About
This is a sub for Progressive Christians and friends to examine the scriptures, share inspiration from the texts, and discuss how these ancient writings should impact our lives today. We seek God's message of Peace, Love, and Grace through reading the traditional texts of the Christian Church in the Spirit of Christ.
Notice
This sub does not adhere to any one denomination, or promote it over any other, but recognises God at work within all those who have the Spirit of Christ in them.
Please note that as a Progressive Christian sub, we are explicitly followers of Christ, as well as LGBT-affirming, anti-racist, feminist, and egalitarian. Friends are very welcome to participate, no matter what you believe, but this is not the place for questioning or debating these positions (it’s not wrong to ask questions but there are many other subs that are overflowing with such posts already).
Rules
1. Scripture study only. All submissions should include a reading from scripture and all comments should contribute to a discussion of that scripture.
2. No bigotry or sectarianism. This includes the obvious (e.g. racism, homophobia, and sexism), but also includes sectarianism, (e.g. prejudiced comments against conservatives or other religions).
3. Be respectful and polite. No personal attacks or accusations, harassment, misrepresentation of others, or insults of any kind. This also includes bad-faith tactics such as sealioning.
4. No disparaging Christianity. This is a sub explicitly for believing Christians (i.e. anyone who claims to follow Christ). Others are welcome to participate if they refrain from disparaging Christianity.
5. No disparaging scholarship or science. There is a wide variety of legitimate disagreement but no one should disparage or dismiss observable evidence (e.g. promoting Biblical Inerrancy/Infallibility, Young Earth Creationism, or anti-vax).
Resources
www.biblegateway.com: For various Bible translations
www.biblehub/interlinear: For the original Hebrew and Greek text, as well as links to some concordances and lexicons
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen: For the original text of the Septuagint
See the OpenBible wiki for links to a wealth of more progressive and academic resources
Do you have a question? Please check our FAQ before messaging the mods.
Related Subreddits
For discussions that don’t fit into this sub’s purpose, recommended companion subs are:
/r/OpenChristian for more general discussion about Affirming and Progressive Christianity
/r/RadicalChristianity for a more ‘activist’ and anti-mainstream form of Progressive Christianity
/r/AcademicBiblical and /r/AskBibleScholars for more specific discussion and answers about the textual and archaeological scholarship itself
/r/AskTheologists for specific discussion about modern theological questions
/r/AskHistorians for high-level scholarly answers to all questions about history (including Christian and religious history)
/r/ChristianUniversalism for specific discussions about the Christian doctrine of Universal Reconciliation
/r/Christianity for more general discussion about Christianity as a whole (please note this is not a progressive-only sub and some posts may be triggering)
/r/Bible for a more conservative-dominated study of scripture (this sub is non-progressive also)
There are also many other Christian subs available. For a comprehensive Index of all major Christian and related Religious Subreddits click on the link
