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Norman Thomas: A disappointed man

November 9, 2015Layman1 liberalism, Norman Thomas, Presbyterian, Princeton, Socialist

By John R. Erickson, World Magazine. In 1967, John R. Erickson, now the author of 66 Hank the Cowdog books, then a theology student at Harvard Divinity School, interviewed the grand old man of American socialism, Norman Thomas (1884–1968). This previously unpublished article shows how Thomas, a six-time Socialist Party candidate for president, built his…

PCUSA Seminary Presidents issue letter affirming Racial Justice

January 28, 2015Layman7 Craig Barnes, Ferguson, inequality, Princeton, PTS, Racial justice

Princeton Theological Seminary President Craig Barnes has signed an open letter along with other seminary presidents from the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to show solidarity with more than 30 African American deans and seminary presidents who have called for action on racial justice issues. On Jan. 15, the African American Presidents and Deans in Theological Education…

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Norman Thomas: A disappointed man

PCUSA Seminary Presidents issue letter affirming Racial Justice