On National Coming Out Day, I am proud to come out as a Roman Catholic theologian in support of the dignity and fullness of life for LGBT persons.

That Holy Anarchist: Reflections on Christianity & Anarchism By Mark Van Steenwyk Missio Dei [Amazon] [Missio Dei] Many readers of this blog are probably already familiar with Mark Van Steenwyk. For those who are not, he is co-founder of a church community in Minneapolis called Missio Dei which is rooted in the Mennonite tradition. As [...]

This conference taking place at Boston College in March 2012 looks promising: Over a decade into the 21st century, the human community faces an increasingly complex social and historical context. While the phenomenon of globalization and its effects have engendered hope in bringing people and cultures together in many profound ways, new inequalities, conflicts, and [...]

No Roman Catholic—whether a theologian or not—should be afraid to publicly express reasonable doubt about a point of doctrine, with the trust and freedom that belongs to the children of God, as one who feels and knows that he or she is among family, without fear of being denounced or discredited. To express one’s doubt [...]

I’m happy to have been asked to be part of the team at the new Journal of Postcolonial Networks, an outgrowth of the Postcolonial Theology Network. From the journal’s statement of its publishing process: The Journal of Postcolonial Networks (JPN) has brought together the most senior scholar faculty available for its board of peer reviewers [...]