A degenerate tradition that can’t adjust but stays rigid and authoritarian—or a reactionary tradition that won’t adjust but becomes defensively fundamentalist—refuses Jesus’ call to continuous repentance. from A Thicker Jesus
I have learned significantly from empathetic and mutually respectful listening and dialogue with persons of other religions and advocate such dialogue. from A Thicker Jesus
Jesus Christ needs to be understood more realistically than as a high ideal that we try to apply to historical reality. Jesus Christ was deeply engaged in historical struggle. Jesus is the revelation of God’s engagement in historical struggle. from A Thicker Jesus