nora Carmi, speaks in Canada for a just peace
On a speaking tour, she wants to tell Canadians what it's like in Palestine and Israel, in a push for change in the Middle East
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Faith
Mardi Tindal ends her term as UCC moderator humbled and grateful
She says ecological healing is our greatest spiritual and moral challenge, and it begins in compassion for the world
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Faith
Shane Claiborne, evangelical author, preaches peace, simplicity
The celebrity co-founder of the non-profit The Simple Way in Philadelphia says people are tired of militarism
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Faith
Author Kathleen Norris on the rich mystical tradition of Christianity
Many people don't know of the desert fathers and mothers, but they're much more accessible than contemporary theologians, she says
