Kicking off last week the first in what will be a series of discussions on the future of American democracy, the Rev. Dr. M. Craig Barnes, the president of Princeton Theological Seminary and professor of pastoral ministry, said surveys show half of young Americans believe democracy is in trouble or has already failed. One-third feel there could be another civil war in their lifetime. Among seminary students, there’s plenty of diversity of thought, Barnes said.
This year’s Anita and Antonio Gotto Lecture Series at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City will feature the Rev. Canon Esau McCaulley, PhD, a priest, author and theologian who regularly writes opinion pieces for The New York Times and hosts The Disrupters podcast.
David Khalaf, co-author with his husband Constantino Khalaf of the WJK Spring 2019 book Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage, has published an essay in the hugely popular Modern Love column of The New York Times.