Brian Bantum
Can inclusive churches grow and thrive?
When my spouse’s church became more affirming, the major givers left.
Can inclusive churches grow and thrive?
When my spouse’s church became more affirming, the major givers left.
Why I came back to the lectionary
My job as a preacher isn’t to change the game. It’s to run the plays well.
Spending Lent with people in recovery
In the company of church members in recovery from addiction, I’m feeling more open to the doctrine of original sin.
William Guthrie’s weird Christianity
The rector of St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery brought the church into relationship with the Greenwich Village avant-garde of the 1920s.
Speaking of death
Christians have an opportunity to eschew euphemisms and talk honestly about mortality.
Bearing the scars
Years ago, at a barbecue in Argentina, I realized I was the only person present who wasn’t a survivor of torture.
Movement of the soul
Justin Peck’s choreography takes the language of ballet and turns it into something more.
Showing up for church when I don’t want to
When I show up, God shows up—although not always in the sermon.
A deeper legacy than hard work
The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.
God or basketball?
Which one has a greater hold on my heart? Let’s take a look.
Harmful people with helpful ideas
I still read Luther, Calvin, and de Beauvoir. But John Howard Yoder’s sexual abuse has made me rethink my mindset.
How might God bless a divided America?
On a recent trip to the US, I went to church—and found myself pondering three liturgical moments.
Movement of the soul
How might God bless a divided America?
A deeper legacy than hard work
Why I came back to the lectionary
Bearing the scars
Can inclusive churches grow and thrive?
William Guthrie’s weird Christianity
Annie Dillard in spring
Days of wanting
Showing up for church when I don’t want to
Speaking of death
Spending Lent with people in recovery
Faith, hope, love, and AI
Holy attachments
The bones in God’s garden
Metaphors for the spiritual life
A landscape of lost denominations