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Andy and I tackle a bunch of questions from Religion and the Spiritual Crisis class members. It is a bunch of fun:) You can grab the class lectures now before they get locked up in the HBC vault for members only. Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at … Read more about Andrew Root: Acceleration, Resonance, & the Counting Crows

Rev. Dr. Stephen G. Ray Jr. is the President of Chicago Theological Seminary. In addition, he is the President of the Society for the Study of Black Religion. Having written and lectured broadly in the areas of Systematic Theology, African American religion, human rights and the intersection of … Read more about Stephen G. Ray Jr: how to be a passionate progressive dye in the wool Calvinist

Helen K. Bond is on the podcast! We talk about her most recent book The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel.  Dr. Bond is the Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She is also the author of Pontius Pilate in History … Read more about Helen Bond: the First Biography of Jesus… PS it is the Gospel of Mark

Get Pumped for the party - an apocalyptic #ProcessParty!! This episode is a party with two of my favorite theologians! Catherine Keller and Jacob Erickson are here to bring the zest to the people. Want to get the invite to future live streams? Sign-up for the HBC newsletter on the front … Read more about Apocalyptic #ProcessParty with Catherine Keller & Jacob Erickson

James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature. His PhD from the University of Durham became the basis for his first book, John's Apologetic Christology, published by Cambridge University Press in the SNTS Monograph Series. He has also written a "prequel" … Read more about James McGrath: What Jesus Learned from Women

Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy serves as President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California –a progressive, multidenominational seminary and center for social justice that prepares theologically and spiritually rooted leaders to work for the well-being of all.  A committed pastor, a … Read more about David Vásquez-Levy: Theology for People on the Move

It's time for another edition of live-streamed "Big God" questions with Tom Oord. This time we tackle a number of complaints and critiques of open and relational theology from twitter. Tom also shares news about his new book Open and Relational Theology. Check it out. We are both … Read more about Thomas Jay Oord: Big God Twitter Takes

Last night I had some live streaming fun with Diana Butler Bass. She is not only a brilliant scholar and communicator but a mentor and friend. In this conversation, we discuss her newest book, Freeing Jesus, and the way it is a culmination of a trajectory first set in Christianity After … Read more about Diana Butler Bass: Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear

Sociologist of Religion, Dr. Gerardo Marti, drops a powerful lecture that explores secularization in three parts - the statistics, the theory, and the history. This lecture and the ensuing conversation is the kickoff of an open online reading group. Join the fun here: http://oursecularage.com Dr. … Read more about Gerardo Marti: Secularization & Social Change

Dr. Philip Goodchild is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Nottingham. I have read and enjoyed Philip's work for years and am thrilled to have him on the podcast. In this conversation, we discuss how he understands the task of philosophy of religion and then explore a number … Read more about Philip Goodchild: God and Money

This is a special episode. Not only are there a bunch of impressive scholars participating, but it is from my digital trip to Vienna for a round table engaging my book Divine Self-Investment. I had a complete blast and was truly honored to have so many scholars take my text so seriously. Deeply … Read more about Saving God from Tyranny

Bethany Sollereder is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Religion at Oxford University and part of the "God and the Book of Nature' project I am a part of. She specializes in theology concerning evolution and the problem of suffering and is currently working on the theological possibilities and … Read more about Bethany Sollereder: Theology and the Ecological Crisis