After you hear this interview you are gonna want to get Hurtado's new book Destroyer of gods. In the conversation we discuss just what made Christianity a distinctive religion in the Roman empire and what came to distinguish Christianity from Judaism. What Hurtado does a great job explaining … Read more about Destroyer of the gods! Larry Hurtado talks early church distinctiveness.
Walter Brueggemann on the Strange Fidelity of God
Walter Brueggemann is one of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time. He is the author of over one hundred books and numerous scholarly articles. On top of that he regularly lectures and writes for a wider audience. In this podcast Brueggemann gives a powerful and succinct introduction … Read more about Walter Brueggemann on the Strange Fidelity of God
A Beautified, Expectant People #LectioCast w/ Micha Boyett
Micha Boyett joins the LectioCast to talk through the business of waiting on the Lord for Advent week 2. We uncover how the biblical texts expect a beautified people waiting for a beautiful and celebrated arrival of God. Malachi 3:1-4 Micha draws our attention to how much time is spent focusing … Read more about A Beautified, Expectant People #LectioCast w/ Micha Boyett
Jennifer Grace Bird – Permission Granted
Jennifer Grace Bird teaches at the University of Portland and Portland Community College. She is a bible scholar and Permission Granted is her first "popular audience" book (she talks about that dubious category in the interview) and is intended for people to use in their communities to read … Read more about Jennifer Grace Bird – Permission Granted
Resurrection-al
On today’s TNT podcast a well-meaning caller tries to close the gap between Tripp and my perspectives by appealing to Whitehead’s process view (minute 55). Let me try to articulate my perspective as quickly and clearly as possible so that there are no misunderstandings – even if you disagree with … Read more about Resurrection-al
Walter Brueggemann on the Prophetic Imagination [Barrel Aged]
Walter Brueggemann is a living legend in Biblical Studies. In this Barrel Aged podcast we pull out an interview with Dr. Brueggemann from the middle of the 2008 Presidential campaign. During the podcast we discuss his most influential text and required reading in every decent seminary The Prophetic … Read more about Walter Brueggemann on the Prophetic Imagination [Barrel Aged]
Theopoetics Book Blog Tour
Theology Nerds! It is time for a book blog tour with one of our very own! In fall 2014 Callid released his book, Way to Water: A Theopoetics Primer with Cascade Books and they've been awesome and said they'll kick in a dozen books for you all to get your nerdy hands on. The book itself is chock … Read more about Theopoetics Book Blog Tour
Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins]
Peter Rollins and I may not be able to do atheism for lent this year because we are going to be reading the Apostle Paul... along with some philosophers who are into Paul. You should think about joining us in this High Gravity online class. It's over 10 hours of geekdom streamed to your computer on … Read more about Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins]
John Dominic Crossan on the First Christmas [Barrel Aged]
It's Advent season and many of us are getting ready to rock a towel over our head, glue a beard on our kids, and add a fresh layer of glitter to some angel wings. Why not plug in your ear buds and have John Dominic Crossan discuss the birth narratives of Jesus? You can nerd out and wrap gifts at the … Read more about John Dominic Crossan on the First Christmas [Barrel Aged]
W is for the Word of God (and Wesleyan Quad)
There is no phrase that is more misused, or more contentious, than The Word of God. We might need to take a vacation from throwing the phrase around as a tight summary until we pull it apart and clarify its multiple uses. The Word of God, when used properly, carries three layers of … Read more about W is for the Word of God (and Wesleyan Quad)
T is for Theopoetics
First off, “T” should probably be “theosis,” “trinity,” or “theodicy,” but since Bo is piloting this ship and he asked me to cover theopoetics I figured I should probably do what the captain asks. Aye-aye. Since theopoetics isn't likely in Bo's dictionary of theological goodness I'll first offer … Read more about T is for Theopoetics
S is for Salvation
Are you saved? Salvation is one of those words we sing about and talk about a lot in the church but rarely define. During my teen youth group years, salvation was laid out like some kind of religious multi-level marketing program. Get saved by saying some spiritual words during an altar call, … Read more about S is for Salvation