Talk:Progressive Christianity

message: Merged and copy edited - removed many red links and wikified Paul foord 12:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Article was duplicated

message: The article tends towards a POV defense of Progressive Christianity (from my POV) as well as lacking a proper perspective from religious and non-American political points of view.  I added the cleanup tag it hopes of attracting a general re-write from someone who knows the topic well.Eluchil404 04:09, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Then it should be marked as , not . --Ezeu 04:32, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

message: We should be using the more accurate term "Progressive Protestantism", for Pope Bendict has decreed that it is EVERY Catholic's responsibility to support the aims of "Progressive Christianity".  More importantly, the Catholic's inalienable duty to promote social justice is enshrined in the Catechism of the Church.  Thus, there can be no such distinct movement within the Church. --WGee 01:33, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Important Note

message: My concern with this entry is that it is very America-centred. The very first line links it with 200 years of American history... what about other nations where Progressive Christian thought has flourished and created a far more moderate religious landscape than the USA?
Although TCPC is located in the USA, the larger theological movements of liberation theology and the social gospel are not unique to American history.  Also, there are many religious organizations world-wide that would fit under the "progressive christian" banner but are not officially associated with TCPC.  
Also, the neutrality of the article is extremely questionable. Theolad 10:22, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: What's at issue here is that "Progressive Christianity" needs to be differentiated from "progressive Christian thought". Progressive Christianity is a movement in the same way that Evangelical Christianity is a movment. More specifically it applys to a group of liberal Christians who are attempting to bring the church's liturgy and teachings in line with their secular scientific worldview. And while it might feel a great deal of affinity for liberation theology and the social gospel movement, neither are really central tenents of Progressive Christianity. Jaylashen 18:27, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have attempted to recast this article so that it actually relates to the specific topic, no more, no less, and added a clarifying note at the top. This I hope will solve both the geographic scope problem and the supposed neutrality problem, and I would hope that both templates can be removed. I have only re-organized the information, since I do not know enough about it to add new material. I have removed duplicate material on particular organizations with their own Wiki articles. (I have stated that the movement is Protestant: since it is called "Progressive Christianity" that it what we must call it!)  Myopic Bookworm 15:20, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Jaylashen's comments are spot-on. It's the "bringing into line with secular-scientific worldview" which marks PC - and this is a 'modern' concern - interested in questions about historicity, rationality etc. For this reason the emerging church stuff doesn't belong here. EC doesn't have the emphasis on modern concerns. Often EC wants to go back to the past, re-learn from the past. The emphasis is not on rational thought but on practice and community. I feel this article conflates EC and PC because it's only seeing their agreement on issues in sexual ethics. 192.76.7.206 (talk) 13:40, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Focusing the article 

message: The article is biased toward anyone not politically leaning toward liberalism. It also gives the impression to the reader that conservative christians are racist which is biased. 
It ignores the fact that liberalism in the US is not the same as liberalism in other countries and has different meanings. 
It gives the reader the impression that all progressive christians have liberal political views which is not the case. 
As a whole the article gives readers the impression that progressive christians beliefs are different due to political philosophy and not thier progressive beliefs in christianity.
It comes out sounding like a political speech against conservatism instead of a true definition of what a progressive christian is.
Progressive christians are identified as "spiritually vital", but according to whom?  As an example, other Christians would question the spiritual vitality of anyone supporting homosexual practice.  Not all Christians, be they conservative, or progressive/liberal are spiritually vital- this is a personal descriptor of an individual, not of ANY entire group.  Instead, the emphasis on the "spiritual vitality" and "willingness to question" of so called progressive Christians comes off as veiled support for the homosexual agenda within the church, something that is not shared by all progressive Christians.  Arguably, it is not very distinct from what's commonly labeled "liberal" Christianity, at least in beliefs on "political" issues.  Lindalinecm 07:21, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Liberal Christianity is a hermeneutic method and Progressive Christianity is not. You state that Progressive Christianity is arguably the same as liberal, I disagree. If you know that the reference supporting the statement “affirmation of human diversity” is inaccurate and too broad please modify it or request a citation e.g.  If a citation is not provided in couple of days remove the statement.--Riferimento 19:39, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I did not write that section that provides the list, but the editor of that section did provide a citation. I agree that it would be more accurate to use the statement "willingness to question tradition,” but I have not reviewed the citation and I am hesitant to change cited material before reviewing the citation. I am not sure why you consider using the words “spiritually vital” is bias, nor do I understand why you believe that by making such a statement the editor was implying that other groups are not (I also do not care it is certainly not a necessary phrase.)  I do question how you are applying your labels. The progressive movement within the Catholic Church is as old as the social progressive movement itself so to imply that progressives are only Protestants is inaccurate. Also liberal and progressive are not interchangeable. --Riferimento 00:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: The discussion above is now nearly a year old, and a number of revisions have happened since this was tagged for neutrality issues. At this point, I think the article is reasonably balanced. Any objections to removing the neutrality check template? WeisheitSuchen (talk) 20:20, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bias within the article 

