Monday, August 16, 2010

Scouting: Churches

Unity
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
United Church of Christ (Open & Affirming)
Metropolitan Community Church

Episcopal (ideally, Integrity USA)

United Methodist
American Baptist
Quaker/Friends
Non-Denominational



Here's an interesting reference I came across while perusing the Circular Congregational Church site:
Living the Questions
"Resourcing Progressive Christians"
People know that at its core, Christianity has something good to offer humanity. At the same time, many have a sense that they are alone in being a "thinking" Christian and that "salvaging" Christianity is a hopeless task. What is needed is a safe environment where people have permission to ask the questions they've always wanted to ask but have been afraid to voice for fear of being thought a heretic.
Living the Questions is a source of curriculum and media for both seekers and "church alumni/ae" convinced that Christianity still has relevance in the 21st Century. Providing a variety of flexible resources, Living the Questions can help people explore the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world.
Living the Questions invites questions of faith through these 12 topics: 
  1. An Invitation to Journey 
  2. Thinking Theologically 
  3. Creativity and Stories of Creation
  4. Restoring Relationships
  5. Evil and a God of Love: The Place of Suffering
  6. A Kingdom Without Walls
  7. Social Justice and the Prophets
  8. Intimacy with God
  9. The Lives of Jesus 
  10. Compassion: the Heart of Jesus’ Ministry 
  11. A Passion for Christ: Paul the Apostle 
  12. Out into the World: Challenges Facing Progressive Christianity

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