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Nancy McDonald Ladd

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“Today, the idea of idealism is not enough. Casual optimism rings hollow, and triumphal, self-assured liturgies leave our broken hearts still yearning for the chance to sing together in a minor key. The people we serve yearn for that too, for an honest word and an opportunity to hold our shared grief and deep personal brokenness together in community on a Sunday morning. We cannot offer the cheap grace of eventual societal perfection in times of systemic desolation, and we cannot sell one another on the idea that it’s all going to be just fine in the end.”
Nancy McDonald Ladd, After the Good News: Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism

“Nothing in the work of dismantling racism and opposing white supremacy is inherently doable, and nothing that you, or any of us bring into this work will ultimately result in what you might perceive to be a perfect outcome, especially one so gloriously ‘successful’ that people of color among us will line up to give the white people among us gold stars for all of our efforts.”
Nancy McDonald Ladd, After the Good News: Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism

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Life never stops sending new spiritual challenges our way. How do we, as individuals and communities, search for truth and meaning, strive for justice ...more
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