It would be hard to convey the spirit of Jim Finley in a few words and a single photograph, but my friend Daniel Epstein did so ... beautifully: portraitsinfaith.org/james-finley/

"We neither grasp the power of capital nor the capital of power." -- Rev. David Moore. More insight here: open.substack.com/pub/davidnmo...

"Buddha called it non-attachment. The Hindus call it vairāgya, acting without clinging to results. In Islam, it’s zuhd—the simplicity that keeps the heart soft to God. The Taoists talk about wu wei, the way of doing less so that life can move through you...." (1/2)

"A nation can be great and still fail at being good." Kelly Burton. More here: thepublicintellectual.substack.com?utm_campaign...

What do you say to comfort "a people ruled by a verbally incontinent and mentally limited codger reduced to repeating the same silliness over and over"? More Bill McKibben brilliance here: open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

What an important and enjoyable conversation! You can watch it on youtube here: youtu.be/VTxVO-e2f0Q?..., or listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Another wise voice I hope you'll listen to ... open.substack.com/pub/davidnmo...

A brilliant, insightful, and often funny voice I recommend you pay attention to: open.substack.com/pub/dgutierr...

"Everything Black people have endured in this country has been under democracy — not outside it. Time and again, American democracy has cleared the way for powerful men to do whatever they want." Truth from the brilliant Kelly Burton: more here: thepublicintellectual.substack.com?utm_campaign...

When the future feels uncertain, perhaps the real question is: how will we show up? nomadpodcast.co.uk for the full conversation with @briandmclaren.bsky.social

My thoughts: those who oppose gun reform are complicit in America’s mass shootings. My prayers: that voters will throw out all those politicians who love guns (and NRA backing) more than children and their families.

If you have ears to hear ... youtu.be/RJiwovX3mNA?...

Friends in and around Nashville (and beyond) - you might be interested in this. I'm looking forward to being part of it! faithjustice.net/fall-gatheri...

A good conversation with an old friend about my new book here: www.bigfootbooksnc.com/blog/brian-m...

If you know anyone in Democratic Party leadership, will you forward this to them, so it makes its way up the chain? www.todaysamericancatholic.org/2025/08/mixe...

A beautiful musical meditation (in translation) on a passage of the Sermon on the Mount, from my friend Chris Hale: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCR4....

My keynote from Theology Beer Camp last year ... if you found this helpful, you might be interested in TBC this year (www.theologybeercamp2025.com). Here's the keynote: open.spotify.com/episode/2zns...

I really enjoyed being on this podcast for grandparents raising grandchildren. Even if you're not one (a grandparent raising grandchildren), I think you'll enjoy this episode - www.grandparents-raising-grandchildren.org/brian-mclare...

Thoughts on resistance and resilience ... and an invitation for you to share music, poetry, and other resources that are helping you stay human: brianmclaren.net/the-dehumani...

It’s 2056. A fledgling Mars colony has begun to self-destruct. Can a final crew of ten bring a needed intervention? Order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage released TODAY: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

“For me, sci-fi is a way of grappling with our current problems on Earth by projecting them across space and time. Getting that distance sometimes helps us see and face things we couldn’t face otherwise.” Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage out TOMORROW: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

“For me, Mars represents a sterile environment, like a laboratory, that helps us see more clearly who we are and what we might become.” — Brian D. McLaren Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

The protagonist of this trilogy isn’t an individual. It’s a team of people... Or you might say the protagonist is a set of human values or qualities that this team embodies.” Pre-order The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

When two billionaire philanthropists team up to establish a long-term colony on Mars, will their project mark a new beginning for the human species, or will they export human arrogance and folly? Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

“For me, sci-fi is a way of grappling with our current problems on Earth by projecting them across space and time. Getting that distance sometimes helps us see and face things we couldn’t face otherwise.” Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

It’s 2056. A fledgling Mars colony has begun to self-destruct. Can a final crew of ten bring a needed intervention? Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

Imagine you’re the director of a Mars colonization project, and you discover the colony’s leaders have been keeping a terrible secret from you. What do you do? Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

“... If we ruin the Earth, we can always retreat to Mars, they seem to think. I wanted to confront that delusion as directly as I could in this trilogy.” — Brian D. McLaren Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

From THE LAST VOYAGE, Brian McLaren’s new sci-fi novel: “Forever this would be true: that her final conversation with her mother was a lie.” Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

Joanna Macy has been a major influence on me for many years ... first, indirectly through the work of David Korten, and then through her books and online lectures. She entered hospice care this week. Joanna has modeled a simple, good life of wisdom and courage. May she be honored and appreciated!

