theology

Churches build bridges to counter hate

United Methodist clergywomen share how they are promoting understanding across differences in their communities.

The Rev. Calvin Hill, a Navajo holy man and pastor at First United Methodist Church in Newcastle, Wyo., puts cedar ashes on Doug Tzan, assistant dean at Wesley Theological Seminary, in a calling your name ceremony Sept. 11 during the 10th Historical Convocation at Bozeman United Methodist Church in Bozeman, Mont. The convocation featured a detailed report on The United Methodist Church’s involvement with U.S. boarding schools for Native American children. Photo by the Rev. Jeremy Smith.

Spotlighting UMC’s role in Indigenous boarding schools

A report on The United Methodist Church’s involvement with U.S. boarding schools for Native American children was presented at the 10th Historical Convocation. Remembrance and reconciliation is the goal of the initial research, but more work is planned.

General Church

Siblings Agnes and Alfred Quint (on screen) join with singers from the Uniting Church in Sweden to lead worshippers in “O Store Gud,” the original Swedish name of the hymn English speakers know as “How Great Thou Art,” during the World Methodist Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo by Klaus Ulrich Ruof, Germany Central Conference.

Conference spotlights Methodism ‘on the move’

Representatives from Wesleyan-rooted denominations worldwide, including United Methodists, traveled to Sweden for the World Methodist Conference.

Theology and Education

United Methodist scholar Joerg Rieger leads the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice at Vanderbilt Divinity School, a program which focuses on issues of justice in religion, economics and ecology. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Scholar puts spotlight on capitalism and Christ

As a theologian who works in the tradition of liberation theology, Joerg Rieger of Vanderbilt Divinity School believes Christians need to be in the thick of political issues on the side of the poor and disadvantaged.

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