Mary A. Tolbert

Stewardship of Injustice

September 15, 2009

Preaching on the parable of the Unjust Steward, Dean Mary Ann Tolbert says: "Over and over again in most of the serious decisions we must make throughout our lives, we often face, not a right way and a wrong way, but instead an array of bad alternatives. Life is not simple; it is deeply, inherently colored by a profound ambiguity." Hear sermon audio.

I stand in a long line of wonderful deans who have served PSR with distinction, people like Del Brown, whose passing we are all mourning today, and Mary Donovan Turner, who is taking a well-deserved s

Stewardship of Injustice

September 15, 2009

Mary TolbertPreaching on the parable of the Unjust Steward, Dean Mary Ann Tolbert says: "Over and over again in most of the serious decisions we must make throughout our lives, we often face, not a right way and a wrong way, but instead an array of bad alternatives. Life is not simple; it is deeply, inherently colored by a profound ambiguity." Read transcript.

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The Bible and Same-Gender Marriage

July 31, 2009

This article was originally submitted to Pacific School of Religion as part of Progressive Christian Witness, a 2006 initiative of PSR designed to bring voices of progressive Christianity to churches nationwide. 

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A New Teaching with Authority: A Re-evaluation of the Authority of the Bible

July 31, 2009

This article was originally submitted to Pacific School of Religion as part of Progressive Christian Witness, a 2006 initiative of PSR designed to bring voices of progressive Christianity to churches nationwide. 

Click here to download full article as pdf.