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Posts Tagged: "Mainline Protestant"

September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson

September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson

"The holy is at the origins of everything that exists," says the author of the prize-winning novels "Gilead" and "Home."

Posted: Sep 18th, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 2,565   
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September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson Extended Interview

September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson Extended Interview

Read more of Bob Abernethy's interview with novelist Marilynne Robinson.

Posted: Sep 18th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 1,913   
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September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson: The Novelist as Theologian

September 18, 2009: Marilynne Robinson: The Novelist as Theologian

Marilynne Robinson's Calvinist Protestantism imbues her with a fierce political liberalism grounded in Scripture and informs the respect with which she describes small movements of character and conversation.

Posted: Sep 18th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 1,186   
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July 10, 2009: Mainline Protestants and Same-Sex Marriage

July 10, 2009: Mainline Protestants and Same-Sex Marriage

Episcopalians will debate a proposal that would allow churches to conduct same-sex weddings in the six states that have legalized gay marriage. Most mainline denominations don't officially allow same-sex weddings. But the changing legal situation is adding new pressure.

Posted: Jul 10th, 2009  Comments: 22   Views: 7,533   
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