Homebrewed Christianity

This is a special episode of The Theology Nerd podcast. Homebrewed Community Member Jesse Thorson, a Junior at Columbia University and Outreach Team Leader at Columbia Faith and Action, put together this special Q&A session about Tripp's Guide to Jesus (which is available for purchase wherever books are sold). They talk about: Historical Jesus Development of the doctrine of Christ The questions driving Christological innovations over the centuries Plus, some really practical advice for sharing our faith with those don't share it A big shout out to Jesse and all the folks at Columbia Faith and Action for putting this session together! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a very special episode of The Theology Nerd podcast: Epiphanation It's always Epiphany when the Homebrewed Community gets together. What is Epiphanation? It is when we get together with the Homebrewed Community on Epiphany, discuss questions or topics that they have, live for 3 hours, while imbibing delicious craft beverages. To take part in the next Epiphanation and other Homebrewed events and courses, head on over to homebrewedcommunity.com to become a member. In this Epiphanation, we Epiphanate on: music, the arts, and the role the church plays in those John Cobb and Herman Daly's understanding of process, the environment, and economics. the relationship between biblical studies and systematic theology Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Helmer returns to the podcast to talk about Martin Luther's influence on the West. This being the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, what better time to think and reflect on his life, thought and legacy. In this conversation we talk about not just freedom, which is a concept Luther pioneers, but also the way he shapes politics, anti-Judaism and how it shaped the West and Christianity, and what kind of questions the 500th anniversary hands back to us. Using Luther as a case study for how we navigate faith and politics today, Christine also shares the ways Luther pushes back against our contemporary theological discussions. Christine is also running an online course on Luther: Luther and the West. So if you lead a group or congregation and want to get these resources, they are completely free! There are 36 lectures each between 4-6 minutes in length, perfect for a small group. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are speaking with the one and only, Miroslav Volf. Miroslav is one of the coolest theologians around. He is author of Exclusion and Embrace, a trilogy of books reflecting on politics, religion, and culture: A Public Faith, Flourishing, and Public Faith in Action. note: This was recorded near the end of Trump's first week as President, before the executive order was public. In the interview, we discuss: the situation today for the church globally and politically cultural deafness the religious and secular forms of nihilism today relationship of Christian identity and American identity Plus, Miroslav gives us insight into our current predicament and all the questions and anxieties being raised as a result, advice for people who have this intense outrage at injustice but are finding it challenging to even seek reconciliation or understanding with other members of the body of Christ, and the temptations the church faces today. Make sure to follow him on twitter and check out yale.edu/faith Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theology Beer Camp was an amazing three days of fermented fun. I was extremely grateful that James Younger, executive producer of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman on the National Geographic Channel, was able to join us for a special screening and a live Homebrewed Podcast. You will here James discusses his journey from British scientist, to journalist, to producing a popular religion series with Morgan Freeman. Along the way he shares his thoughts as an outsider on American religion, politics, and the shifting shape of spirituality. Plus he lets us know just how his mind has changed over the course of the series. As part of beer camp we not only had delicious SoCal beer throughout, but Chapman Crafted brought two special beers in honor of the one and only Morgan Freeman. There was the IPA called "The Voice of God" and the dIPA called "The Rumble of God" in honor of Morgan's most luscious pipes. While James was hanging with us he recorded a number of other interviews that will be showing up on the inter webs. You can go ahead and check out his conversation with Nathan Gilmour of the Christian Humanist podcast HERE and his time on the Newsworthy with (Luke) Norsworthy podcast HERE. If you aren't hip to the news make sure you are subscribed to Barry and I's companion podcast to the show - The Story of God-cast. