How do you become a hippie socialist Jesus Freak? Well, this is the story of one of them. Very excited to have Kevin Max on the podcast! Kevin is a four-time Grammy-winning vocalist, whose work began in DC Talk and has since explored a host of different genres from spoken-word, electronica, … Read more about Kevin Max: From DC Talk to Spiritual Cosmonaut
Staff Lounge Shenanigans with Sarah Lane Ritchie & Joshua Ralston
We continue a hardcore lockdown here in Scotland, so I talked two of my co-workers into joining me digitally to answer some of your questions. Just think of it as an audio simulation of a staff lounge conversation. Dr. Joshua Ralston is a Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations here at the … Read more about Staff Lounge Shenanigans with Sarah Lane Ritchie & Joshua Ralston
John Thatamanil: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity
Friend of the podcast and theological super-star John Thatamanil is back on the podcast to talk about his ohhh sooo good new book Circling the Elephant. We had a bunch of nerdy fun and discussed... the task of comparative theology and its relation to constructive theology why the category of … Read more about John Thatamanil: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity
Andrew Davison: Participation in God
Dr. Andrew Davison is a lecturer in the Divinity Faculty of the University of Cambridge, and a fellow at Corpus Christi College, where he is also the Dean of Chapel. He is a regular contributor to Church Times and the Times Literary Supplement. Since 2014, he has been the Canon Philosopher of St … Read more about Andrew Davison: Participation in God
Alister McGrath: Faith and the Big Picture
Excited to have Dr. Alister McGrath on the podcast. He is a public intellectual, a scholar of science and religion, a prolific author, and the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University. In the conversation we discuss: the relationship of religion and science … Read more about Alister McGrath: Faith and the Big Picture
Big God Questions: Aliens, Hope, the Cross, & Divine Hiddenness
In this Big God Questions live stream Thomas Jay Oord joins me to tackle a stack of questions people just like yourself sent in. If you enjoyed this, then you should click on to OpenAndRelationalTheology.com and join our upcoming class Becoming Christian. In the class we will be going line by line … Read more about Big God Questions: Aliens, Hope, the Cross, & Divine Hiddenness
Jan 6th Theological Debrief: Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh
January 6th 2021 needed a theological debrief. I brought two friends of the pod and recent partners for reading groups, Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh. Recently Dr. Pugh and I hosted a Bonhoeffer reading group and Dr. Clark and I put on together on Black Theology. The topics and questions we cover were … Read more about Jan 6th Theological Debrief: Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh
Helene Russell: Trauma Sensitive Theology
Dr. Helene Russell is an Associate Professor of Theology at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Russell has published the book The Pluralism Within: a Reconstruction of Theological Anthropology based on Soren Kierkegaard and Luce Irigaray and edited Creating Women’s Theology: A Movement … Read more about Helene Russell: Trauma Sensitive Theology
Jan-Olav Henriksen: Symbol-Deficit Disorder and other Theological Predicaments
In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian School of Theology, Norway, and Professor of Contemporary Religion at Agder University, Norway. I absolutely loved his recent trilogy of books … Read more about Jan-Olav Henriksen: Symbol-Deficit Disorder and other Theological Predicaments
The Evangelical Youth Group Fantasy Draft
This is one wild and crazy episode with three friends. Sarey and Dan (You Have Permission Podcast) join me and Mason (a People's Theology Podcast) to launch a spectacular resource for those going through a faith transition - So You're Deconstructing. You will definitely want to check out the site … Read more about The Evangelical Youth Group Fantasy Draft
Willie Jennings: Christianity Beyond Whiteness
This episode is #Zesty. Ever since I first started reading Dr. Jennings' work I have wanted to get him on the podcast and it did not disappoint. We discuss Christian animism, the nature of whiteness, the hidden supersessionism in the Religion-Science dialogue, theological education, and more. … Read more about Willie Jennings: Christianity Beyond Whiteness
Different Gods, Different Religions?
This is a special episode where I share an audio version of my written response to Joerg Rieger's book Jesus vs Caesar. If you haven't read the book I imagine you can still follow along, especially if you listened to my recent interview with Rieger about it HERE. The main reason I am sharing this is … Read more about Different Gods, Different Religions?