Rev. Brad R. Braxton, Riverside Pastor, Announces Resignation - NYTimes.com

Rev. Brad R. Braxton, Riverside Pastor, Announces Resignation - NYTimes.com: "...by almost all accounts, Dr. Braxton’s decision to give up the pulpit at Riverside reflected a crisis of identity rending not only one congregation and its 2,000 members but the soul of Protestant liberalism in the United States.

“It’s about all the issues confronting the progressive tradition within the church,” said Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary and a member of the Riverside congregation. “Liturgy. Theology. Finance. Race and class. This is a tragedy.”"