Progressive Christianity (organization)

History

It was founded in 1996 by retired Episcopal priest James Rowe Adams in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In 2010, it was renamed Progressive Christianity.

Beliefs

Most affiliates generally view religious belief as a process or journey—a searching for truth rather than establishing truth. Liberal Christians or post-Christians who stress justice and tolerance above creeds may also be attracted to the movement. The Center for Progressive Christianity has also during its growth with the progressive Christian movement in the United States inspired an offshoot in the British Progressive Christianity Network.

Criticism

More conservative Christian organizations and movements have singled out Progressive Christianity for criticism on theological grounds. Other criticism is politically focused coming from members of the Christian right who disagree with socially liberal aspects of the organization's political stances. Albert Mohler president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has said of Progressive Christianity, "Christians should see The Center for Progressive Christianity, not as posing a threat to Christianity itself, but as exposing the basic hatred of biblical truth that drives those on the theological left."

Footnotes

References

1. Astle, Cynthia.[http://tpcmagazine.org/article/passage-james-rowe-adams Passage: James Rowe Adams, Father of Progressive Christianity Succumbs to Brain Cancer] {{webarchive. link. (October 3, 2011 , ''The Progressive Christian''. (September 19, 2011). retrieved 2012-8-26)
2. [https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1208/p01s04-lire.html From 'liberal' pews, a rising thirst for personal moral code], Christian Science Monitor (December 8th, 2004) retrieved 2012-8-26
3. Taussig, Hal. [http://www.cil-de.org/documents/Grassroots%2019-3.pdf Grassroots Progressive Christianity: A Quiet Revolution] The Fourth R, An Advocate for Religious Literacy 19(3). (May‐June, 2006) retrieved 2012-8-26
4. (11 May 2010). "Progressive Christianity Pt 2".
5. George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 1870
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7. Bradley, Ian. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mdoIdgpxqKkC&pg=PA166 ''Grace, Order, Openness and Diversity: Reclaiming Liberal Theology'']. Bloomsbury, (2010) p. 166
8. [http://www.lcms.org/Document.fdoc?src=lcm&id=370 The Center for Progressive Christianity: An Evaluation from the Theological Perspective of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod], Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (September 2010) Retrieved 2012-8-26.
9. [[Albert Mohler. Mohler, Albert]]. [http://www.albertmohler.com/2003/11/05/the-center-for-progressive-christianity-take-a-closer-look/ The Center for Progressive Christianity: Take a Closer Look] (November 5th, 2003). retrieved 2012-8-26