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…1 min read·Jan 25, 2024----
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…1 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Jonathan VanAntwerpenImagining The Immanent FrameAn Interview with Jonathan VanAntwerpen14 min read·Apr 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.4 min read·Apr 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…1 min read·Mar 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…”1 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Jan 13, 2023--1--1
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…1 min read·Dec 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…1 min read·Dec 2, 2022----