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Unit 12 · Move 01 · Meet
12.1 / RIVAL-AUTHORITY FIELDWORK

Meet a progressive Christian

Which church, teachers, experiences, justice concerns, and revisions shape this person’s faith?

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Meet · Person and movement

Meet a progressive Christian

Listen for the story behind deconstruction, harm, exclusion, intellectual doubt, institutional failure, or moral disagreement. Compassion does not require affirming every conclusion.

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Story

What prompted you to rethink inherited Christian belief?

02

Authority

When Scripture and your moral judgment appear to conflict, which corrects which?

03

Jesus

Who is Jesus, and what makes His life, death, and resurrection decisive?

04

Sin

Is sin defined by God’s character and command, by harm, by oppression, or by authenticity?

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Gospel

What do people need to be saved from and saved for?

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Church

Which communities and teachers now shape your convictions?

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Your profile distinguishes wounds and questions from the truth claims drawn from them.

Field notebook · Progressive Christianity · Move 01

Write six questions that honor the person’s story while exposing the authority governing the conclusions.

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Progressive Christianity is not one denomination; identify the person’s actual authorities and claims.