Monthly Archives: August 2018

Global Relevance (Social Principles, Part 5)

Posted on August 6, 2018 by La Peregrina

Hats off to the General Board of Church and Society for undertaking the monumental task of revising the United Methodist Social Principles. It’s the first time in fifty years that the Social Principles have been looked at holistically! (Our usual … Continue reading →

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Succinct, Organized, and Accessible (Social Principles, Part 4)

Posted on August 4, 2018 by La Peregrina

When my spouse and I went to get our marriage license, the county clerk asked us how many years of schooling we’d each had. When we told her, she didn’t believe us! “Not how old you are,” she clarified. “How … Continue reading →

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Theological Grounding (Social Principles, Part 3)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by La Peregrina

What sort of theology could we see in the Social Principles? In part two of this series, I argued that political discourses are inadequate for theologically grounding our Social Principles. Better theological themes include: unmerited grace of God conviction of the … Continue reading →

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The inadequacy of “rights” (Social Principles, Part 2)

Posted on August 1, 2018 by La Peregrina

A much-needed Social Principles revision aims to make the United Methodist Social Principles more succinct, theologically grounded, and globally relevant. United Methodists are invited to comment on the proposed revision before August 31, 2018. In my last post, I recommended … Continue reading →

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