Scott MacDougall

Scott MacDougall is Associate Professor of Theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, an Episcopal seminary, and is a member of the Core Doctoral Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union. His theological work is focused on two broad areas: ecclesiology in relation to eschatology and the nature and character of Anglican theology. His most recent book is The Shape of Anglican Theology: Faith Seeking Wisdom (Brill, 2022).

Scott MacDougall

Who Needs Church?

In the post-Christian, postsecular Global North, people inside and outside of Christian communities look around and observe shrinking membership in churches across the denominational spectrum. Christians and non-Christians alike notice the world keeps on turning even as their local churches dwindle, consolidate, or close. They see the intensifying polarization and politicization of Christian commitments. They […]