WATCH RECORDINGS: 2021 Short Course “Renewing Theology and Church for Public Life”
Our Spring 2021 short course, “Renewing Theology and Church for Public Life,” brought experts in national church leadership, public policy, and generational forecasting together to explore current cultural, social, and generational challenges to the church. They addressed trends, theological shifts, and resources for renewing the church for public witness within a Reformed framework. Participants were…
Read MoreWATCH RECORDING: 2021 Reformed Institute Convocation
The Reformed Tradition has been complicit in slavery, segregation, and White dominance throughout U.S. history. At the same time, Black Presbyterians have drawn on deep wells of resilience and prophetic vision to contest such racism and to reframe the tradition from within. On January 23, the 2021 Reformed Institute Convocation – “Black Presbyterians and Racial…
Read MoreWATCH RECORDING: “Presbyterians and Race” Walk
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Reformed Institute held a reflective walk in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, to sites that mark key moments in the story of Presbyterians, White supremacy, and Black resistance from Colonial days to the present. The walk focused on challenge, reflection and inspiration to action at each of the sites (see…
Read MoreGospel According to Baseball via Zoom
This summer on Wednesday nights at 7:00 Dr. Quinn Fox will lead an exploration into how baseball has been influenced by, and has in turn influenced, American life, especially popular film… all through the lens of Christian faith.
Read MoreNPC Zoom Speaker Series: For Such a Time as This Series
This summer, hear from a variety of Reformed voices on the critical issues of the pandemic, racial justice, and more from the National Presbyterian Church. For Such a Time As This Summer Sunday Morning Speaker Series Via Zoom and YouTube Live Each Sunday, this summer, 9:45-10:45 am, we’ll hear about an important topic that helps…
Read MorePresbyterians, Race, and Justice Walk Sept. 19 in Alexandria
Saturday, September 19, 10:00 a.m.-noon, the Reformed Institute will hold a reflective walk in Old Town Alexandria, VA to sites that mark key moments in the story of Presbyterians, White supremacy, and Black resistance from Colonial days to the present. The walk will focus on challenge, reflection and inspiration to action at each of the…
Read MoreIs There Divine “Judgment” In All This?
Well, probably not in the traditional sense of God causing medieval plagues and the like. But the Coronovirus brings a kind of “judgment” by exposing weaknesses in our lives and in society. Given the new space created by our relative isolation, this can be a time of introspection and change for all of us. Here…
Read MoreWatch the C-SPAN Broadcast of Our ‘Tomorrow’s Politics’ Event
On June 18, 2019, the Reformed Institute hosted “Tomorrow’s Politics: Healing a Frayed Republic,” featuring Peter Wehner, author of The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump (Read The New York Times review of the book), with Cherie Harder offering Christian perspectives. The event was broadcast on CSPAN2 – Book TV.…
Read MoreWinter Course – Relate & Resist
In times of crisis, the church has occasionally sought to speak for justice and the right by once more loudly proclaiming what Christian faith teaches and, in doing so, call for resistance to powers that would subvert those teachings.
Read MoreUnfinished Business
At the invitation of National Capital Presbytery, the Reformed Institute enlisted the Rev. Dr. Eric Spingsted, one of the members of our Company of Teachers, to be the preacher at the worship service at the November meeting of the presbytery, which was designed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation.…
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