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for The Theology Nerd podcast. We are relaunching this podcast stream (formerly TNT) with a multitude of formats, like Q&A, webinars, special HBC community events, and more! Make sure to click subscribe in wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. For this Q&A episode, we tackle: the logical and ethical problems with penal substitutionary atonement how the Kung Fu Panda (2) model of theodicy can help you win at parenting and at theology Tripp clears up some confusion about heresy the preferential option for the Jesse how an open and relational theologian thinks about the bible the really offensive part of the wrath of God Plus, Tripp tells one of the funniest jokes that he has ever heard (from a Benedictine monk) and explains why Lord of the Rings is superior to Star Wars. You can always click the speakpipe button to send us questions, comments, or love. Even better would be to tweet Tripp @trippfuller. If you don't want to miss out on all the awesome perks of being a Homebrewed Community member, head over to homebrewedommunity.com and sign up now. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second season of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman kicks off this week on Monday night, January 16th. I am pretty excited about the National Geographic Channel picking the show back up. I have enjoyed the show and all the conversations Morgan and friends have inspired. We are living in a time where awareness and understanding of the diversity of religions across the globe is needed and this show puts it on display. Barry Taylor and I will be bringing back the Story of God-cast. where we discuss, unpack, and get nerdy about each episode. If you have yet to subscribe (or leave a nice review) do it! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepare yourself, because we are about to get all Cappadocian up in the podcast. Brian Matz, Fontbonne University’s Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought, is talking about his book Gregory of Nazianzus. Why look at an old church father like Gregory? Brian gives several great reasons why more Evangelical communities are embracing the church's historical and liturgical traditions: the realization of doctrinal committments evangelical churches already have it gives a deeper understanding and appreciation for our Christian family tree and gives new ways in which Christianity can be expressed in our culture by getting outside of our culture Brian then dives deep into the life of Gregory of Nazianzus, the reluctant pastor who wanted to do great things but hated the limelight, the Nicene Creed and it's legacy in Gregory's life, how he refines monotheism through his discussion of the Trinity, theology as a reflection on our baptismal practices and our belief in salvation, what it means to participate in the divine life of God, how he used the language and ideas of the culture around him to explain and translate his deep personal relationship of Father, Son, and Spirit to others - and how we can do the same. Not to mention his amazing Easter sermon and his commitment to social justice for the poor and the oppressed. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are re-launching our TNT podcast as The Theology Nerd with these 5 Extremely zesty reasons you should go process! Listen to (or watch) Monica Coleman give you: A theological perspective that inspires 5 theological challenges classical theology can’t handle Basic concepts of Process theology you can grasp and use How to nerd out with Whitehead We are putting this up on both podcast streams to remind you to subscribe to The Theology Nerd (formerly TNT) for more zesty episodes like this. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are a Lutheran, love Luther, or are on the fence about Luther, Robert Kolb is here to help. Robert is on and talking with me about his newest book, Martin Luther and the Enduring Word of God. Robert is professor emeritus at Concordia Seminary and is also the author of Luther and the Stories of God. Hear what made Robert first fall in love with Luther, how we can read Luther in his context and our own, how the distinction between law and gospel strikes at the heart of the human existential experience, and Luther's theological love affair with passages in scripture that shaped his thinking. In this interview, I ask Robert: Does Luther's message concerning the anxiety of being a sinner having any relevance for us today? How can we reclaim an un-Enlightenmentized our understanding of the Gospel 500 years later? What can Luther teach us about the function and nature of preaching today? Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life is arbitrary but God is not. The doctrine of Providence is one of the most important doctrines for shaping Christian piety and what it means to be Christian. It creates the framework for how you understand and interpret existence in, with, and before God. But most of the answers in the Church are just plain bad. Enter Tripp's theology professor, friend, and mentor from the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University, E. Frank Tupper. Frank wrote one of the most influential books in Tripp's life, with all the coolest parts of open thesim, process, Moltmann, Pannenberg, all wrapped up with plenty of extra bible bits. When God is supposed to be at work in the world: how do i understand what is happening to me, my family, or friends? how do I interpret what is happening in the world? A Scandalous Providence is framed in a type of narrative theology, but not just the narrative of Jesus, or his own personal narrative, but the narratives of other people. It was born out of a desire to develop an understanding of providence on the basis of the key and crucial narratives in the synoptic portrayals of the story of Jesus - not just for seminarians or scholars, but for the problems of providence in the life of everyone in the church. