The Boston Declaration

Our most recent post, by the Rev. Peter Olsen, asked if we need “a Barmen Declaration for our time.”  Days later, a group of scholars and clergy published the Declaration below.   To see the original signatories, and to sign the Declaration yourself, please visit https://thebostondeclaration.com. —  The Editors   Occasion As followers of Jesus, the Jewish … Continue reading The Boston Declaration

Removing Our Barriers to Love: A Muslim Prayer on the Anniversary of 9/11

Sarah Sayeed   Prayer Shared at Middle Collegiate Church, New York City, 9/10/17 Greetings of peace. Assalamu’alaikum. I begin with the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful. One of the greatest poets, mystics, jurist-philosophers of all time, a man by the name of Jalal ad Din Muhammad Rumi, who lived in the 1200s taught … Continue reading Removing Our Barriers to Love: A Muslim Prayer on the Anniversary of 9/11