“After Eden”
Read a May 20, 2013, America magazine review of a new book, God’s Reign & the End of Empires, that addresses theology from a “liberationist” perspective.
Category: Faith leaders
“Caught in Methodism’s Split Over Same-Sex Marriage”
Read a May 5, 2013, New York Times story about a United Methodist Church minister — and retired dean of Yale Divinity School — who is facing a possible canonical trial after officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding.
“Can gay Catholics find a home in the Catholic Church?”
Read a May 23, 2013, analysis at Religion News Service on how the Catholic Church is struggling to welcome openly gay members who are not allowed to take up ministry roles.
“Evangelical Lutheran Church elects first openly gay bishop”
Read a May 31, 2013, story in the Los Angeles Times about a openly gay bishop elected to a Lutheran church.
M. William Howard Jr.
Dr. M. William Howard Jr. is the senior pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., a partner in the New Jersey Character Education Partnership, which tries to instill values, including honesty, in local children.
Danielle Tumminio
Danielle Tumminio is a graduate of Yale Divinity school and an Episcopal priest. While at Yale, she taught a course called “Christian Theology and Harry Potter.” The class inspired a book, God and Harry Potter at Yale (Unlocking Press, 2010). She lives in Boston.
John Killinger
The Rev. John Killinger is the author of God, the Devil and Harry Potter: A Christian Minister’s Defense of the Beloved Novels and The Life, Death and Resurrection of Harry Potter. He lives in Warrington, Va.
“Potter called Christ-like”
Read a March 4, 2003, WorldNetDaily article about a minister’s comparison of Harry Potter to Jesus.
“Pope and the peril of Harry Potter”
Pope Benedict has said the Harry Potter books “erode Christianity in the soul” of young people according to a July 15, 2005, Manchester Evening News article.