Characteristics
In a relatively new book by Hal Taussig called A new spiritual home. Progressive christianity at the grassroots, Taussig lists five characteristics of progressive christianity:
1. A spiritual vitality and expressiveness
2. An insistence on christianity with intellectual integrity
3. A transgression of traditional gender boundaries
4. The belief that christianity can be vital without claiming to be the best or the only true religion
5. Strong ecological and social justice commitments
In a relatively new book by Hal Taussig called A new spiritual home. Progressive christianity at the grassroots, Taussig lists five characteristics of progressive christianity:
1. A spiritual vitality and expressiveness
2. An insistence on christianity with intellectual integrity
3. A transgression of traditional gender boundaries
4. The belief that christianity can be vital without claiming to be the best or the only true religion
5. Strong ecological and social justice commitments
Let me briefly mention them.
1. A spiritual vitality and expressiveness
The wide range of churches and groups express themselves spiritually in meditation, prayer, artistic forms, and participatory worship. They often reclaim discarded ancient christian rituals and use a wide variety of non-christian rituals and meditation techniques.
The wide range of churches and groups express themselves spiritually in meditation, prayer, artistic forms, and participatory worship. They often reclaim discarded ancient christian rituals and use a wide variety of non-christian rituals and meditation techniques.
2. An insistence on christianity with intellectual integrity
This new kind of christian expression is nourished by a wide-ranging intellectual curiosity and critique. It interrogates christian assumptions and traditions in order to reframe, reject, or renew them.
This new kind of christian expression is nourished by a wide-ranging intellectual curiosity and critique. It interrogates christian assumptions and traditions in order to reframe, reject, or renew them.
3. A transgression of traditional gender boundaries
These groups are explicitly and thoroughly committed to feminism and affirmation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
These groups are explicitly and thoroughly committed to feminism and affirmation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
4. The belief that christianity can be vital without claiming to be the best or the only true religion
Progressive christians take pains to claim simultaneously their own christian faith and their support of the complete validity of other religions.
Progressive christians take pains to claim simultaneously their own christian faith and their support of the complete validity of other religions.
5. Strong ecological and social justice commitments
This movement is committed to social justice, peace advocacy as well as having a passion for environmentalism.
This movement is committed to social justice, peace advocacy as well as having a passion for environmentalism.
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