Please read the posts in the below category, “Archived Conversations,” to find blog posts from our earlier days of the foundation. Previously named “The Unending Conversation,” contributors have included Robin Meyers, Barkley Thompson, Marianne Niesan, Rob Werner Jr, Adrian Alker, Tomas von Martens, and Richard Carter. This lively discussion includes remembrances of how Marcus Borg influenced lives, started new spiritual journeys, and emphasized social change.
Rev. Ron Werner, Jr. continues the unending conversation. Ron did an interview sermon with Marcus shortly after we moved to Central Oregon. They were a riveting duo rivaling the Dom and Marcus show. (Dom Crossan and Marcus often co-presented.) Ron […]
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In 1999, I had been the vicar of St. Marks Church in Sheffield in the UK for eleven years. St Marks had been known for being in the ‘liberal critical tradition’ in the UK, which in reality meant that we
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Reverend Canon Adrian Alker is Chair of the Progressive Christianity Network Britain. He has been a priest in the Church of England since 1979 and was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Sheffield for his work in the
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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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If I would have to choose only one concept that describes what I think Marcus is writing about, it would be Images of God. Marcus is writing about the many different images of God that exists in Christianity and in
I have encountered a few people on my life journey who, though their insights and ability to transmit them to others, have had a profound influence on how I view the world and try to live. Marcus Borg was one
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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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