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Marjorie Suchocki is one of my favorite theologians. I absolutely love each of her books and have recommended them over and over. We got to connect in person for this conversation while in Claremont celebrating the 50th Anniversary for the Center for Process Studies. Our conversation touches a bunch … Read more about Marjorie Suchocki: Whispered Hope

It's a book release party for Thomas Jay Oord's new book! We were joined by two other philosophers will join us - Donna Bowman & Donald Viney. In this ground-breaking book, best-selling and award-winning author Thomas Jay Oord explains why omnipotence should be rejected. But Oord … Read more about Thomas Jay Oord: the Death of Omnipotence!

Dr. Pugh is joining Tripp for a conversation about the timely work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We will pull out 5 different reasons the return to Bonhoeffer is needed from his essay "Ten Years After,” in which Bonhoeffer wrote to the conspirators and resisters to Nazi rule in 1943. In this one short … Read more about Jeffrey Pugh: 5 Reasons we need Bonhoeffer now!

Rolf Jacobson is back on the podcast, and we have some serious fun. In our conversation, we discuss several things seminarians learn that could be triggering to the church they grew up in. I also drop a few exciting announcements in the intro like Rolf and I will tag-team a keynote together at the … Read more about Rolf Jacobson: Five Offensive Things… you learn in Seminary

John Dominic Crossan returns to the podcast to discuss how the death of John the Baptist reshaped Jesus' own vision and how the death and resurrection of Jesus changed Paul's eschatological hope. In the conversation, we mention some Dom’s books, including The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: The Coming Kingdom & the Risen Christ

Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD is a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC and American theologian specializing in the area of science and religion, with interests in evolution, physics and neuroscience and the import of these for theology. Ilia currently holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in … Read more about Ilia Delio: Catching a Cosmic Faith

John Dominic Crossan returns to the podcast to discuss how Jesus the parable teller became the parable of God. You will hear him describe the nature of parables and their role in the kingdom ministry of Jesus. This parabolic framework helps him unpack the nature of the four Gospels and how they … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: The Parables of Jesus & the Parable of God

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. I am thrilled to welcome him to the podcast as we discuss ethics, economics, ecology, and our global future. In a new edited volume, Ethics in Action for … Read more about Jeffrey D. Sachs: Ethics in Action

John Dominic Crossan returns to the podcast to discuss how a historian thinks about Jesus. You will hear him outline the basic framework he operates from before tackling several different topics and questions sent in by members of the Easter Stories group. In the conversation, we mention some Dom's … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: How to think about Jesus like a Historian

This is the first session with me and Diana's Lenten class Empty Altars: American Saints in a Cynical Age. We hope you enjoy it and consider joining the group. If you enjoy this, check out the upcoming lent group with Diana and me – Empty Altars:American Saints in a Cynical Age. We live in … Read more about Diana Butler Bass: American Saints in a Cynical Age