Brian McLaren

Interfaith Misunderstanding in America

September 11, 2012

It's been a great year for interfaith misunderstanding in America. There was a U.S. senator's wild allegation about Islamic extremists infiltrating the American government. There are the ridiculous -- and ongoi...

A Story of Christian-Muslim Friendship: Entering Without Knocking

Brian McLaren

May 22, 2012

Global

We all know the standard traditions of marriage in America: something borrowed, something blue... the groom doesn't see the bride before the wedding... processional and recessional... the kiss, the toast......

Speaking Out Is Complicated (And So Is Staying Silent)

Brian McLaren

April 18, 2012

General

For 24 years of my life, I was a church planter and pastor. At the beginning of those years, I would have gladly called myself an Evangelical. But those years coincided with the rise of the Religious Right...

Two Roads Diverged in the Evangelical Wood

Brian McLaren

September 7, 2011

General

When I was a young Evangelical Christian coming of age back in the early 1970s, I remember feeling that there were two paths before me. One was legalistic, anti-intellectual, combative and rigid. The other...

Could A Decline in Numbers Bring New Hope to Southern Baptists?

Brian McLaren

June 30, 2011

General

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Although I’ve never been a Southern Baptist, I have a special place in my heart for them. I experienced a teenage, under-the-stars spiritual experience which occurred at a Baptist camp on a retreat hosted b...

A Father's Day Reflection

Brian McLaren

June 19, 2011

General

It’s daunting for me to even begin writing about Fathers’ Day … I’ve often said that fatherhood is probably the most meaningful experience in my life, and my debt to and love for my father goes beyond words...

Is the Quran Divinely Inspired?

Brian McLaren

June 5, 2011

General

Here's the Q: I will keep this short and to the point. I am a devout Christian and will stay that way. But, I am also exploring Islam and trying to learn how to live at peace with our Muslim brothers and si...

My Thoughts on Sojourners, Coalition Building, and LGBTQ Rights

Brian McLaren

May 18, 2011

General

On my personal blog, I traced my journey on the issue of homosexuality and explored the challenges of coalition-building. It’s from this place that I’ve been reading about the recent critique of Sojourners o...

Who Will Be Our Next Monster to Fear?

Brian McLaren

May 10, 2011

General

On the death of Osama bin Laden, theologian Miroslav Volf expresses my sentiments when he writes: "We are right to feel a sense of relief that a major source of evil has been removed. But we should reflect al...

Violence in the Name of Faith

Brian McLaren

April 30, 2011

General

I received a question from a reader recently that asked: You write a lot about the plight of the Palestinians. Do you have anything to say about the murder of the Fogel family in Israel this past month, an...

Interfaith Misunderstanding in America

A Story of Christian-Muslim Friendship: Entering Without Knocking

Speaking Out Is Complicated (And So Is Staying Silent)

Two Roads Diverged in the Evangelical Wood

Could A Decline in Numbers Bring New Hope to Southern Baptists?

A Father's Day Reflection

Is the Quran Divinely Inspired?

My Thoughts on Sojourners, Coalition Building, and LGBTQ Rights

Who Will Be Our Next Monster to Fear?

Violence in the Name of Faith

Christ, Not Guns: A Reflection on the Nashville Shooting

Prison Profiteering and Princeton Theological Seminary

The People vs. The Death Penalty Film Series: Herman Lindsey – The Forgotten

The People vs. The Death Penalty Film Series: Ron McAndrew – The Warden

The People vs. The Death Penalty Film Series: Derrick Jamison – The Innocent

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