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is your lucky day! After this podcast episode you will be prepared for the world after you've been left behind. Dr. Jeffrey Pugh is back on the podcast and spitting some theological game about his book in the Homebrewed Christianity Guide Series on THE END. That's right we are going to talk dispensationalism, millennialism, rapture, charts, zionism, Trump, Revelation, the Apocalypse, and other eschatological goodies. When you get done you are gonna want to get his book. Dr. Pugh is the professor of religious studies at Elon University and he has been on the podcast two other times. Once we discussed Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity and the Devil's blogging efforts. People still believe that Jesus is returning to earth . . . and soon! Like Jesus' the first followers, millions of Christians hold fast to the idea that we are living in the last days, yet here we are, two thousand years later, still waiting. In The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the End Times Jeffrey C. Pugh recounts his own brief sojourn in an apocalyptic cult. Looking back now, as a respected professor of theology, he tackles how Christianity in general, and the evangelical world in particular, have been captivated by the theological innovation known as Dispensationalism that emerged in the nineteenth century. The embrace of this idea has influenced millions, leading to such cultural phenomena as the Left Behind books and movies, and Christian Zionism. But Pugh argues that the belief in the imminent return of Christ has in fact been harmful to Christian engagement with the world, and he builds this argument on a thorough and occasionally sassy reading of biblical texts and church history. Book Endorsements... "Of course, we live in a dangerous world, but Jeffrey C. Pugh helps us see how correct Christian eschatological convictions help us avoid getting the world wrong. Pugh writes with a clarity that makes the book available to theologian and non-theologian alike." --Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University "It was better than Cats; I'd read it again." --Third Horseman of the Apocalypse "Jeffrey C. Pugh journeys with us through the historical significance of the End Times instead of feeding our fears. He offers a hopeful discovery of a new narrative—one in which we can laugh at ourselves, question, co-create, and redeem the world with God, and do it with love." --Amy Piatt, Senior Pastor, First Christian Church, Portland Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen is a Finnish Pentecostal theologian and Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is on the podcast discussing his on-going multi-volume systematic theology. In this episode we discuss his theological method, the nature of divine revelation, and the role our pluralistic context plays in constructive theology. Then we look at a number of themes in his most recently released volume, Spirit and Salvation: A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World. In this volume he develops doctrines of pneumatology and soteriology in dialogue with the diverse global Christian tradition and with other major living faiths — Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. I anticipate the theology nerds enjoying this conversation and looking forward to a return visit when volume 5 comes out! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this single episode you are going to hear from three different feminist theologians, so buckle your theological safety belt and get ready to ferment some serious wisdom bombs! This theological extravaganza was recorded live at Blue Star Brewing Company in San Antonio during the American Academy of Religion. We had a packed house of eager theology nerds ready to here the one and only Elizabeth Johnson! Scott MacDougall joined me for a powerful interview about Dr. Johnson's illustrious career. Then we were joined by two distinguished scholars, Monica Coleman and Cindy Rigby, for a discussion about the different trajectories of feminist theology and what it looks like when put in to practice within the church and the classroom. HERE's the live LectioCast from the evening. The entire evening was a complete treat and I am extremely grateful for everyone who came, who participated, and our amazing sponsors - Presence, Theology for the People, and the Common Pilgrim. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a wonderful evening we had at Marshall Brewing Company in Tulsa! This is the live podcast featuring our friends from Phillips Theological Seminary. It was a podcast full of laughter, nerdiness, and friends. On the podcast we have two featured guests - Dr. Peter Mena and Dr. Lisa Davison. The good doctor Mena is a church history professor and a pretty awesome person. Dr. Davison is "Johnnie Eargle Cadieux Professor of Hebrew Bible" and a seriously quick witted, insightful, and hilarious thinker. Having them on the podcast was a real treat and I hope you enjoy listening as much I did talking to them. If you are looking for a place to pursue theological education then be wise and check out our friends at Phillips Theological Seminary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for a discussion of Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary? I hope so because this episode is AWESOME. Plus I tell you about a really amazing opportunity this summer. Andrew Pettegree is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews, where he was the founding director of the St. Andrews Reformation Studies Institute. After you hear this interview go get his book, Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a post-election podcast. It is very fresh. Christian and I talk about our feelings, thoughts, anger, and hopes after the election. We discuss it in three parts: as a Citizen, as a Husband-Parent, and as a Christian. At the conclusion we decided to have a future (more reflective) episode and invited listeners of both podcasts to join it via the SpeakPipe. