Phoenix Affirmations

The Phoenix Affirmations are a set of twelve principles articulating an emerging, progressive form of Christian faith, drafted by clergy and laypeople from Phoenix, Arizona, drawing on pastors, theologians and biblical scholars from mainline seminaries and divinity schools. The Reverend Eric Elnes published the first commentary on them in 2006, and the author Phyllis Tickle described that work as the clearest and most articulate presentation of progressive Christianity then available; the theologian Diana Butler Bass has said the affirmations spell out the theological basis of Protestant liberality, open and humble yet grounded in the biblical story. The affirmations are organized around what they call Jesus's three great loves, of God, of neighbor and of self, and unlike a fixed historic creed they carry a version number and remain open to amendment, standing at version 3.8 as described in the source. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/