John Dominic Crossan is back on the podcast. Crossan is a legendary New Testament scholar, Jesus Seminar provocateur, and popular lecturer all across the progressive church. We will discuss the last 30 years of historical Jesus research, its role in the academy, the growing audience in the public … Read more about From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God with John Dominic Crossan
Modern Christianity’s Temptation (2/3)
In light of the massive shifts in culture, understanding and expectation that the last 300 years has seen, there seem to be three great temptations for the devout. Last week we talked about the problems that Modernity brought to Christianity’s doorstep in the West. Science had moved into the … Read more about Modern Christianity’s Temptation (2/3)
Modern Christianity’s Problem (1/3)
For Lent this year I did an interesting experiment. I did not give up anything but instead added an exercise as a discipline. My goal was to engage both the earliest days of the church’s past and stretch myself to imagine the church’s future. I did this by engaging two things: I downloaded a … Read more about Modern Christianity’s Problem (1/3)
TNT: Easter, Cross, Songs & Demons
Tripp and Bo talk about Easter, the cross, bridging gaps and demons. First up is Bo's blog on Blood and Easter - then they talk Concerns about the Cross. They listen to an amazing song about differences and they tackle the topic of demons. If you want to look into the background of these … Read more about TNT: Easter, Cross, Songs & Demons
Drop ‘The’
It has happened again. The word ‘the’ has become a stumbling block. The first incident occurred on TNT when I spoke up about my friendship with ‘Al’ - as in incarnational, etc. - and Tripp professed his love for the word ‘the’. ?Tripp wants to talk about the incarnation and the resurrection. ?I … Read more about Drop ‘The’
The 2013 Homebrewed Christianity Podcast Awards!
2013 was an amazing year on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast network. So Bo and I decided that we would do a little year-end review show. You will get to hear some of our favorite clips, hear what was going through our heads during some of the online scuffles, and find out just who won the … Read more about The 2013 Homebrewed Christianity Podcast Awards!
Seductive Statistics and Evangelical Persecution Complex
An intriguing aspect of cultural conceptions has to do with importance of numbers. Empires have historically (and colonial projects more recently) have trusted in the power of quantification for both influence in shaping narrative and to fuel the imagination of the population. The ability to take a … Read more about Seductive Statistics and Evangelical Persecution Complex
4 Attempts at Approaching God
Over Christmas my brother-in-law, who is a fellow pastor, wanted to have a conversation about approaches to God - specifically as it related to epistemology. Although we both went to the same Bible college more then 20 years ago, our paths have headed in different directions and our hope was to … Read more about 4 Attempts at Approaching God
The Historical St. Nick, the White Santa, Marxist Pope, & More: Christmas Special w/ Adam English
Santa & Jesus aren't white, Christmas isn't about Capitalism, the Pope isn't a Marxist leftist, the Christian Calendar is a hardcore form of resistance, and you find out that Roger Olson's own student turned Tripp into a Process theologian. That is just a bit of what is in store for you in this … Read more about The Historical St. Nick, the White Santa, Marxist Pope, & More: Christmas Special w/ Adam English
Doing Theology in the 21st Century. or why Aquinas is a footnote
We are going to have to agree to disagree about some things. One thing that I would ask (in my generous orthodoxy style) is that we both acknowledge those things that we agree on as well as those we don’t. The reason that is important is because of something that Phyllis Tickle points out … Read more about Doing Theology in the 21st Century. or why Aquinas is a footnote
How (not) to speak (about the power) of God
I appreciated many things about the most recent TNT episode in which Tripp and Bo dealt with some of the questions and common misconceptions of process theology and its differences from other theologies like Arminianism and open theism. I also enjoyed the exchange between Tripp and Brandon in the … Read more about How (not) to speak (about the power) of God
Bo is friends with Al – Tripp not so much
In the this week’s TNT Tripp and I field letters from listeners. The fourth letter was unique in that it was: snail mail by a person outside the christian faith lengthy illuminated a key difference between Tripp and myself. Starting around the 50th minute, the topic of resurrection … Read more about Bo is friends with Al – Tripp not so much