message: Reference [2] to the article by Hal Taussig is invalid.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.230.62.28 (talk) 20:54, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Invalid URL 

message: Some of the names listed are unsourced, for instance what is the evidence that Johnny Cash was a Progressive Christian?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BenW (talk • contribs) 17:09, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I specifically wondered about Johnny Cash's inclusion, too. Perhaps those that are uncited would be better off removed, while those who are/identify with PC remain? TheOverflow (talk) 04:01, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've gone ahead a removed a few famous, uncited inclusions. Further review is needed of those remaining. TheOverflow (talk) 00:03, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

text: Inclusion of a person on a list should only occur if they have an article on Wikipedia or their notability is well supported by reliably sourced references. See wp:listpeople and wp:notability. Reliably sourced links to external articles supporting their notability should be included. Links to their own web pages do not support notability and are considered promotional and should not be included. Links to a person's webpage may be added to the person's Wikipedia page but should not be added to a list. The individuals on the above list do not have Wikipedia pages nor references supporting their notability and should not be added wp:wtaf Jim1138 (talk) 18:24, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  I note that Martin Luther King, Jr. remains in the list. His WP entry doesn't indicate he identified as/was identified as a Progressive Christian. Progressive, certainly, but not a Progressive Christian within the meaning of this article, I think. Any objections to removal pending a cite of him as a Progressive Christian? TheOverflow (talk) 04:02, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: List of names

message: One user keeps adding back into the lead "Many would hold that so called "Progressive Christianity" would be more accurately labelled as "Regressive" as it seeks to bypass the cross."  Others keep removing it.  I, too, was tempted to remove it as it does nothing to establish that it is true in several ways:
*It does not give any evidence that "Many" would, in fact, hold that view;
*There is nothing here to show that Progressive Christianity "seeks to bypass the cross", (an assertion that is contrary to my exposure to it);
*It is not clear why "Regressive" would be the right term for seeking to bypass the cross, even if you believe, as I do, that seeking to bypass the cross would be wrong.
So, rather than having an edit war, let us have a discussion and a resolution to this problem.  Sterrettc (talk) 18:22, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Many would hold … 

message: This current definition isn't incorrect, but it is vague and incomplete.  A new definition should include the following points:  
* Progressive Christians use the techniques of higher criticism to study the Bible. The article should include a statement contrasting this Progressive approach, with the literal approach favored by fundamentalist Christian congregations. 
* Progressive Christians respect other religious traditions and beliefs. 
* Progressive Christianity is inclusive in that everyone is welcome in a worship service, including individuals who follow other cultural or religious traditions or are members of social minorities. 
* Progressive Christians believe in social activism.
This article should include a link to Progressive Christianity's 8 point statement at http://progressivechristianity.org/the-8-points/ and summarize its content.
This article conflates 'Liberal' Christianity with 'Progressive' Christianity.  Liberal Christianity refers to a specific scholarly approach to the Bible having its roots in the Enlightenment 200 years ago, and not to the practice of a specific political or religious ideology.  'Progressive' Christianity refers to the modern practice of some Christian Congregations, of including social minorities as equals in worship services, and acting with objectivity, tolerance and compassion as Christians to define and resolve community issues. Biff alcatraz (talk) 18:07, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs a New Definition 

message: The dude was progressive, and the dude was Christian, but the dude was not a "progressive Christian."  In fact, he was highly fundamentalist.  I suggest removing him from the "list of notable progressive Christians."140.141.179.154 (talk) 01:37, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  William Jennings Bryan? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Not sure the article makes this clear. Fluous (talk) 23:49, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are there Progressive Christian denominations? 

message: The source for the criticism of Vosper may not be useful. Her self-professed atheism leaves her outside the Progressive Christian camp now, based on the definitions outlined earlier, even if she founded the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity. Could someone more informed than I present criticism of Sponge, for example? Newfontherock (talk) 01:52, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you know when Thompson's criticism of Vosper was formed and on which of her positions? Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:37, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism: Thompson