Progressive Revival

Bruce Epperly, a Disciple/UCC pastor and professor at Lancaster Theological Seminary, calls for a Progressive Christian revival in a guest post at Bob Cornwall's blog. Among a few of the positions that Epperly champions are

• Evolution is compatible with faith in God.
• Humankind isn’t necessarily the center of God’s plan and that other species matter as well.
• The bible is inspired but not infallible.
• Faithful persons can have serious questions about their beliefs.
• Persons of other faiths also receive revelations from God.
• Non-Christians, atheists, and agnostics can be “saved.”
• Progressives have a prayer life and believe in divine healing.
• Persons of faith are interested in saving the earth.
• God treasures ethnic, sexual, religious and cultural diversity.
• Persons can disagree without hating one another.
• The Bible supports an ethic of social concern supports the rights of immigrants and the recent health care initiatives.
• Jesus’ had female followers and these women were given the Great Commission before their male companions.

Check out the complete post and let me know what you think of his proposal.