I've lived through too many difficult days. Some of the worst of these days are so traumatic and generate such a tremendous impact that they are marked by the widespread ability to the answer to the question, "Where were you when you heard the news?" Where were you when you heard the news of planes striking the towers on 9/11? Where were you when you learned that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade? Initial Response I was shocked by my initial response. Looking back, I Read More …
Dianna Butler Bass
Restoring the Protest to Protestantism (#0580)
Dianna Butler Bass is the author of seven books, a sought after speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. Earlier this year she blogged about the need to restore the idea of protest within Protestantism. Bass places the current situation in context: in recent years the percentage of Americans who self-identity as Protest has declined from roughly 2/3 to 1/2. Furthermore, Protestantism has "often been torn between the impulse to Read More …