I was recently skimming through the introduction of Brian McLaren's A Generous Orthodoxy and came across an important appropriation that McLaren makes of Stanley Grenz. McLaren writes: 'This generous orthodoxy does not mean a simple merging, conflating, or reconciling of the two schools of thought … Read more about Crazy Texan Monday and Postmodern Jargon
Crazy Texan Monday (Combined with Irreverent Dane Tuesday)
Roderick starts off this lecture on Kierkegaard with what might be a very difficult quote for some, namely, “We all know that today to be a famous Christian like Billy Graham doesn’t mean you have the task of Moses, which is to lead your people out of bondage; it means you have the job of playing … Read more about Crazy Texan Monday (Combined with Irreverent Dane Tuesday)
Crazy Texan Monday
For those of you completely uninterested in philosophy, I can't blame you, at least based on the current and elitist state of the discipline. Philosophy, however, hasn't always been viewed in the terms that it is today; for Plato, philosophy was, after all, an erotic expression of love for the true … Read more about Crazy Texan Monday
Some Interpretations of Selfhood
Lately, I’ve been engaged in four intellectual activities. First, I’ve been listening like a madman to anything and everything that Rick Roderick (who is absolutely rad) has to say; secondly, for my qualifying exams, I’m reading through the 19th century thought in philosophy of religion and … Read more about Some Interpretations of Selfhood
Robert Mesle’s Introduction to the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead: Homebrewed Christianity 65
Dr. C. Robert Mesle's 136-page introduction to process-relational philosophy is a must-read for anyone new to process or who wants to be able to clearly articulate Afred North Whitehead's philosophy to others without a lot of technical language or headaches. The interview will give you an idea of … Read more about Robert Mesle’s Introduction to the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead: Homebrewed Christianity 65
Crazy Texan Monday
I’d like to take a formal opportunity to introduce to everyone someone who has become one of my favorite lecturers: the late Duke philosophy Professor, Rick Roderick. Not only does this crazy West-Texan have a better grasp of the problems we face as moderns and postmoderns than just about anyone … Read more about Crazy Texan Monday
Christology and Postmodern Philosophy with Jan-Olav Henriksen: Homebrewed Christianity 62
Jan-Olav Henriksen joins us this week to discuss his new book, Gift, Desire, and Recognition: Christology and Postmodern Philosophy (Google preview here). If you have wondered just how (or if) Derrida and company could be appropriated by a Christian theologian for a vibrant postmodern Christology, … Read more about Christology and Postmodern Philosophy with Jan-Olav Henriksen: Homebrewed Christianity 62
How Nietzsche Ruined Dinner
Today I cooked a bunch of food. I made homemade salsa, set up the slow cooker for dinner tomorrow with friends, and made a poppy seed chicken casserole recipe (shared by a friend). All the while I was listening to some Nietzsche on my IPod, trying to assure that more than my belly grew in the … Read more about How Nietzsche Ruined Dinner
An Emerging, Progressive, and Relational Vision of Faith: Homebrewed Christianity 60
What do you get when Tripp talks to a theologian, church planter, educator, with progressive, emerging, and process tendencies? A podcast unlike any you have ever heard, BUT that is what you get this week when Bruce Epperly joins us. Bruce Epperly is a man of many talents. He is a theology … Read more about An Emerging, Progressive, and Relational Vision of Faith: Homebrewed Christianity 60
Defining the Secular: Charles Taylor (pt. 2)
In my previous blog, I tried to give some sort of picture of what Taylor is generally up to in his book on secularization. As said, he is trying to give an historical analysis of how the social conditions that once socially bound persons to a belief in God shifted in such a way that belief became … Read more about Defining the Secular: Charles Taylor (pt. 2)
Emergence for Emergents! Tony Jones and Philip Clayton get serious!!!
This was awesome. Ryan Parker already uploaded one of the Transforming Theology highlights. Friday night we had a Theo-Pub with some of the participating theologians, emergent locals, graduate students, and those fishing for a drink. Here is the conversation Philip and Tony have been waiting to … Read more about Emergence for Emergents! Tony Jones and Philip Clayton get serious!!!