This is a special episode with two friends. Pete and Tony had a spectacular conversation at Theology Beer Camp where Pete shared a bit about his BRAND NEW BOOK - Curve Ball: WHen Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming - and baseball. Since Tony's podcast, The Reverend Hunter, is not about … Read more about Pete Enns & Tony Jones Love Baseball
Bill Leonard & Diana Butler Bass: Welcome to the Post-Christian Century
In this episode, two of my favorite Church Historians join the podcast for a tricky but needed conversation on the changing shape of American religion. It is so much fun! If you enjoy this, check out the upcoming lent group with Diana and me - Empty Altars: American Saints in a Cynical Age. We … Read more about Bill Leonard & Diana Butler Bass: Welcome to the Post-Christian Century
Pete Enns & the God-Pod Party
THIS PARTY WAS FOR PETE'S NEW BOOK. CHECK IT OUT HERE. The God-Pod Partners Include: Sarah Heath from the REVcovery Podcast Josh Patterson from the (Re)thinking Faith Podcast Sarey Martin Concepción from the Secret Art Project Podcast Mason Mennega from a People's … Read more about Pete Enns & the God-Pod Party
The Living & Liberating Mystery #ExperiencingGod
Experiencing God: an Open Online Class Kick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We’ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith … Read more about The Living & Liberating Mystery #ExperiencingGod
Science and Spiritual Experience #Experiencing God
Experiencing God: an Open Online Class Kick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We’ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith … Read more about Science and Spiritual Experience #Experiencing God
John Dominic Crossan: Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions
Legendary Bible Scholar, John Dominic Crossan, is back on the podcast! In this episode, we tackle some listener questions and let everyone know about an upcoming class - Easter Stories. John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American biblical scholar with two-year post-doctoral diplomas in exegesis … Read more about John Dominic Crossan: Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions
Bad Theology… Good God!
Dr. Leah Robinson is Associate Professor of Religion at Pfieffer University. You should also follow her on twitter. Her previous visits to the podcast include Bad Theology & Jager Bomb Fountains and When a Practical Theologian talks about God. Rev. Sarah Heath is a Methodist minister who left … Read more about Bad Theology… Good God!
Aaron Simmons: Philosophy & the Experience of God
This is the kick-off live stream for our newest online class - Experiencing God Discerning the Divine in Human Experience. Check it out and join the fun! Dr. Aaron Simmons is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Furman University. His previous visits to the podcast include…"Do I Have a … Read more about Aaron Simmons: Philosophy & the Experience of God
Ryan Burge: a Year in Religion (w/ graphs)
Dr. Ryan Burge is back on the podcast with his most popular charts of data on religion. The graphs we discuss are the 5 most popular he shared over the last year on his nerdy twitter. Ryan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author … Read more about Ryan Burge: a Year in Religion (w/ graphs)
Toasting Tolkien on his 131st Birthday #TolkienBirthdayToast
Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Beer Camp, which was a bunch of fun. Nick Polk … Read more about Toasting Tolkien on his 131st Birthday #TolkienBirthdayToast
Matthew Segall: Processing the Political
Matthew Segall returns to the podcast! This was recorded in person in Napa, Ca where he gave a talk on Process-Relational Politic al Theology. You can see his blog post about the talk here. Dr. Segall is a transdisciplinary researcher and teacher applying process philosophy across various natural … Read more about Matthew Segall: Processing the Political
Myron Penner: Sex, God, & Gender
Myron Penner is back on the podcast! We discuss his current research project on sex, gender, and anthropology. In the second half of the episode Myron starts asking me questions and things get personal Dr. Myron Penner is a professor of philosophy at Trinity Western University and director of … Read more about Myron Penner: Sex, God, & Gender