by Steve Rankin
“Kingdom of God” may well be one of the most common phrases in Christian parlance. According to the Gospel accounts, it was on Jesus’ mind and tongue a lot. A whole generation (at least) of theologians, church leaders and members sought to “bring in” the Kingdom by applying the ethical teachings of Jesus. […]
by Roy Howard
It used to be conventional wisdom to avoid religion and politics at gatherings of friends and family. Nowadays, it’s nearly impossible not to talk about them. I think that’s a good thing; after all, for people of faith their religious convictions, if they mean anything at all, certainly inform their political opinions. It’s […]
by Gordon McClellan
Editor’s Note: This is the transcript of a sermon preached on June 17, 2007. We have decided to publish it now, on the QTL blog, because of the on-going need for religion in America to allow itself to be defined by grace more than by hostility; by including rather than excluding; by humility […]
by Ross Gelbspan
Unintentionally, we have set in motion massive systems of the planet with huge amounts of inertia that have kept it relatively hospitable to civilization for the last 10,000 years. We have heated the deep oceans. We have reversed the carbon cycle by more than 600,000 years. We have loosed a wave of violent […]
by Sir John Houghton
Sir John T. Houghton is the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was the lead editor of the first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Chief Executive at the Meteorolgical Office (The UK’s national weather service) and founder of the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Quick to Listen is back from its holiday break and we are beginning the new year with a focus on the environment. We have previously published two interviews on this topic, one with Spencer Weart and one with Arthur Dahl. This third interview is with Pat Michaels, a decidely more conservative thinker than Weart or […]