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After you hear this interview you are gonna want to get Hurtado's new book Destroyer of gods. In the conversation we discuss just what made Christianity a distinctive religion in the Roman empire and what came to distinguish Christianity from Judaism. What Hurtado does a great job explaining is just how what we call "religion" is a product of Christianity's emergence in the Roman world. Dr. Larry Hurtado was born in Kansas City, but spent much of his career in Scotland until retiring as Professor of New Testament Language, Literature & Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He is known for his research into the origins and development of “devotion to Jesus” in earliest Christianity, and also on textual criticism and the study of earliest Christian manuscripts as informative artifacts of ancient Christianity. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I can't wait for you to hear this special podcast episode of the podcast! Last week Barry Taylor and I shared a conversation we had about The Birth of a Nation. This week you will hear a follow-up with two zesty theologians - Eboni Marshall Turman and Adam Clark! Eboni Marshall Turman is Assistant Professor of Theology and African American Religion at Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, CT. Follow Dr. Turman on Twitter and Instagram @ebonithoughts. Check out her book Toward a Womanist Ethic of Incarnation: Black Bodies, the Black Church, and the Council of Chalcedon for some excellent pages of theology. Dr. Adam Clark is Associate Professor of Theology at Xavier University and co-chair of Black Theology Group at the American Academy of Religion. He actively publishes in the area of black theology and black religion and participates in social justice groups at Xavier and in the Cincinnati area. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Birth of a Nation is both a powerful movie that tackles the deepest nightmares of America and a cultural event that brings to the surface a number of challenging questions around art, the artist, and our digital histories. In this podcast Barry Taylor joins the conversation. The first 30 minutes is a discussion of the film as a cultural event. The we get into the film with tons of spoilers. This episode is weighty and just the first of two episodes on the film. The second will appear next week with Adam Clark and Eboni Marshall Turman. Check out this episode of Decode DC where historian Dr. Carl Bogus describes the role preservation of slavery and protection from slave revolts played in getting this amendment into the Bill of Rights. Khalia joined the Hombrewed screening and blogged about it here at Kingdom Crowned. Nathan discussed birth of a nation, Moltmann, and disability here: Rebirth of a Nation: Baptism and Disability. Here is Gabrielle Union, who had a phenomenal performance in the movie, discussing her own experience of the controversy around Nate Parker and the film. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does embodiment and culture shape the way we think? That is a good question and in this episode Dr. John Sanders joins the podcast to talk about it. He has a new book out with Fortress titled Theology in the Flesh. After listening in you are gonna want to get a copy. John Sanders is professor of religious studies at Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas. He is author of The God Who Risks (2007) and No Other Name(1992) and coauthor of The Openness of God (1994). Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we are gonna talk about Mary. I doubt you are prepared for this conversation with Sharon Jacob unless you have read her recent stellar book Reading Mary Alongside Indian Surrogate Mothers: Violent Love, Oppressive Liberation, and Infancy Narratives. In this book and our conversation looks to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps to see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic. Dr. Sharon Jacob is a New Testament Professor at our podcast partner - Phillips Theological Seminary. She is also a native of India, studied at Bangalore University, received a Master of Divinity from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 2003, and a Master of Sacred Theology from Yale Divinity School in 2005. In 2013, she earned her PhD in New Testament and Early Christianity from Drew University. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've never experienced a VBS quite like this! Listen as Walter Brueggemann talks politics, Kester Brewin gets high, Kristen Howerton makes Tripp choke on his laughter, and Barry Taylor discusses love songs. You can check out Kester's newest book here, Reality, Grief, Hope by Walter here, and Kristen's website here. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Who is God?" or "What is God?" Living legend Dr. Elizabeth Johnson is on the podcast (for the third time) to help us understand what we are talking about when we talk about God. This tag team interview with Tripp and Scott MacDougall is a Trinitarian treat of Catholic theological brilliance. In this episode, Beth talks about: How Pannenberg and Barth have influenced her work Experience as a source of Theology Does the term "prophetic" apply to theologians? The risks of theology Divine action Science and religion And much, much more Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does the piety of a Liberal Christian look like? How can a more liberal theology be embodied in personal and communal existence? We tackle these questions and more on this episode. Professor Ottati is the Craig Family Distinguished Professor in Reformed Theology and Justice Ministry at Davidson College in North Carolina. He is one of the best communicators I know. Not only is he a top-notch nerd but he has a strong love for the church and bringing theological goodness into local congregations. Previous Ottati visits to the podcast include: Why Write a Liberal Theology? The Genealogy of Liberal Theology A Liberal Christian Christology On top of the most awesome first volume of Theology for Liberal Protestants you can check out Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species, Reforming Protestantism: Christian Commitment in Today’s World, and Hopeful Realism: Recovering the Poetry of Theology. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is like rolling a theological Yahtzee. Tripp is joined by co-host Trevor Malkinson and two titans of theology - Sallie McFague and John Cobb. What you are about to hear is so zesty, so drenched in wisdom, you might just wreck you car or walk into a pole. To kick things off, John Cobb gives us some process hot takes on: retrieving Paul for progressive Christians science doesn't really hate God the problem of evil God's power and inter-religious relationality Then, Sallie joins the group to share and reflect on a section from her book. To conclude, Trevor asks Sallie, John, and Tripp about where the find hope in a process worldview. The Centre for (r)Evolutionary Theology was the sponsor for this event (here's the centre's twitter) and Canadian Memorial Church and the Centre for Peace was the host for the evening. Here's Tripp's sermon from the weekend. Books mentioned: Super, Natural Christians and For the Common Good Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be prepared, Bart is a real evangelist. Bart Campolo, the Humanist Chaplain at the Univsersity of Southern California, talks with Tripp about: His story from Evangelical Christian to Evangelical Secular Humanist What happens when the Bible is no longer believed to be inerrent Why his dad named him Bart Communities and the narratives they use to convey meaning Plus, Bart tries to evangelize Tripp to be a secular humanist. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

God has left the building Alan Roxburgh, pastor, nerd, and founder of the Missional Network, is on the podcast talking about two of his books, Structured for Mission and Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World. This is a great conversation especially for those of you who are ministers, because Alan and Tripp talk about the challenges to changing cultures, visions, missions, etc. Where is God ahead of us, and where do we join God? How do you begin to understand the narratives that are shaping you in these institutions? How do we live a grounded life that listens to the stories of the other, without needing to categorize them? Someone you want to hear on the podcast? Tell us! Just one of the many perks of being a part of the Homebrewed Community, including the Intro to Theology Class with live, interactive video sessions. And don't forget to pick up a copy of the Homebrewed Christianity Guide To: The End Times! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a dream come true. I have long been a fan of Kevin Kelly - THE Senior Maverick at Wired magazine and the sherpa of the technium. He is here to talk about his new book The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future. -How does technology shape what it means to be human? -How does the nature of authority change as we move from texts to screens? -What class would Kevin Kelly add to a minister's theological education? -What can we learn from the Amish about adopting technology? -Is Big Brother a necessary evil? -"The price of absolute personalization is absolute transparency." -What would Kevin Kelly do if he was made Czar of Technology? -What would a democratic world-wide government look like? Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mickey ScottBey Jones and Tripp interview Emilie Townes and Joerg Rieger for the Theology Happy Hour at the Wild Goose Festival. And just like those who joined live, you can play along at home. Every time they say a word you haven't heard in the last 60 days, take a drink! Joerg and Tripp are up first, talking about Joerg's new book, Unified We Are A Force. Plus, Joerg gives an intro to liberation theology and Gustavo Gutierrez, how Karl Barth was impacted by working class people in Switzerland, and how those with privilege can use it. Then, Mickey and Emilie talk about Emilie's journey in womanist theology, if white dudes can do womanist theology and if not, what should they do with it, indigenous woman theology, health, and wellness. Lastly, the Happy Hour ends with the softball game! Emilie and Joerg are lobbed theological softballs and knock them out of the park. Pitches include: intersectionality, emodiment, theological solidarity, God is black, polydoxy. