Naturalism is not Enough: Or, Why Transcendence is not the Problem

There has been a great discussion in the comment section of the latest TNT episode where Tripp talks with LeRon Shults and Barry Taylor, both of whom I admire. Shults defends a form of radical theology and at one point even uses the term "atheist" to describe himself. His ontology is a strictly … Read more about Naturalism is not Enough: Or, Why Transcendence is not the Problem

AAR Event: Derrida and Caputo in Actual Churches

Caputo and Derrida in Actual Churches Exploring the Influence of (a stream of) Postmodern Thought on Christian Practices Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion Saturday, November 23 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Loch Raven Room II Sheraton Inner Harbor We’ve assembled a panel of speakers … Read more about AAR Event: Derrida and Caputo in Actual Churches

Call for Proposals: Derrida and Caputo in Actual Churches

This year at the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Religion and Society for Biblical Literature (Baltimore, November 23-26) we're  interested in assembling a panel of speakers who can address concrete, physical Christian activities which have been influenced by post-modern thought. That … Read more about Call for Proposals: Derrida and Caputo in Actual Churches

Christian Social Justice and “the Common Good”?

I'm a big admirer and supporter of Sojourners Magazine and its editor-in-chief Jim Wallis, who was just interviewed on the Homebrewed Christianity Culture Cast again, and just released a new book entitled On God's Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics hasn't Learned about Serving the Common … Read more about Christian Social Justice and “the Common Good”?

Why Missio Alliance and Subverting the Norm need each other

Giving his toast to Jacques Derrida during the Live Homebrewed Christianity “Theology of Rock” podcast at the Subverting the Norm conference earlier this month, Jack Caputo made the following comment: [Derrida belongs on the Mount Rushmore of Radical Theology because] “he saves us from the safety of … Read more about Why Missio Alliance and Subverting the Norm need each other

If Aquinas Were Around Today

Thomas Aquinas comes up a lot these days.*   Some of it is generated by a small community of passionate people who want to reclaim his project.  This, in turn, prompts some - such as John Caputo in an interview with us - to come up with a legendary one liner that accused this group of ‘retreating … Read more about If Aquinas Were Around Today

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