When I friend drops a new book it is a good day to have a podcast! Today Brian McLaren puts his newest book out into the world. Do I Stay Christian? is completely wonderful. I was thrilled to get to stream with him about yesterday and here it is for your listening pleasure. In the opening you … Read more about Brian McLaren: Do I Stay Christian?

Are you ready for some super nerdy fun? One of my favorite podcast episodes was the first time I had these three guests on. A number of members from the Homebrewed Community asked for a follow-up conversation and it did not disappoint! Juan, Stacey, and Mark are all back. Ohh if you missed the … Read more about The Altars Where We Worship

It's time for a nerdy cross-over podcast episode. Tripp is joined by Pete Enns of The Bible for Normal People, and they have a bunch of fun trying to lure you to take a one-question survey that just happens to be God-Ordained. We also discuss Pete's recent blog post on adaptive Christianity, the God … Read more about Pete Enns: Adaptive Christianity & the God of the Bible

I love hanging out with Diana Butler Bass. She doesn't hate hanging out with me, so we decided to do monthly live hangs with our supporters called Ruining Dinner. Each time we get together, we discuss whatever is happening in the public square at the intersection of religion and politics. This … Read more about Diana Bass: Shall the Fundies (Keep) Winning?, Abortion, and Black Holes

All theology is NOT good. There is real deal Bad Theology and it kills. Practical theologian and one of my new favorite podcast guests, Leah Robinson is here for a nerdy party. Dr. Leah Robinson is Associate Professor of Religion at Pfieffer University. You should also follow her on twitter. In … Read more about Leah Robinson: Bad Theology & Jager Bomb Fountains

I heard Dr. Ryan Burge on the Crackers & Grape Juice podcast, started following him on twitter, and knew I wanted to have him on HBC. We had a very fun time! After listening, you will want to check out his new book 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America. Ryan P. Burge is an assistant … Read more about Ryan Burge: Myths about Religion and Politics

Dr. William Greenway returns to the podcast to talk about his most recent book, Reasonable Faith for a Post-Secular Age: Open Christian Spirituality and Ethics. Bill is Professor of Philosophical Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. I absolutely loved the book and had a complete … Read more about William Greenway: Reasonable Faith for a Post-Secular Age

Why Stay Christian? A growing number of people are asking this question. My friend Brian McLaren has a new book coming out exploring it. Today we get to hear John Cobb's response. At 97 years old, John has a lot of wisdom to share. This episode is an invitation to an upcoming online … Read more about John Cobb: Why Stay Christian?

John Dominic Crossan joins me and Diana Butler Bass to discuss a bunch of questions and topics from Jesus De/Constructed class members. This is the live stream of the QnA. s   Previous Visits from Crossan to the podcast Render Unto Caesar Resurrecting Easter with John … Read more about The Bible, Violence, & Our Future: John Dominic Crossan & Diana Butler Bass

Dr. Helen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins & Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. She returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation tackling topics from members of the HBC online Lent group, Jesus De/Constructed. In our chat we discuss... what is … Read more about Helen Bond: the Historical Jesus & his Female Disciples

John Dominic Crossan is back on the podcast talking about his new book Render Unto Caesar: The Struggle over Christ and Culture in the New Testament. It is always a blast to have Dom on the podcast and this is no exception! Dr. Crossan is one of the leading New Testament scholars today. Not only has … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: Render Unto Caesar