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the (edited) live podcast from the Wild Goose Festival! Christian Piatt talks to Tripp about his new book Leaving A-Holiness Behind: From Pious Jerk to Not-So-Pious Jerk Amy Piatt tells us Christian's lack of skills when they started dating Tripp, Christian, and Amy answer questions sent in on the speak pipe... Quakers during the apocalypse the gnostic redeemer myth's best hymn how much structure could a post-structuralist muster, if a post-structuralist could muster structure? how to heresy hunt as a progressive Christian & Tripp vents on Protestants using Creeds and a bunch of other topics... Kristen Howerton tells us important things... namely that you need Croc Wedges. Micky ScottBey Jones throws down in an EPIC theological parenting battle with Kristen Josh Linton from Phillips Theological Seminary drops a zesty toast before we sing. Enjoy! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're getting hermeneutical with Dan Stiver and Paul Ricoeur. Dan Stiver is an accomplished Ricoeur scholar and a Baptist theologian. This rare combination means that we have a treat of an episode! He is also the Cook-Derrick Professor of Theology in the Logsdon School of Theology. In this episode Tripp and Dan will tackle the relationship between philosophy and theology in the free church tradition and what it means to be a Christian theologian after Ricoeur. Plus a discussion on how Ricouer understands: the nature of truth how narrative functions in meaning making the idea of self the problem of evil There are quite a lot of books mentioned in this episode, so here is a list for your enjoyment: Theology After Ricoeur by Dan Stiver The Conflict of Interpretations by Paul Ricoeur Thinking Biblically by Paul Ricoeur Essays of Biblical Interpretation by Paul Ricoeur Lectures on Ideology and Utopia by Paul Ricoeur Freedom and Nature by Paul Ricoeur Phenomenology of Perception by Maurice Merleau-Ponty Carnal Hermeneutics by Richard Kearney Theology in the Flesh by John Sanders Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you like nerdy theological conversations that will blow your mind? You are in luck. Rev. Dr. Jay E. Johnson, from the Pacific School of Religion, is on the podcast talking about queer theology, embodiment, sexuality, Eucharistic dance parties, and what the church needs to learn about sex and sexuality. Plus, Jay gives us some tips to be better allies. He also discusses he last two books, Peculiar Faith: Queer Theology for Christian Witness and Divine Communion: A Eucharistic Theology of Sexual Intimacy. You can check out his website, peculiarfaith.com or the epic live podcast he did at GTU. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is time to talk Rudolf Bultmann and his mission to demythologize the gospel. We shall get zesty! David W. Congdon earned a PhD in theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and is associate editor at IVP Academic. You can check out his blog here. If you want to impress your friends with a giant Bultmann text check out The Mission of Demythologizing. You can check out David's more introductory text to Bultmann here. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special podcast you will get answers to the questions the audience sent in. Luke joined me for the fun. After the #Devilpalooza we asked for questions and oh did we get questions. A bunch of questions. Excellent questions. It took Luke and I just over 2 hours to answer them all and this episode is just the second half of the questions. To listen to the first half you just need to head over to his newest episode and enjoy the goodness. You can go watch the LIVE tag-team podcast with Luke and Tony last month. It features NT Wright, Greg Boyd, and Richard Beck, who was celebrating the release of his new book Reviving Old Scratch. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sallie McFague is on the podcast reminding us that we can indeed be in love with God and the world. She is one of the most important living theologians and a pioneer of Christian feminist theology. Currently she is the Distinguished Theologian in Residence at the Vancouver School of Theology in British Columbia, Canada. Prior she taught for thirty years at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Sallie and Tripp cover a lot of ground in the episode, including how Sallie became a theologian (which includes a kindergarten revelation), her focus on religious language, radical love, kenosis, panentheism, and even some member submitted questions, including: How does her concept of wild spaces address privilege In the revival of radical theology recently, how do you understand the reality of God? Where should one start with feminist theology? What do you think about the increased usage of the term Anthropocene? And don't forget to check out Sallie's books, Blessed Are The Consumers and Models Of God. