PinnedJonathan VanAntwerpenTelling the Vast and Complex Story of Religion in America“To tell a more expansive story of American religion in all of its diversity, we must work together to plumb the plurality of religion in…Jan 25Jan 25
Jonathan VanAntwerpenBeyond the rim of the seen“My father has gone to join my mother and their elders just beyond the rim of the seen. And I am asking language to lead me to the bridge…Jan 15Jan 15
Jonathan VanAntwerpenImagining The Immanent FrameAn Interview with Jonathan VanAntwerpenApr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Jonathan VanAntwerpenPastor VanPastor Van had a big beard, a big smile, a big laugh, a big voice. And, we would learn, a big heart.Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
Jonathan VanAntwerpenNotes on Grief“I wince now at the words I said in the past to grieving friends. ‘Find peace in your memories,’ I used to say…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
Jonathan VanAntwerpenPoetry Unbound“Most people remember a poem because it reminds them of something: a grief of their own; a moment of love in their life…”Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Jonathan VanAntwerpenRev. Berton VanAntwerpen (1937–2023)Reverend Berton VanAntwerpen — known to many as Pastor Van (or “PV”), and to his family as Papa Bert — passed away peacefully…Jan 13, 20231Jan 13, 20231
Jonathan VanAntwerpenThe Peace of Wild ThingsWhen despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Jonathan VanAntwerpenLost“Somebody once said to me that in relation to religion that I come across like I’m totally lost. And I took it as a deep compliment. I was…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022