With a freshman in high school, Amy and Christian Piatt are getting familiar with a whole new set of doubts. This got them thinking about how much doubt we're surrounded by every day. But a question keep nagging at them... Is our doubt getting worse? From AI mimicry to feel-good stories gone … Read more about Season of Doubt
Earbud-ucation: All the audio books I enjoyed & finished in 2016
I love learning with my earbuds in. On top of all my favorite podcasts I am a bit of an audio book addict. Between doing dishes, sitting in traffic and rocking half-asleep babies with ear infection into the early morning, I can get some serious audio book time in. Here's the list of all the audio … Read more about Earbud-ucation: All the audio books I enjoyed & finished in 2016
I Got to Teach these Gems! My favorite assigned texts from 2016
2016 was the first year I had the gift of teaching graduate theology classes all year long. Over the course of the year at Hatchery LA, where I am Director of Theology and the Humanities, taught a few different classes including Cultural Exegesis, Schools of Thought, Church & Culture, and Intro … Read more about I Got to Teach these Gems! My favorite assigned texts from 2016
Books that Made 2016 Pop
This past year I spent some time reading plenty of books outside of the giant list of dead Germans you have to read for your PhD qualifying exams and here are 5 completely non-theological texts that changed my life. The War of Art is the best book I have ever read on the passion and mindset … Read more about Books that Made 2016 Pop
9 Zesty Theological Reads from 2016
I read a bunch of books this year and tried to pick my top 5, but I couldn't cut it to less than 9. All 9 zesty for completely different reasons, but since each is worth reading. I have interviewed some of these authors and am looking forward to interviewing Heidi soon. … Read more about 9 Zesty Theological Reads from 2016
5 Books That Changed John Cobb’s Mind #TheBig5
The Big 5 is a series where theologians tell us what 5 books have most shaped, changed, or inspired their theology, philosophy, or thought. First up, J.C. himself - John Cobb. Check out Cobb's big 5 plus his runners up, what book he wished he had written, what book he needs to re-read, his … Read more about 5 Books That Changed John Cobb’s Mind #TheBig5
21 Books for the 21st Century Theologian
It's Christmas in July for theology nerds! We are giving away 21 books for the 21st century theologian, worth over $400 of theological goodness. What better way to build your library? Below are the 21 books PLUS links to an interview with each author: On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity … Read more about 21 Books for the 21st Century Theologian
Theology Books I Get to Teach this Spring
This coming semester I get to teach a class called Schools of Thought with one of most intelligent and compassionate people I know, Paul Capetz. As the Director of Theology and the Humanities at the Hatchery I will be reading these texts with some really inspirational theological entrepreneurs who … Read more about Theology Books I Get to Teach this Spring
The Uncontrolling Love of God
REVIEW: The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence by Thomas Jay Oord. I first encountered open theism in a book called The Openness of God, with chapters by theologians John Sanders and Clark Pinnock. Their arguments for a God who is often surprised by events … Read more about The Uncontrolling Love of God
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
Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle
Buckle your theological safety belts for it is time for a debacle. It is neither a conversation nor a debate but a debacle... a Great Debacle! Over 1300 people tuned in to the stream from all over the globe to wrestle with the meaning of the cross. Now you get to enjoy this gem of a nerdy … Read more about Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle
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