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the second in a trinity of podcasts exploring the intersection of Jesus, faith, and film. Think of these as companion podcasts to help you unpack all of the cinematic and theological nuggets. Round two: Ryan Parker, Barry Taylor, and Tripp talk about the *best* Jesus movie of all time: Jesus of Montreal spoiler alert: if you haven't see seen it, listen to this, watch the movie, and then listen to this again. If you have seen it, listen and enjoy. In this episode of #JConScreen Ryan, Barry, and Tripp discuss a whole host of topics including: the passion play the church and economy politics of story sex capitalism advertising Apocalypse, and more! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trey Pearson from the band Everday Sunday is back on the podcast to talk with Tripp about faith, doubt, sexuality, and what it's like to come out publicly. You can watch the video of their interview here. You can read the 614 article with excerpts from the letter to his fans here. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The questions of Christianity are perennial. Today we are gonna talk about them with church historian Derek Cooper. How are Judaism and Christianity related? Are Jesus and the Holy Spirit God? Is the end of the world imminent? How should we relate faith and reason? In this episode and the book Derek tells the story of Christian history by presenting the twenty questions (one for each century!) that shaped the Christian church throughout the world. Each century of world Christian history is explored by means of one question that attempts to encapsulate the central themes and concerns of that century for Christianity. Coverage of each century is sensitive to world regions and theological and cultural concerns that are often overlooked and neglected in books that are oriented in a more Western way. Dr. Derek Cooper is associate professor of world Christian history at Biblical Theological Seminary near Philadelphia. He hails from the mighty country of Texas but is a long-term resident of Pennsylvania. Check out all of Derek's books here. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the first in a trinity of podcasts exploring the intersection of Jesus and film. Think of these as companion podcasts to help you unpack all of the cinematic and theological nuggets. Round one is Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. Before diving into the movie, Tripp, Ryan, and Barry talk about Jesus films in general, what it means to interpret a film (especially about Jesus), culture, hermeneutics, and: Why take movies seriously? How not to watch a film about Jesus Why do watching movies affect you differently than other art forms? Spoiler alert: this episode contains significant discussion of several scenes from the movie. If you are like Tripp and have never actually seen The Last Temptation of Christ then you can rent it digitally right now and nerd out with your screen out. Want to watch bits on youtube? The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) - Christ and Pilate jesus meet saint paul ----from temptation Judas Betray Last Temptation of Christ Here's other thought provoking treats: Martin Scorsese on The Last Temptation of Christ & Lord Williams in Interview on Nikos Kazantzakis' The Last Temptation of Christ, Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Enns is back on the podcast talking about mystery, doubt, and his latest book, The Sin of Certainty. He is currently on the faculty at Eastern University and teaches courses in Old and New Testaments. Peter is a regular Homebrewed guest, and you can check out some previous interviews here and here. Don't forget to check out his website: the Bible for normal people. Also, in this episode we previewed something we call The Big 5: the five books that have shaped or influenced your thought or practice (even though Peter only gave four). Stay tuned for more of these lists from some of our Homebrewed regulars. favorite book to teach: Genesis this book changed my mind: Traditions of the Bible and Sinai and Zion how many times have I read that?! Creation and the Persistence of Evil I wish I wrote that! The Chronicles of Narnia Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a little mid-week podcast treat. The live podcast from Raleigh was a bit long for one episode so here's the conclusion of the podcast with Dr. Jonas. He is a professor of church history at Campbell University. In our conversation you will hear some history of the church and my own memories of history from my time at Campbell. If you missed the first episode from Raleigh go check it out here and get your nerd on. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was recorded live in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Birdsong Brewing. Anthony Smith and Ben Boswell join on the mic. Anthony Smith is a minister at Mission House in Salisbury, NC. We became friends in 2006 at the Emergent Village Cohort in Charlotte and ever since I have loved getting a chance to talk and be challenged by Anthony. Ben Boswell is a friend from undergrad who mistakingly went to Divinity school at Duke. Despite that we are still friends and he is senior minister at Myers Park Baptist Church who were hosting me for the weekend. If you are in Charlotte and looking for a church, make sure to check them out. You can also hear my sermon from the visit here. Birdsong Brewing company were excellent hosts. Not only were the people and the space stellar, but the beer was legit. I enjoyed the Brown Ale and the Jalapeño Pale Ale was super zesty. