Homebrewed Christianity

Incarnation, the Biblical conquest and worship for your benefit are our topics this week. We start with Victoria Osteen's viral video. Joshua's Canaanite genocide is up next. Then we flesh out the incarnation via an interesting thought experiment. We end with a little game to see what Tripp learned during his comprehensive exams. Outro music: Full Circle by Ben Kweller 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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Facebook & Ferguson Bo is back and publishing some of his conversations recorded over the past months. Tripp and Bo intro the episode then Micky Jones (starting at 7:50) and Bo chat for a half-hour. The second half is the Theology Nerds fielding phone calls about different types of Christianity. The 2nd half of this episode will come out in 2 days. 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

Referred to as a "prairie mystic" by the Boston Globe and characterized by Rolling Stone as someone who "asks all the right questions," Carrie Newcomer is a singer-songwriter that brings her spirituality to the same table as her songwriting. Callid got a chance to talk to Carrie about her new book and album, both called A Permeable Life. The book is full of great pieces of prose and poetry that she wrote while developing the album. The interview is addresses her writing practices, the ways in which questioning can be a form of faithfulness, and how sometimes the best we can do is to just keep going on. She also shares two songs and does a great reading about an amazing moment of clarity. Thank you to THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE for sponsoring the podcast. They are an independent ecumenical platform that produces and publishes multimedia to stir imagination, spark discussion and move people toward discovery and transformation. Go HERE and get a free 30 day trial of this most awesome digital service. 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

Let's talk about Wolfhart Pannenberg! The planet lost one of the greatest theologian this past week & in this episode Philip Clayton and I discuss his amazing career. Philip Clayton is a professor of theology at Claremont School of Theology and former student of Pannenberg. He recently wrote a beautiful tribute to his former mentor you can read here. We thought it would be fun to remember Pannenberg by discussing his theology and we did. We went through a bunch of different topics he covered and yet after 70 minutes we barely discussed a third of my list of 'Pannenberg's big ideas.' I hope you enjoy this half as much as I did. Check out this collection of Pannenberg remembrances and resources. 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

Kester Brewin is back on the podcast. He was part of a live podcast experience at Monkish Brewing company with his partners Peter Rollins & Barry Taylor. This triumvirate of Radical Theology is always a blast to hear and this time time is no exception. During the live event they explored the way in which Radical theology opens up possibilities for political activism. Ohh Kester also talks about technology, space exploration, and hippies. Enjoy the Brew! 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

Cecilia González-Andrieu discussing her book Bridge to Wonder: Art as a Gospel of Beauty. In the interview she covers the link between aesthetics and ethics, discusses the theological role of wonder, and asks what the opposite of Beauty is, suggesting that the answer is important for contemporary 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

Brian Bantum teaches theology at Seattle Pacific University out in the mighty Northwest. This spring when he and Callid were both at the Christian Leadership Forum of FTE they sat down to talk about Brian's book Redeeming Mulatto: A Theology of Race and Christian Hybridity. Because they are in a hotel lobby there a bit of background noise, but it is such a terrific interview that you'll want to listen all the way through anyway If you want to followup on this conversation another great resource is this video of Brian giving a talk called "The Church Cannot be About Multiculturalism" at Quest Church's annual day conference on Faith & Race. Bantum is on twitter as well. Special thanks to our sponsors at Phillips Theological Seminary and Chalice Press: their sponsorship helps us keep getting these out to you for free. 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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We finish with a BANG! Callid and Bo conclude the ABC's of Theology series with: V is for Vatican II (ecclesiology) W is for the Word of God (scripture) X is for X-ray (technology) Y is for Y2K (apocalyptic) Z is for Zebra (evolution) Thank you for all of your feedback and encouragement. A special thanks goes to Jesse Turri for the artwork for this 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

Micky and Callid join Bo to discuss Salvation, Theopoetics and Universalism for the ABC's of Theology. You can read the original posts here: S is for Salvation (Micky) T is for Theopoetics (Callid) U is for Universalism (Bo) You can follow the rest of series here [link] 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

Wild Goose 2014 was a seriously wet podcast. Despite the rain we had a blast thanks to Phillips Theological Seminary who sponsored the beer steins for brews & John Vest who smoked some yummy BBQ pork. This is just a 55 minute sample of the 2 hours of excitement. Tripp, Amy, Micky, & Christian spend some talking with Everyday Sunday's Trey Pearson. Last year at the Goose he not only visited the podcast but began his year long conversation with Tripp & Christian about progressive Christianity. While he definitely resonates with a lot of it he has some lingering questions hours of podcast listening has not cleared up. So hear comes Amy and Micky to the rescue. Hopefully they will be able to lure Trey over to team awesome. You shall see. 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

