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Steven Harmon

Steven R. Harmon

Steven R. Harmon is professor of historical theology at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He is co-secretary for the joint commission for the Baptist World Alliance-Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Dialogue, Phase III. Among his books are Baptists, Catholics, and the Whole Church: Partners in the Pilgrimage to Unity (New City Press, 2021) and the forthcoming Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate (Nurturing Faith Books).

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Participants take photos of Pope Leo XIV during his audience with people attending a conference on the ecumenical implications of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea June 7, 2025, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

A Baptist theologian hopes for renewal in Pope Leo's service to all Christians

The American identity of Pope Leo XIV has potential for the renewal of American Christianity in particular by calling us beyond polarized politics toward the reconciling peace of the reign of God.

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