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is time for the DEVILPALOOZA! This is a zesty episode of the podcast. Even the Duke of not-so-intersteing media coverage couldn't ruin it. Heads up, our intro lasts a full twenty minute introduction. Then at the 21:00 mark the actual Devilapalooza begins with Tripp, Tony Jones and Luke. At 31:30 Richard Beck comes on the stage talking Reviving Old Scratch , N.T. Wright joins at 55:20, and at 1:19:12 Greg Boyd gets on the mic. If you are really desperate for more go the intro, Luke and Tripp finish at 1:46:53, For all those who came - thank you. For Duke and Luke who showed up - thank you. For Tom, Greg, and Richard - thank you. For my bestie and podcast guru TJ - thank you. For Kat and her very zesty space - thank you. Now it is time to nerd out! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ewan McGregor is on the podcast. Tripp got to chat with Ewan and director Rodrigo Garcia about the movie Last Days in the Desert. Then he got to talk it up with producer and Texan Bonnie Curtis about her own spiritual experience of making a Jesus film. She is #AwesomeSauce. The official film description is: Last Days in the Desert follows Jesus (Ewan McGregor) in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the Devil, also played by McGregor, over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts. After the interview, Tripp and Nathan unpack some of the themes from the movie: The temptations and Jesus' identity Nietzsche's critique of Christianity The difference between being cured, and being healed Divine flatus Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode you will head down south to Raleigh, North Carolina, for a live podcast with two of my favorite Camels - Glenn Jonas and Adam English. Both of these former professors of mine made the ride up from Campbell University in Buies Creek to the Flying Saucer in downtown Raleigh for the live theological excitement. The room was packed full of friends new and old. Flying Saucer had arranged to provide one of NC's best beers, the Jade IPA by Foothills Brewing Company to be filling up the HBC pint glasses. Adam came prepared to grill me about my book The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus. The questions were great and they definitely spawned some excellent conversation. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who doesn't want to know the story of the story of God with Morgan Freeman? It is super meta and fascinating. In this episode Barry Taylor and I talk to the show' producer James Younger. We cover all sorts of topics and get some fascinating insights about the process of creating the National Geographic Channel series. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is a super special episode. I have been looking forward having James Evans on the podcast since I first read his Systematic Theology in Divinity School. Luckily Callid Keefe-Perry was able to connect with him an have an amazing conversation. James Evans is the Robert K. Davies Professor of Systematic Theology at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. If you have yet to read We Have Been Believers: An African American Systematic Theology then get on it now. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norman Wirzba is on the podcast talking about his newest book, Way of Love: Rediscovering the Heart of Christianity. Spoiler alert: it's love. Norman and Tripp talk about ecology, creation out of nothing, and why you don't want to be like Socrates. How does a theologian get interested in ecology you might ask? Norman describes meeting Wendell Berry and how that helped him to see how land and food issues are central to the way human beings think about cultural issues. "So much of Christianity is Gnostic today and only cares about our souls - you forget about our embodiment. When you talk about embodiment you have to talk about food, land, energy, water, air." Way of Love is a shift back to the earthiness of the gospel telling - retelling the heart of Christianity connected to love. But not the sort of shallow, flippant, me-and-Jesus love. This love is not primarily an emotion but an action, a power - a power of God at work in the world. How does that power get expressed when we think about: God's relationship and care for non-human creatures The way God cares for human communities How it is at work in our individual and collective bodies What happens when you take love out of the realm of emotivism, and see how it is a power at work in the world? It opens up whole new ways of thinking about our relationships to each other, to the places in which we live, a new insight into the kinds of degradation we are committing and how destructive they are. "When we destroy bodies, when we destroy lands, it is an affront to God's love." Any Christianity that doesn't talk about the wounding of love or bodies is naive Christianity. And if Christianity is to survive at all, it better be about teaching us how to love each other, love the world, love God. "Without love, Christianity becomes really dangerous." Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices