Cyprian: Fleshly Equality 

“What is there in this world which is not common to us with others, so long as this flesh of ours still remains, according to the law of our first birth, common to us with them? So long as we are here in the world, we are associated with the human race in fleshly equality, though we are separated in spirit.” 

Richard Kew: An Earthly and a Heavenly Citizen 

“But for those of us who are citizens of God’s kingdom, patriotism is about much more than getting dewy-eyed when we see the flag. It is about how each of us brings the light of Christ to an increasingly secular and hostile society. We yearn for God to bless the United States of America and make it a force for good in the world.” 

Sarah Cornwell: Conflict Resolution, Lessons for a Divided America 

“Corrymeela’s work coincides with social psychology research which finds that contact with an outgroup typically reduces prejudice and increases trust and forgiveness of past wrongs, all useful in creating a window of opportunity to introduce the possibility of resolution.” 

The Living Church Podcast: Creative Politics with Luke Bretherton and John Orens 

“Historically speaking, Christianity is in the very root systems of democracy and socialism. What philosophies, and what Christian ideals, are at the heart of both of these systems of organizing common civic life? How have they actually played out?”