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Telling 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 readJan 25, 2024

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Telling the Vast and Complex Story of Religion in America

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Beyond 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 readJan 15, 2024

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Beyond the rim of the seen

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

2 min readJan 12, 2024

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Stones and Flowers Retreat a photo of California Redwoods by Jonathan VanAntwerpen January 2024

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Imagining The Immanent Frame

An Interview with Jonathan VanAntwerpen

14 min readApr 14, 2023

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From A Universe of Terms Religion in Visual Metaphor by Mona Oraby and Emilie Flamme. A photo by Jonathan VanAntwerpen

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Pastor Van

Pastor Van had a big beard, a big smile, a big laugh, a big voice. And, we would learn, a big heart.

4 min readApr 11, 2023

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen and Berton VanAntwerpen — Photo by Lisa Whiteman

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Notes 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 readMar 26, 2023

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Notes on Grief

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Poetry 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 readFeb 23, 2023

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Poetry Unbound by Padraig O Tuama, a photo of the book’s cover by Jonathan VanAntwerpen

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Rev. 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 readJan 13, 2023

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Rev. Berton VanAntwerpen (1937–2023)

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

The Peace of Wild Things

When 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 readDec 12, 2022

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Walkway in the woods — A photo by Jonathan VanAntwerpen

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Lost

“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 readDec 2, 2022

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Photograph by Jonathan VanAntwerpen of Redwood Trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Jonathan VanAntwerpen is a program director at the Henry Luce Foundation. Originally trained as a philosopher, he holds a Ph.D. in sociology from UC-Berkeley.

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