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The Almost Formerly Important

Lessons of the old mainline for the new mainline.

Jason Byassee | posted 3/01/2006 12:00AM

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These dire warnings aside, enjoy your time at the top. "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever," Scripture says. Political power is a good deal more transient than the things we both hold most dear. When the powers that be are done with you, we mainline liberals will have a rocking chair for you at the retirement home of the formerly religiously important. Maybe then we can finally see each other as sisters and brothers.

Jason Byassee is assistant editor for The Christian Century and holds a Ph.D. in theology from Duke University.

Related Elsewhere:

Jason Byassee is a contributor to our sister publication Books & Culture. His essays include:

Reverse Hagiography | A new biography of Saint Augustine. (September/October 2005)

Jedi or Jesuit? | Looking for God at the cineplex. (May/June 2005)

Martin Marty commented on this article in his online Sightings column.

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