Our second “unending conversation” is by Tomas von Martens, a Finnish-Swedish journalist, writer and publisher who lives in Helsinki. He welcomed Marcus and me in 2012 when Marcus (half Swedish, half Norwegian) made a trip to “the homeland,” met with […]
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The first conversationalist in our “unending conversation” feature is Richard Carter. Marc and I met Dick and his wife Heather when they joined us on pilgrimage to Turkey in 2011. And we have been in touch ever since. Dick and
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Kenneth Burke writes: “The unending conversation has been going on at the point in history when we are born. Imagine that you enter a parlor. You come late. When you arrive, others have long preceded you, and they are engaged
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Today marks the one year anniversary of Marcus’ memorial. On March 22nd 2015, a memorial service was held for Marcus Borg at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. The service included speakers from around the country. To hear the service
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Marcus’ colleague, Art Dewey shares his reflections on Marcus’s work as a tribute to him in the January 2016 issue of the Westar Institute’s publication The Fourth R. Click here to read Art’s touching editorial, Meeting Marcus Again.
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HarperOne has just announced that Convictions is now available in paperback. Marcus called all Christians to reject divisiveness and exclusivity and create communities that celebrate joy, possibility, and renewal. His book, Convictions, is a manifesto for all those who seek
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The Marcus J. Borg Foundation has awarded a gift to Tomas von Martens, Helsinki, Finland to support the Finnish translation of Marcus’s The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith. In 2012 Marcus visited Sweden. It was like a
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The Reverend Canon Marianne Borg, Chair of the Board for The Marcus J. Borg Foundation, will participant in the annual Lenten Preaching Series held at Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tennessee. March 9-11, 2016. Wednesday evening March 9, she will lead
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The first gift of The Marcus J. Borg Foundation was awarded to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, in support of their Canon Theologian Lecture, The Unending Conversation: Progressive Christian Apologetics for the Twenty-First Century, which was held on September 24-26, 2015. Guest
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Marcus J. Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was internationally known in both academic and church circles as a Jesus and biblical scholar, lecturer and author. He often focused his work on what it meant to be a
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