Here's why one sensitive reader found Life After Doom helpful: acalmpresence.substack.com/p/a-sense-of...

When two billionaire philanthropists team up to establish a long-term colony on Mars, will their project mark a new beginning for the human species, or will they export human arrogance and folly? Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

It's 2056 and international oligarchs have pushed the world to the precipice of ecological, economic, and nuclear catastrophe. Two billionaire philanthropists have teamed up to offer a solution. Will it be a way through our polycrisis—or another dead end? Order The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

"Beautifully written, wonderfully paced." -Carmen Acevedo Butcher, PHD, poet and award-winning translator Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

Why science fiction? “This genre has helped me engage with the themes I have grappled with through my whole career … not just theoretically or abstractly, but in a concrete story with characters I have grown to love.” — Brian McLaren, on THE LAST VOYAGE Pre-order: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

A feisty Nigerian fighter pilot turned astronaut … a street-smart vet turned plant pathologist from LA … an Afghan entomologist who was drawn to science through her fascination with dragonflies and butterflies — 3 main characters of THE LAST VOYAGE Pre-order: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

A billionaire philanthropist who poses as an oligarch… the Ukrainian widow of a Russian oligarch who despises the code the super-rich and super-powerful live by — 2 main characters of THE LAST VOYAGE Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

A Guatemalan geneticist who tells corny jokes … an aging ecologist who knows he is an arrogant narcissist but can’t seem to do anything about it … a Maori former rock star turned music/art therapist — 3 main characters of THE LAST VOYAGE Pre-order my new book, The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

A young American theologian-ethicist who has been recruited for a challenge she feels is too big for her … a teenage musician-poet from Palestine who has survived too much already in her young life — 2 main characters of THE LAST VOYAGE Pre-order The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

The protagonist of this trilogy isn’t an individual. It’s a team of people, diverse, troubled, conflicted at times, but ultimately good, resilient, and wise. Or you might say the protagonist is a set of human values...” Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

“For me, Mars represents a sterile environment, like a laboratory, that helps us see more clearly who we are and what we might become.” — Brian D. McLaren Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

"Such a simple revolution: Yesterday I thought myself at the center of the world. Now the world seems to sit at the center of me." -- Pico Iyer, Aflame

Humans (most recently, Earth’s richest person) have always projected their hopes and fears on Mars... I wanted to confront that delusion as directly as I could in this trilogy. Pre-order my new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

LIFE AFTER DOOM won a Nautilus Book Award! Info here - brianmclaren.net/a-nau…

Excerpt from THE LAST VOYAGE: “...For the first time in her twenty-seven years of life, Gabriela had lied to her mother. Forever this would be true: that her final conversation with her mother was a lie.” Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

For me, sci-fi is a way of grappling with our current problems on Earth by projecting them across space and time. Getting that distance sometimes helps us see and face things we couldn’t face otherwise. Pre-order my new sci-fi novel, The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

It’s 2056 and the earth teeters on the brink of collapse. A new colony on Mars could be the answer, but does this fledgling community have everything it needs to survive? Pre-order Brian McLaren's new book The Last Voyage: linktr.ee/LastVoyage

Understanding authoritarianism is helping me understand what is going on in our country and world today. I summarized my research in a short, readable, and comprehensive ebook, available here: brianmclaren.net/store/

On Saturday, June 14, I will be marching and protesting with millions across the US. You can too! thirdact.org/act/no-kings...

A wise teacher with deep prophetic imagination has spoken. Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025) will continue to teach through all of us shaped by his brilliance . Thanks be to God for this amazing life of insight, boldness, and kindness. www.walterbrueggemann.com/2013/06/03/b...