On October 8, 2024, Dr. Larry Rasmussen joined a graduate seminar in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia called Theologies of Resistance and Reconciliation to speak to the class about the thought and life of Niebuhr. … Read More

Elizabeth Rambo, the 2024 PLT Summer Intern, shared reflections about her work and findings from the summer in a talk on September 26. Rambo interned part-time with D.C. nonprofits Bread for the City in the food and social services department, and with Catholic Charities of D.C. in the clinical services department. Read More

The course explores the influence of theological ideas and religious commitments on social movements in America – how faith matters in politics and society – through historical narratives, novels, theological writings, and film. Read More

This is the first English language collection of original essays analyzing Soelle’s work. It explores her contributions to biblical hermeneutics, Christian feminism, social ethics, post-Holocaust thought, Mysticism, literature, and political and liberation theology. Read More

The book examines three versions of the conservative quest for the essence that have profoundly shaped contemporary American Christianity. Read More

Eliza Griswold dives into the world of Philadelphia’s Circle of Hope in the midst of its unravelling. Read More

Friend of the project Firmin DeBranbander, Professor of Philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art and author of Do Guns Make Us Free, has written two essential articles on American gun violence that we are please to share. Read More

There’s no better place to launch our LT Shorts than with Darcey Steinke‘s talk on spiritual memoir, imaginative wildness, and the American transcendentists. The acclaimed novelist and memoirist spoke to one of our seminars and the results were thrilling. Read More

On Thursday, September 26th, Elizabeth Rambo will share stories from her summer service experience. The event will begin at 7:00 pm at The Bonhoeffer House in Charlottesville (1841 University Circle). The event is free, and the public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Read More

Patti Smith immerses readers in her inner world through photography. Read More