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Theological Reflections. The writings of Reverend Maurice A. Fetty reflect more than six decades of Christian ministry, theological scholarship, and spiritual formation. Through these theological reflections, he invites readers to engage the enduring questions of faith with intellectual curiosity, biblical conviction, and thoughtful discernment. Drawing upon Scripture, church history, philosophy, and a lifetime of pastoral experience, each reflection explores the profound relationship between faith and reason while addressing the challenges and opportunities facing Christians in the modern world. These essays seek not merely to inform, but to encourage deeper understanding, inspire meaningful dialogue, and strengthen a faith that is both intellectually grounded and spiritually vibrant.Whether you are a lifelong student of theology,

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THE ISMS BY WHICH WE LIVE

It all happened some years ago in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. I had gone there from East Harlem in New York City to become the Teaching Minister of the Colonial (Congregational) Church of Edina. A teaching minister position was an effort to recreate the pattern of historic New England Congregationalism where a church had an ordained preacher and an ordained teacher. It turned out to be a wonderful experience I remember one man who came to a number of my class

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PRAYER FOR AMERICA

Eternal God, who has called us to be your people, you led our forefathers to this great land and granted us abundance, prosperity and freedom. Within their hearts and minds you planted a love of freedom, and within their spirits you placed the lure of the future. We thank you, Lord, for creating us with the capacity for imagination and risk and adventure. We thank you for the chance to start over again, to begin anew, to leave behind the bondage to inadequate ideas or methods

Jul 15

PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART III

The grand words of the Declaration resonate within our souls: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among those are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." And they signed the document putting their lives on the line in resistance to a state church and the divine right of kings. As John Adam said just before signing: "All that I have and all that I am, and a

Sep 5, 2023

PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART II

The idea of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire was very distant from the Book of Revelation, the Bible's last book...

Sep 1, 2023

PATRIOTISM AND THE DECLINE OF A CHRISTIAN NATION - PART I

It happened several years ago. It was one of those "aha" experiences in my life. On a beautiful summer morning we were visiting Delphi,...

Aug 28, 2023

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE--OR SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND STATE??

If we would be advocates of the influence of religious ethics and morality on American democracy, we would also be advocates of the...

Aug 8, 2023

DEMOCRACY, RELIGION AND MORALITY

Human beings are incorrigibly religious. In the entire known history of humanity, it is difficult find a group of humans that had no...

Aug 2, 2023

LIGHT, LIFE, AND ENLIGHTENMENT

Summer is a season of sun worshippers. In the Northern Hemisphere millions of sunbathers will make their way to the beaches to "soak up the rays." Northerners from winter grey Scandanavia, Belgium, Germany and France will press southward for the glistening beaches of the French, Spanish and Italian Rivieras. Russians will push toward the Baltic and New Yorkers by the thousands will migrate to Long Island beaches to soak up the sun for that healthy summer look. Yes, despite

Jul 25, 2023