Marcia Pally
religion and politics
How is covenant a basis for public policy?
Have a look at my chapter in Religion and Democracy on making covenant and the common good the guide to economic and political policies. Click here or type into your browser: https://marciapally.com/more-than-a-resource-covenant-as-a-basis-for-societal-organization/ Religion and Democracy image
New tax bill on churches and charities-Interesting take
Check out this analysis of the new tax bill’s impact on churches and charities. Click here
The real path to a Roy Moore victory: Voter Suppression
Have a look at this piece analyzing bold voter suppression with great influence on our democracy. Click here
Discerning the Christian path–not the powers’
Have a look at Chuck Redfern’s thoughtful piece on Christians who follow the Christian path, not the powers. Click here
David Gushee and Marcia Pally in Conversation: Evangelicals and Republicanism
Here’s the new conversation with David Gushee, American Academy of Religion president and evangelical ethicist, and Marcia Pally, NYU professor and author of The New Evangelicals. Click here
The poor and middle were doing better–now the very rich are
staggering, saddening charts on the growth of income inequality in the world’s richest nation. Click here
the nation and planet’s future–politics aside, no, really
a provocative assessment of the world we’re leaving for our (grand)children. Politics aside, what should people of all political and religious stripes could be doing about it. Click here
Conversation 21 in my series on relationality and public policy is live!
Have a look at the latest discussion in my series on relationality as a framework for economic and political policy. Topics include covenant in the Christian tradition and why do we need God talk for ethics and morality? To view all 21 conversations, click here
Who is Trump really helping (3)
Trump promised to help us ordinary Americans. Given ties between Trump’s son-in-law and Chinese business, who is Trump really helping? Click here
Who is Trump really helping (2)
Trump promised to help us ordinary Americans. Given his approach to trade , who is he really helping? Click here
Conversation 20 in my series on relationality as a framework for public policy is live
Click here for conversation 20, on Trinity and Covenant, in my series of discussions on relationality as a framework for public policy. Click here for all the discussions to date
Conversation 19 on the relationality of Trinity and applications today is live
check out this latest conversation on applying the relationality of the Trinity to public policy (based on Commonwealth and Covenant). Click here. For the complete series today, click here
US Muslim vets vow to protect Jewish communities
an offer worth noting against the rise in prejudice and hate crimes. click here
Reprinted in Religion & Ethics: What do we forgive in the Lord’s Prayer?
my piece — click here–on economics, debt, and the Lord’s prayer was re-printed in Religion & Ethics, after its first publication in Living Church/Christian Living.
What do we forgive in the Lord’s Prayer: Theology and economics
check out my new piece on the history and theology of debt and its applications today
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