New CC content on liberation theology, youth ministry, polarization, and more
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** Toward more expansive faith
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Hello, all! Elizabeth Palmer here, filling in for Jon while he takes a few days off.
I’ve noticed lately that many people of faith are learning to practice what I call hermeneutical generosity—trying to see the world from another person’s perspective. We have three new articles this week about various ways of broadening our vision to include the experiences of people who are different from us. One is about theology, one is about ministry, and one is about political life in community with one another.
Raúl Zegarra, in a tribute to his teacher and mentor Gustavo Gutiérrez (who died last week), writes about how Gutiérrez slowly but steadily—and despite much opposition—opened the eyes of the church ([link removed]) so it could perceive Christ’s presence among the poorest, most suffering people of the world. Julian DeShazier makes a persuasive case that the revitalization of youth ministry ([link removed]) depends on congregational leaders embodying equity principles. And Jeannine Marie Pitas offers a report on three nonprofit organizations ([link removed]) that are working to help everyday people have respectful conversations across the political divide.
Scroll down for even more great content, like Luci Shaw’s new poem about apples fermenting on the tree ([link removed]) , a review of Lore Ferguson Wilbert’s woodsy memoir ([link removed]) , and more.
Elizabeth Palmer
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** Gustavo Gutiérrez accompanied God’s suffering people ([link removed])
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The father of liberation theology endured much criticism, but he lived to see his groundbreaking work transform the church.
by Raúl E. Zegarra
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** Why church marketing won’t work with Gen Z ([link removed])
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“Many youth ministries have trouble getting young people through the door—a marketing problem. But what’s more important is what we do once they arrive—an equity problem.”
by Julian DeShazier
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** Bridging the ideological divide ([link removed])
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“Rather than isolating myself among the like-minded, I am called to engage with difference. We can all draw lessons from the work of such initiatives as Untying Knots, The People’s Supper, and Braver Angels.”
by Jeannine Marie Pitas
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** In the Lectionary for November 3 (Ordinary 31B) ([link removed])
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The scribe’s question for Jesus is not merely an academic exercise.
by Niveen Ibrahim Sarras
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** Orchard ([link removed])
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“Years, / now, since the trees bore any edible apples, but this fall, / as always, the rosy fruit are falling, / each with a soft thunk . . .”
poem by Luci Shaw
** Healing from the ground up ([link removed])
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“Lore Ferguson Wilbert’s fragmented reflections, like the forest she so clearly loves, invite readers to join the spaces in between the thoughts and topics she addresses.”
review by Rebecca Janzen
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