Editing Progressive Christianity (section)

==History==
===Origins===
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The term "progressive Christianity" was first coined by German-American Lutheran pastor and scholar, Rev. John H. W. Stuckenberg. "I favor a progressive Christianity based on the living teachings of Christ and his Apostles. I am opposed to the stagnation created by religious dogmatism and traditionalism, and wish none of my possessions to be used in the interest of this stagnation." (last will and testament, June 6, 1898) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/feast-of-john-h-w-stuckenberg-may-28/ | title=Feast of John H. W. Stuckenberg (May 28) | date=9 December 2017 }}</ref>

A priority of justice and care for the down-trodden are a recurrent theme in the [[Nevi'im|Hebrew prophetic tradition]] inherited by [[Christianity]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ess|first=Charles|title=Prophetic, Wisdom, and Apocalyptic Traditions in Judaism and Christianity|url=http://www.drury.edu/ess/alpha/prophet.html|publisher=Drury University|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223192217/http://www.drury.edu/ess/alpha/prophet.html|archive-date=23 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> This has been reflected in many later Christian traditions of service and [[Christian ministry|ministry]], and more recently in the United States of America through Christian involvement in political trends such as the [[Progressive Movement]] and the [[Social Gospel]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Boulton|first=Wayne G., Thomas D. Kennedy and Allen Verhey|title=From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics|year=1994|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|location=Grand Rapids MI|isbn=0-8028-0640-6|pages=134–136|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JstVXOH75LwC}}</ref>

Throughout the 20th century, a strand of progressive or liberal Christian thought outlined the values of a 'good [[society]]'. It stresses fairness, justice, responsibility, and compassion, and condemns the forms of governance that wage [[Just war|unjust war]], rely on corruption for continued power, deprive the poor of facilities, or exclude particular racial or sexual groups from fair participation in national liberties. It was influential in the US [[mainline (Protestant)|mainline]] churches, and reflected global trends in [[student activism]]. It contributed to the [[Christian ecumenism|ecumenical movement]], as represented internationally by the [[World Student Christian Federation]] and the [[World Council of Churches]] internationally, and at the national level through groups such as the [[National Council of Churches]] in the US and [[Australian Student Christian Movement]].

===Contemporary movement===
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The ascendancy of [[evangelicalism]] in the US, particularly in its more socially conservative forms, challenged many people in mainline churches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2011/05/sojourners_decl.html|title=Sojourners Declines LGBT 'Welcome' Ad|author-first1=Sarah|author-last1=Pulliam Bailey|date=9 May 2011|work=Christianity Today|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102351/http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2011/05/sojourners_decl.html|archive-date=11 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>  This has enabled many Christians who are uncomfortable with conservative evangelicalism to identify themselves explicitly as "progressive Christians".

Notable initiatives within the movement for progressive Christianity include [[Progressive Christianity (organization)|Progressive Christianity]] and Faithful America.  The ''[[Sojourners]]'' magazine was founded in 1971 by the [[Sojourners Community]] and was the first progressive magazine.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Brantley W. |last1=Gasaway|title=Progressive Evangelicals and the Pursuit of Social Justice|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|location=USA|year=2014|page=14}}</ref> In 2007, the [[Red-Letter Christians]] movement was founded by [[Tony Campolo]] and [[Shane Claiborne]] to insist to Jesus' words by promoting biblical values such as peace, the fight against [[poverty]], the defense of [[peace]], building strong families, respecting [[human rights]] and welcoming foreigners.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Nick |last1=Tabor|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/01/06/can-this-preachers-progressive-version-evangelical-christianity-catch-with-new-generation/|title=Can this preacher's progressive version of evangelical Christianity catch on with a new generation?|work=Washington Post|location=USA|date=January 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Rosie |last1=Dawson|url=https://religionnews.com/2019/01/04/red-letter-christians-gear-up-for-uk-launch/|title=Red Letter Christians gear up for UK launch|work=Religion News|location=USA|date=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

In the UK, the Progressive Christianity Britain network has adopted eight [[non-credal]] points which reflect the nature of a Christian life explored from a progressive standpoint.<ref>Progressive Christian Network Britain, [https://www.pcnbritain.org.uk/ Homepage], accessed 19 January 2024</ref> The network holds group meetings in many locations around the country.<ref>PCN Britain, [https://www.pcnbritain.org.uk/locations Groups and Churches], accessed 16 January 2024</ref>

According to [[Archbishop]] Wynn Wagner of the former [[North American Old Catholic Church]], holding to the ideals of progressive Christianity sets the movement apart from traditional [[Christianity]]. Inclusiveness and acceptance is the basic posture of progressive Christianity.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Wynn |last1=Wagner III|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/144999279X|title=A Pilgrim's Guide to the Old Catholic Church|publisher=Mystic Ways|year=2009|ISBN=978-1-4499-9279-8}}</ref>{{page needed|date=May 2025}}