By Austin Roberts - follow Austin's blog imago*futura here Tony Jones’ love of Jürgen Moltmann’s theology is absolutely contagious. His status as a ‘Moltmanniac’ strongly influenced my master’s thesis topic that I wrote at Claremont with Philip Clayton a couple of years ago, which was a … Read more about A Process Response To Tony Jones’ 5 Questions
Is God Unique? a response to Tony Jones
Tony Jones posted a question on his blog about the uniqueness of the process god. As you may know, I responded to Roger Olson earlier this week and I have been talking about how much appreciate 'al's - relation-al incarnation-al mission-al practic-al radic-al I would add … Read more about Is God Unique? a response to Tony Jones
A Newbie Response to Roger Olson
Roger Olson blogged about why he is not a Process Theologian. Since I am a newbie to Process Thought, I thought it would be fun to respond to the post point-by-point. My responses are in bold. In the days to come, people who do this for a living (instead of a hobby) will respond more deeply and … Read more about A Newbie Response to Roger Olson
TNT bonus track: Young People & the Church
In this bonus track Bo chats with Micky Jones about the now infamous Rachel Held Evans post on CNN Religion about young people leaving the church. Then Bo and Tripp chat about what the topic means as youth pastors at Mainline churches. These two conversation were originally recorded earlier … Read more about TNT bonus track: Young People & the Church
TNT: Caputo and Jones Subvert the Norm
This is the opening session from Subverting the Norm 2 that was held this past Spring. The incomparable Jack Caputo brings the Radical Theology heat ... and Tony Jones responds. Here are some things that you will want to connect with: Katharine Sarah Moody (co-organizer of the … Read more about TNT: Caputo and Jones Subvert the Norm
100 Days in for Pope Francis
This morning I found two stories related to the first 100 days of Pope Francis' tenure. The first was a glowing review by an unlikely source. Esquire magazine had a blog that detailed some of the major highlights. It has now been a little over a hundred days since Francis took over the Vatican. … Read more about 100 Days in for Pope Francis
When Total Depravity is Totally Unhelpful
I was asked to review a blog-post by Donald Miller called “New Research May Change Your Views on the Depravity of Man”. This is not something I would normally do, but I took a look at it and found a couple of interesting glitches in the thoughts that were expressed. Nerd Alert: … Read more about When Total Depravity is Totally Unhelpful
Lent Blog for Neighbors and Wisemen
Bo is blogging his way through Tony Kriz's book Neighbors and Wisemen for Lent. The Kindle version is only $9.99 and there is also an Audible edition. Get the book and join in the conversation! You can listen to the initial interview here - as Tony walks us around his … Read more about Lent Blog for Neighbors and Wisemen
Lessons from Blogging at Jesus Creed on Progressive & Liberal
I had the honor of guest blogging for Scot McKnight yesterday. It was a good opportunity to try something out with a different crowd. It was instigated by last weeks post in response to Roger Olsen and Scot McKnight. It was a fantastic conversation and I learned several things that I will take … Read more about Lessons from Blogging at Jesus Creed on Progressive & Liberal
The Thing That Science Can’t Get Over
I read the most interesting excerpt this weekend. In the Esquire Culture Blog entitled "Deep Thought For Sunday" the author talks about the uproar in the scientific community around last years publication of Thomas Nagel's book Mind and Cosmos. It may help to know that the subtitle of Nagel's … Read more about The Thing That Science Can’t Get Over
Is the Internet for Women and Gays?
"Is the internet for women and gays?" may seem like at odd question at first - but there is a story behind it. I am coming at the question as a researcher. I am doing research design at UCLA right now in preparation for my dissertation next year. One of the research questions is in relation to … Read more about Is the Internet for Women and Gays?
There is a Difference Between Liberal and Progressive
Roger Olson caused some ripples last week when he posted “Why I am not a Liberal Christian”. Then Scot McKnight went and took it even farther with “What is a Liberal Anyway” and said : “Evangelicals have successfully made “liberal” a pejorative term. So today many liberals call themselves … Read more about There is a Difference Between Liberal and Progressive