Science
Michael Dowd, itinerant apostle, lives in van, preaches everywhere
He says the main way God communicates with us today is not through ancient texts but scientific evidence, cross-cultural evidence and historic evidence
Religion
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Spirituality
Charles Taylor says he criticizes the Pope more than non-Catholics
The internationally acclaimed Canadian philosopher talks about building bridges between different cultures and faiths
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Spirituality
How liberal institutions have helped the rise of the Christian right
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "Death of the Liberal Class" says he thinks that the church stopped speaking prophetically to wider society a long time ago.
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Wellness
Obesity problem may be a crisis of faith, as well as of health
Does the rise of obesity have its roots in spiritual malaise, as some evangelical and fundamentalist Christian gurus say?
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Ethical Living
Bermuda Methodist synod apologizes for history of racism in church
Rebel minister John Stephenson was jailed for trying to welcome both Black and white worshippers in 1799
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Celebrations
Easter contains difficult themes for children; these tips help explain
Children often have more knowledge of betrayal, bad choices, suffering, pain and death than we give them credit for
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UCC in Focus
A contemporary look into the value of traditional clerical costumery
The tradition of wearing a clerical collar may be outdated. Michael Webster wore one every day for a month to find out if the traditional costume is a meaningful symbol or just a pain in the neck.
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Ethical Living
Church needs to be a welcoming place for those with disabilities
To be genuinely open, congregations need to treat people with intellectual disabilities as more than guests
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Spirituality
Rev. Bruce Sanguin brings an athlete’s intensity to his spiritual questing
The United Church minister is busy reconciling traditional theological thinking with science and the universe's natural mysticism
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Faith
My long, thoughtful, researched and difficult relationship with faith
I, and others like me in the United Church, could have used some help from the institutional leaders to sort through some of the mixed messages that have come up
