Progressive Christianity

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Progressive Christianity

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How is Progressive Christianity different from Liberal Theology or Liberation Theology or Ecumenicalism?

Notable Progressive Christians
  • Walter Brueggemann
  • Walt Brown
  • Delwin Brown
  • Tony Campolo
  • Michael Dowd
  • Jim Wallis
  • Becky Garrison
  • Jim Burklo
  • Jarrod Cochran
  • Shane Claiborne
  • Jay Bakker
  • Brian McLaren
  • Brian P. Moore - US Presidential candidate for the 2008 Presidential elections
  • Bart Campolo
  • Scott Paeth
  • Br. Karekin M. Yarian, BSG
  • Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou
  • C.T. Vivian
  • Peter Laarman
  • Timothy F. Simpson
  • Fred Plumer
  • Karen Armstrong
  • Marcus Borg
  • Anne Lamott
  • John Shelby Spong
  • Frank P. Zeidler
  • Ian W. Lawton
  • Daniel Wise (former editor of Zion's Herald, which later became The Progressive Christian magazine)
  • Tom Harper
  • Gretta Vosper
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Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John

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It is, in some cases, more liberal than some of the other movements mentioned and in some cases less. Not a great answer but about as good as it gets. ATM anyway. You might want to add Matthew Fox's name as well although his 'schtick' is Creation Spirituality.

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