The Ten Commandments of Progressive Christianity are found in Exodus 20:1-6 in the Bible. As a Progressive Christian theologian, we do not have any other 10 commandments.
Michael J. Kruger
Michael J. Kruger, like other authors, confuses liberal Christianity with Progressive Christianity. Progressive Christianity is halfway between conservative Christianity and liberal Christianity. We use different terms to mean different things.
The Middle Way
Think of progressive Christianity as the middle way, between ultraconservative and ultraliberal. Truth is not conservative or liberal, but is that claim that best matches actual reality.
Liberal Christianity
Liberal Christianity is dedicated to liberal values, in opposition to conservative values. Both are a bias, one for change and one against change. I believe both are mistaken.
Richard Rohr
Michael J. Kruger also makes the mistake of identifying Richard Rohr as a progressive Christian. Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest and doesn’t typically use the term “progressive Christian” to describe himself.
Philip Gulley
Philip Gulley, from whom he takes this list, is a Quaker pastor, not a Progressive Christian. So it is unfair to use his list as representative of Progressive Christianity. It is not.
Nicene Creed
Progressive Christianity is committed to the essentials of the Christian faith, which are innumerated in the Nicene Creed. But it is committed to growing in the knowledge of God and his creation. It is reformed, always reforming.
St. Augustine
You could say that the guiding principle of progressive Christianity is that, to paraphrase St. Augustine, we should have unity in essentials, Liberty in non-essentials, but love in all things.
