Author Archives: Richard Guzman

How Holy Was Jesus?

The VIDEO below is of a sermon I preached on November 15, 2020.  It explores just a few of the ideas in the talk I gave at the launch of the CPRES (Clergy Peer Reflection and Engagement Series) pilot program … Continue reading

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#BeTheBridge on Giving Tuesday, December 1st

We hope things get better soon, but in this year of The Pandemic there’s been so much wage and job loss that the homes of thousands of families threaten to go into foreclosure. In the VIDEO BELOW, Rick Guzman—executive director … Continue reading

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Magic and Consumption at the End of History – Part 1

I gave the following talk in 2004 at a conference held at the Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy.  (Prato is Tuscany’s second largest city, less than 11 miles from Tuscany’s largest, Florence.)  I publish it now partly because it speaks … Continue reading

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