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Smart commentary on today's issues, Juicy Ecumenism is the official blog of the Institute on Religion & Democracy.

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September Providence Lunch

Providence will be hosting a luncheon on Thursday, September 19th, starting at 12pm with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President at the...

Film Viewing and Discussion of “Casablanca”

Institute on Religion & Democracy 1023 15th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC

September's Providence film night features Michael Curtiz's 1942 Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Filmed and set during WWII, Casablanca...

Wesley Reading Group

The IRD is starting a John Wesley Reading Group for young professionals. Once a month we will meet and discuss...

September New Whiggery Dinner

Institute on Religion & Democracy 1023 15th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC

The Institute on Religion and Democracy will be hosting its monthly New Whiggery Dinner for young professionals with Dr. Eric...

Christian Realism Today

Institute on Religion & Democracy 1023 15th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC

In this post-election season, perhaps there has never been a more important time to understand Christian Realism and its application...

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Don’t Allow Christianity to Disappear from Iraq

September 12, 2024

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Reflections on My Closing United Methodist Church

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Sarah Stewart

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An Open Letter to the Global Methodist General Conference

September 11, 2024

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America’s 1970s Problems Are Her 2020s Problems

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Mike Coté

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Jesus Christ and the Democratic Ethos

September 11, 2024

Tim Milosch

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Conventional Wisdom on NATO

September 10, 2024

Alan Dowd

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