Our News and Announcements category is where we will announce upcoming events, pieces of news that might interest the post modern Christian community, and announcements about Marcus Borg books.
Joe Bessler is the Robert Travis Peake Professor of Theology and Associate Dean at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He specializes in the interaction of religion and culture. He recently published a wonderful exploration of the three historic quests […]
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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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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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Common Dreams is a conference held every three years in Australia to explore and deepen conversations related to progressive Christianity. In 2013 Marcus was a keynoter. At the conference this September 2016, Marcus was honored at The Marcus Borg Lecture featuring Diana Butler Bass. Marianne
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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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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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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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