In the same way that Empire influences and underlies nearly every thing in the Bible - and yet many do not know about it - Aristotelian thought, Platonism, and neo-Platonism saturate early church history and thus the inherited tradition. I had also suggested (in Liberation & Logos) that all … Read more about N is for Neoplatonism
J is for Justification (a snapshot of theology)
The word Justification in English has the same convenient memory device as atonement did. Many use the Just-as-if to remember ‘it is just as if I never sinned’. Here is how our pocket dictionary defines it: Justification, justification by faith: A forensic (legal) term related to the idea of … Read more about J is for Justification (a snapshot of theology)
The A B C’s of Theology: A New Series
Family needs and school matters forced me to take a break from blogging for the past several months. I have missed the conversations. My Summer language intensive is almost done and I will be returning to the blog this Friday. I am also aware that we have picked up a lot of new listeners (this is … Read more about The A B C’s of Theology: A New Series
10 Not-So-Shocking Things You Learn in Religion 101
Tons of people that are 'religious' would be shocked if they just took a religion 101 class. The divide between the academic study of religion is so huge that the experience of many students in their first religion class is disorientating. I don't think this is because religion professors hate … Read more about 10 Not-So-Shocking Things You Learn in Religion 101
Between Radical & Confessional Theologies: Whitehead’s God
Guest-post by Austin Roberts. He is a PhD student at Drew University, studying with the incomparable Catherine Keller. [listen to her podcast here] You should 100% follow his blog and you might want to read his book on eco-theology Process pairing Jürgen Moltmann and John Cobb. As a process … Read more about Between Radical & Confessional Theologies: Whitehead’s God
Caputo Responds AAR part 2
In part 2 we hear from friend of the podcast Jeremy Fackenthal and then get Caputo's response to all the papers - including those from part 1. If Jeremy Fackenthal sounds familiar, you may have heard him from the popular breakout session at EVTC 2012 session "Marx & Whitehead" or his previous … Read more about Caputo Responds AAR part 2
Taking Caputo into the [insert practical places discussed]
The Caputo Session at AAR from the past year was amazing! This is part 1 of that night. Part 2 will follow in just a couple of days. We look forward to your feedback on these fantastic papers - which will be available in E-book format next month. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome … Read more about Taking Caputo into the [insert practical places discussed]
The Meat and Potatoes of Theology
Have you ever overheard two doctors talking to each in medical speak? Ever had a plumber try to explain to you why this or that fixture/joint is not compatible with this or that coping/fitting? Ever gone to a ‘do it yourself’ weekend-warrior class at the hardware store, then tried to … Read more about The Meat and Potatoes of Theology
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