This is a ruckus selection of audio from the HomeBrewed Christianity live event at the Subverting the Norm 2 conference last weekend. It begins with Barry Taylor and the Band then moves on to 4 toasts offered in honor of the 4 faces on our Mt. Rushmore style Radical Theology poster for the … Read more about Subverting the Norm LIVE and in 3-D
Jesus was a Cowboy without a Community
I love community. I was the pastor of a 'cell church' for 11 years and simply delighted in so many aspects of the model. I love being in community. In every phase of my spiritual journey, I have been encouraged to engage, being accountable to and submit to the authority of the groups I was a … Read more about Jesus was a Cowboy without a Community
The Resurgence of René Girard
René Girard is popping up in the most interesting places. Among others: Tony Jones mentioned him in our podcast about 'A Better Atonement' I heard Brian McLaren talk about him in lecture at Wild Goose West. Later this week I will be interviewing James Alison on the subject. In fact, … Read more about The Resurgence of René Girard
A Silly, Sarcastic, & Sporged Out Nerd Out!
The nerds get a hilarious fake phone call that sets them off in a silly spiral from which they never recover. The hour goes in a wild direction when Bo brings audio from his first encounter with the legendary liberal named Sporg. Things wrap up with a response to Tony Jones' challenge to say … Read more about A Silly, Sarcastic, & Sporged Out Nerd Out!
Hunger Games and a Better Atonement: TNT E-book Extravaganza
Two of the podcast's best friends have published E-books in last month and they are both here for a Theology Nerd Throwdown! First up, Bo chats with Julie Clawson about the book she wrote about the Hunger Games. (you can find her first podcast appearance here) Then Tripp and Bo skype with … Read more about Hunger Games and a Better Atonement: TNT E-book Extravaganza
Worried about Worship
In the past several week I have read three interesting blog posts about worship. The first was from theologian James K.A. Smith with An Open Letter to Praise Bands The second was from Tony Jones guest posting at PoMoMusings on the next 100 years The third was from Tara Burke over at … Read more about Worried about Worship
There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy
Roger Olson posted an excellent article by Mike Clawson on his blog last week. It was about the fundamentalist roots of evangelicalism and their contemporary implications. In the comments (and Roger always has tons of comments) Olson reminded everyone of an article he wrote 12 years ago for … Read more about There is no Evangelical Orthodoxy
What God doesn’t say and how not to read the Bible
The unpleasant topic of what God doesn’t say has shown up in three different conversations this week (and its only Tuesday!) : Tony Jones gave a little pushback to Daniel Kirk (a recent guest on Homebrewed) about homosexuality and the Apostle Paul. Both Paul and homosexuality are hot topics right … Read more about What God doesn’t say and how not to read the Bible
TNT: Prayer and Process reaction
In this half-hour, Tripp and Bo chat about last week's: podcast with Dr. John Cobb Calvin blog with Rachel Held Evans Granny blog with Kurt Willems Paul Capetz on Calvin Tony Jones blog on Prayer It is a wild and woolly 30 minutes as they prepare for the 2012 Emergent Village … Read more about TNT: Prayer and Process reaction
Prayer & Process with John Cobb
John Cobb answers your questions about Prayer and Process - in prep for for the Emergent Village Theological Conversation for 2012 that kicks off Jan 31. In the past week people over at Tony Jones, Rachel Held Evans, and Kurt Willems have been asking prayer and the relationship between Process … Read more about Prayer & Process with John Cobb
Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic
The news is wild these days! Its almost as if there is a cultural shift underway! Let me just highlight 4 news stories from the past week: 1) The Pope: Gay marriage threatens humanity’s future 2) Pastor Joel Osteen to Oprah: Homosexuality Is Sin — But Gay People Will Get Into … Read more about Extremely White Male & Incredibly Homophobic
Revelation, Restoration, Reconciliation, & Resurrection: the end
I have been researching some famous takes on ‘the end’ (or ‘final things’) in preparation for an upcoming Theology Nerd Throwdown (TNT) about the resurrection and eschatology. One of the reasons that I wanted to go back a re-visit this topic wasn’t just because we got several calls into the … Read more about Revelation, Restoration, Reconciliation, & Resurrection: the end