Callid and Bo return for the next 3 letters in the ABC's of Theology series. P is for Perichoresis Q is for the Quest for the Historical Jesus R is for Revelation (and the book of Revelation) You can find the original posts with the links above. 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

Callid and Kristina Keefe-Perry chat about the letters M N and O for the ABC's of Theology series. You can read the original posts below: M is for Metaphor (and Metaphysics) N is for NeoPlatonism O is for Open & Relational We are about to hit the 7th inning stretch of the ABC's series. Enjoy this conversation before we make the final turn toward Z. 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

Bo and Tripp work through some social media problems - then turn to theology before handling some eschatology. Go ahead and leave your thoughts on the SpeakPipe (the microphone on the right hand side of the homepage) for a future TNT. 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

Callid and Bo are back for the 4th installment of the ABC's of Theology. 5 minutes on the clock for each of the following: J is for Justification K is for Kenosis (and the Kingdom) L is for Liberation (and Logos) Episode 1: ABC Episode 2: DEF Episode 3: GHI 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

Callid and Bo chat about genre, hermeneutics and inerrancy on the 3rd episode of the ABC's of theology series. You can read the original posts here: G is for Genre H is for Hermeneutics I is for Inerrancy & Infallibility Thanks to Jesse Turri for providing the artwork of the series. You can here the Unfolded podcast 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

Callid has been at the lake all week - and thus off the inter webs. He returns to a phone call from Bo to get his thoughts on the next 3 letters in the ABC's series. Today we talk through D, E, and F. You can read the initial posts here: D is for Deconstruction E is from Empire F is for Fideism You can also catch episode 1 from earlier this week (ABC) We want to thank Jesse Turri for providing the art for each letter! You can listen to the Unfolded podcast that Jesse and Matt run. 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

Tripp and Bo field phone calls from the SpeakPipe about Missions (Russia), the gospel of Matthew, Jesus being at least as nice as God and a theology of Stryper. We love your calls and thoughts on the SpeakPipe !!! Tell us what you want to talk about. 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

Want a Quaker perspective on atonement, baptism and Christology? Callid gives Bo a call to talk through the first three installments of the A B C's of Theology series. 5 minutes per letter means they cover a lot of ground in little time. You can find the original posts here: Atonement, Baptism, Christology. ALSO - Elder of Graphical Sweetness Jesse Turri is providing icon sketches for the 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

Get ready for part 2 of 'Ten Not-So-Shocking Things You Learn in Religion 101'. The first half was pretty exciting and things don't slow down here. In this episode Tripp is joined again by Greg Horton, ex-pastor and undergrad religion professor in Oklahoma to look of a list of 10 Not-So-Shocking Things You Learn in Religion 101. Greg Horton was one of the inspirations behind starting the podcast. Tripp have stalked him online for a long time and then we got to have some fun in person on my visit to Oklahoma. It was turned into this popular episode of the podcast. Then he came back on the podcast to share 10 Dirty Secrets About Being a Minister. Way back when he had a podcast called ‘the Parish’ on the wired parish podcast network. Back then he was an emergent Christian and has since left the building. Throughout his journey I have loved following his blog,hearing about his undergrad religion and ethics students, and thinking through some of the serious criticisms he has leveled against the church. Plus he also does some wine reviews. 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 Nerds return after an unplanned break. The field calls from Brekke, Tyler and Richard. One of the calls has to do with the topic of 'authority'. Here is a link to Bo's blog on the topic of authority. Check out details for the upcoming live show "Letting Sleeping Gods Die" with Kester Brewin and Peter Rollins over at the FaceBook page. 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

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 religion and want to ruin people of faith's confidence. Largely it is evidence of just how poor our religious communities educate their members. In this episode I am joined by Greg Horton, ex-pastor and undergrad religion professor in Oklahoma to look of a list of 10 Not-So-Shocking Things You Learn in Religion 101. Well we get through half of it in this episode. Next week we will finish Greg Horton was one of the inspirations behind starting the podcast. I have stalked him online for a long time and then we got to have some fun in person on my visit to Oklahoma. It was turned into this popular episode of the podcast. Then he came back on the podcast to share 10 Dirty Secrets About Being a Minister. Way back when he had a podcast called ‘the Parish’ on the wired parish podcast network. Back then he was an emergent Christian and has since left the building. Throughout his journey I have loved following his blog,hearing about his undergrad religion and ethics students, and thinking through some of the serious criticisms he has leveled against the church. Plus he also does some wine reviews. 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

