Could it be? Are the CultureCasters back on the horse after a two-part live extravaganza, more more miles than a presidential primary candidate and more excuses than, um, well...a presidential primary candidate? Yessir/ma'am. We're back and on track, for tha reelz. For the first episode after … Read more about Tony Jones, Republican Drones and Santorum Versus Rome (Homebrewed CultureCast)
Theology for the People: Publishing, Emergent and God
Tripp sits down with Tony Jones to chat about the new series with Fortress Press: 'Theology for the People". They chat about everything from the publishing industry to the emergent church - from theological education to the death of God. If you have not heard part 1 of the AAR live event … Read more about Theology for the People: Publishing, Emergent and God
What About Isaiah 53?
We talked about the dangers of a penal substitution theory of atonement yesterday. I want to thank everyone who shared, retweeted, emailed and commented. The sincerity and the level of interest were very encouraging to me - as was the level of pushback. It reminds me of exactly how much all of this … Read more about What About Isaiah 53?
Help Needed: Contrarian Game – Youth Pastor Edition
Last week at the Phyllis Tickle live event in Pasadena we played round 2 of the contrarian game "Au Contraire Mon Frère" between Tony Jones and our very own Tripp Fuller. The audio of that will come out this week. Round 3 of the game (Youth Pastor Edition) will be held in Chicago at the … Read more about Help Needed: Contrarian Game – Youth Pastor Edition
A Process Response To Tony Jones’ 5 Questions
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
Marcus Borg, Tony Jones, & the Resurrection w/ Jonnie #NerdOut
Jonnie joined my in the HBC Headquarters in Redondo Beach. In the podcast we start discussing the resurrection exchange between Marcus Borg & Tony Jones [aka ToJo] & then end up on the necessity of a physical resurrection, atonement, eschatology, evangelical's Easter concern, and … Read more about Marcus Borg, Tony Jones, & the Resurrection w/ Jonnie #NerdOut
The Limits of Labels
I have insomnia tonight - a rare occasion these days. I’m not in the mood to read any more about the use of Gadamer’s hermeneutical circle in Practical Theology so I brewed some coffee and revisited some of the online happenings from the past couple of months. I found 3 pairs of things that I … Read more about The Limits of Labels
Process Is Poised For A Comeback
Three things have been rattling around in by cranium while I was away this Spring. 1. The cicada’s came back. Every 17 years the Periodical Cicada Brood II emerges to rollick in the Eastern half of the U.S. for a brief but frenzied round of sex and gluttony. We will not see them again for 17 … Read more about Process Is Poised For A Comeback
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
Tripp & Tony with a Twist
Tonight we are convening the annual Fuller v Claremont/HBC Corn-Hole Tournament. Tony Jones is in town with his Fuller DMin cohort and they are coming out to the coast to hang with us this evening. After the frivolity and games we are going to turn on the microphones and play a different type of … Read more about Tripp & Tony with a Twist
The Thing With Labels
On this week's TNT I proposed that labels can be good and helpful. They don't need to be divisive or negative. Now some people want to eschew labels all together. I get why they might want to do that but I find that not only a daunting task but a nearly impossible way to proceed through society … Read more about The Thing With Labels
Tony Jones, the Celebration of Death, Amy’s Humiliation, and a Fond/Inappropriate Farewell to Brennan Manning
To start things off, Amy has a lovely story in which she was humiliated by other preschool parents. It's worth a listen simply for that. But there's so much more! We welcome Tony Jones, one of the founders of the Emergent Christianity movement, to the show. He and Christian recently attended … Read more about Tony Jones, the Celebration of Death, Amy’s Humiliation, and a Fond/Inappropriate Farewell to Brennan Manning