Juicy Ecumenism

Does the old Modernist Religious Left still exist? The New York Times found one of its last recognizable vestiges in the Reverend Jim Rigby of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. His congregation includes Texas U....

The Institute on Religion and Democracy hosted the Rev. Dr. Richard Allen Hyde, Pastor of Community United Church of Christ of San Carlos, to deliver our

For many conservative Christians, the topic of mental illness has been controversial. In the latter part of the twentieth century, American Reformed theologian and author Jay E. Adams (1929–2020) advanced a sweeping claim that psychology is wrong to see mental distress as an illness. Instead, Adams argued, it should be viewed as a consequence of personal sin. In fact,...

“The knowledge of the Three-One God is interwoven with all true Christian faith, with all vital religion.” -John Wesley

There are many “quotes” misattributed to historical figures. And it’s often these quotes that people put on memes or t-shirts. They become part of the legend.

The most famous one for Wesley—he never said it, sorry— is without a...

[Editor’s note: This is part of a series of brief reflections authored by current and past interns about their experience at the Institute on Religion & Democracy. For m...