by Richard Chrisman | Jan 3, 2018 | For a Public Theology
Every Sunday of the year 2017, preachers have wished for a way to cry out against the foul news of the week, the difficulty being that most of that foul news was coming from the political sphere. How to preach without being political? How do we honestly decry what...
by Richard Chrisman | Dec 20, 2017 | For a Public Theology
Male behavior toward women may change significantly in the aftermath of Weinstein’s involuntary “exposure” earlier this year. 2017 will be the year that heterosexual men were “outed.” At long last, a bright line can now be said to...
by Richard Chrisman | Dec 4, 2017 | For Chaplains in Higher Ed., For Religious Congregations
Forgetting the unforgettable–an American trait. So wrote James Baldwin in 1967 about Americans’ habit of forgetting what is unforgettable–racial history. What we cannot bear to look at, we do not look at. If we don’t see it, it didn’t...
by Richard Chrisman | Dec 2, 2017 | For Chaplains in Higher Ed.
Dialogue is the new watchword of our time. To promote understanding. To advance education. To defuse conflict. To co-exist. What is the chaplains’ role in fostering dialogue on campus? What can we as religious leaders on campus do to promote dialogue? Can...
by Richard Chrisman | Nov 5, 2017 | For Religious Congregations
“Churches die that don’t ask “Why.” Yes? No. The importance of asking the “Why” question was one of the premises of a denominational workshop I attended recently. Meaning, for congregations to survive and thrive, they need to ask...
