Entries by Martin Thielen
What You Said About Proressive Christianity (Reader Responses)
Doubter’s Parish readers share their thoughts about Progressive Christianity
A Life-Giving Alternative to Religious-Right Religion
Progressive Christians and congregations have a unique opportunity to offer a much-needed alternative to religious-right Christianity.
It’s Hard to Find a Progressive Church (and Getting Harder)
Today’s progressive believers have a hard time finding like-minded congregations.
I’m the Same Age My Father Was When He Died: Reflections on Living a Temporary Life
In my experience, these five life-giving practices are the most helpful ways to live a temporary yet quality life.
Seven Strategies for Dealing with Doubt
Rather than resisting our doubts, we need to listen to them.
The God I Do Believe In
Large numbers of modern Christians are shifting from a theistic understanding of God to a nontheistic model.
The God I Don’t Believe In
A lot of our God concepts need to be reevaluated. And some of them need to be rejected.
Is It Time to Get a Divorce from Institutional Religion?
I find myself contemplating the possibility of giving up on traditional organized religion
The Early Heretics
The first two hundred years of Christianity included large numbers of “heretical” voices.