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On September 24, 2025 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Templeton Prize for his life-long commitment to the environment. In 1997, Bartholomew famously declared that “to commit a crime against the natural world is a sin.” Read his acceptance address here.… In this Newsweek article, Paul Raushenbush, the head of the Interfaith Alliance, calls on all faith communities to mobilize against the weaponization of government and religion in our democracy. “It’s so important in this moment, when we know that democracy is under threat because of an authoritarian effort…, that faith communities… Contemporary society has crossed a threshold of massive upheavals due to the advancement and proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies. Rapid developments in AI raise significant concerns and deep questions about traditional ways of understanding human persons, consciousness,… The prophetic confession, known as the “Barmen Declaration” was written in 1934 as the Third Reich was taking over the German Evangelical Church (composed of Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches). Professor Karl Barth was a primary author. Barmen galvanized the new “Confessing Church” which was a dissident voice against the… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Washington Theological Consortium (WTC) will welcome an international interfaith leader to Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 26, 2025, to discuss current abuses by political movements to impose a narrow religious agenda, and how people across faith traditions can respond among their communities and in the public sphere. The…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Templeton Prize
Newsweek's "No Kings Rev." Paul Raushenbush in DC Sunday
VIDEO: "AI, Theology, and Liberation" Faculties Convocation
“AI, Theology, and Liberation: Re-imagining Technology and Theological Education”
The Nazification of the Church
WTC to Host Rev. Paul Raushenbush: ‘Faith in Authoritarian Times’
Interfaith leader to discuss approaches in support of a resilient democracy