Callid had the opportunity to sit down and talk with constructive theologian Shelly Rambo. In their conversation they walked through some of the major points of her book Spirit and Trauma. In the course of the recording they talked about Derrida, the psychology of trauma, non-linear time, and zombies. Good stuff. She makes clear that her work is not a self-help project, but a reconsideration of our insistence on the climax of Christian faith being the resurrection. She does not deny the resurrection at all, but she asks why we are so ready to skip over Holy Saturday and the time when Jesus was dead. This is a book not just for people who have been directly challenged by traumatic events, but for anyone who wants theology to more holistically address human experience. You're going to like this, deacons. 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

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 square, changes in the church and his two most recent books The Power of Parable & The Greatest Prayer. We recently re-published Crossan's first visit to the podcast over 5 plus years ago on the new Barrel Aged podcast stream. Go check out his discussion of God and Empire which remains my favorite book of his. 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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Douglas John Hall is Canada's greatest living theologian & emeritus professor of theology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He is a theologian of the cross, a contextual theologian, and a wonderfully articulate one as well. In this conversation we discuss his latest two books What Christianity is Not & Waiting for the Gospel, his love of music, personal interactions with Moltmann, Billy Graham, Tillich & company, and a number of intense theological topics. It was a complete joy to chat with him. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did... and of course share the brew! 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

his is a very special edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown. Not only does the BoDaddy try to provoke me (theologically speaking) toward a rowdy defense of the resurrection but we have a very special guest - Todd Littleton. Todd is the greatest Southern Baptist Minister on planet earth. He is also the technical brains behind our High Gravity online classes, pastor to the HBC Deacon of the Year, & now officially an Elder. Hence forth all ye Homebrewed Christianity Deacons shall know Todd Littleton as Elder of the Okie. Over the course of the episode we discuss the nature of the resurrection, the divine attributes, the function of doubt in faith, atheism as a spiritual practice, the church and its obligations to the poor, the World Vision debacle, and a number of other goodies. Here's the blog post where Bo provoked the first segment. It was a blast to have a group of local Deacons in the room hanging out after we finished the High Gravity session on Mary Daly. If you are ever visiting LA tweet us up & maybe we will have a recording you can join in 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

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 conversations, check out previous TNTs about Differences Demons (and the follow up) The BIG TNT about Bo being 'Crossed Out' We appreciate all of the feedback on the speak-pipe! Keep the comments coming. You may also want to check out the HBC interview with Michael Hardin about Easter, Jesus, the cross and the Bible. 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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Michael Hardin is the author of several books Stricken by God?: Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ Compassionate Eschatology: The Future as Friend The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity With Jesus among others [you can find here] He is the Executive Director of Preaching Peace, an organization co-founded with his wife Lorri. You can see all that they are up to at www.preachingpeace.org "Our hope is to see the church re-examine its theology in the light of the good news of Jesus who proclaimed a truly distinct and unique vision of God. When we do so we encounter a God of radical free grace, forgiveness and love and our lives are transformed by the Spirit of God sent to us through Jesus." At minute 46 he walks with Bo through Easter week and the Biblical account that brings the whole theory 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

Jonnie, Tony Jones & I were lucky to bring the Homebrewed Christianity heat LIVE at the Progressive Youth Ministry conference. This episode includes some of the excitement that was had. It kicks off with a tasty interview with DePaul professor of religion, theo-blogger & Moltmaniac Scott Paeth. We discuss his new book (which is awesome and easy to read) The Niebuhr Brothers for Armchair Theologians, the Hauerwasian Mafia, and the future of progressive Christian ethics in America. Then Tony Jones and I had a serious battle of au contraire mon fraire... Tony Jones did not win. That was great BUT... little did we anticipate Jonnie would secretly orchestrate his victory with a statement that blew our mind. If that wasn't enough we had Trey Pearson of Everyday Sunday & Carter DJ-ing the show & post-pod dance party...oh yeah that happened... Our wonderful host 4th Presbyterian & John Vest were amazing & even arranged to have some delicious Revolution Brewing & Goose Island beer at the celebration. Chalice, the TNT publishing partner, also did some awesome give-away fun at the event. 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

Why write a liberal theology? That's a good question & we got an interview size answer! Buckle your theological safety belt because this episode is going to get seriously awesome. If you remember Dr. Ottati's last visit to the podcast then you are already excited! 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. PS. Ottati rocks the name game with a level of skill that rivals Jurgen Moltmann's fun with Tony Jones and I. 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

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We review the movie Noah with J. Ryan Parker and then hear from the director and screenwriter. Bo and J. Ryan chat about their upcoming posts for the movie and some of the concerns they had coming out of their viewings. Bo's post Noah: Inhabiting a ReEnchanted World Ryan's post 'Noah: the Beautiful and the Haunting' Bo's post 'Noah: Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative' Then Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel talk about their work, their research and their passion for this movie ( begins at minute 40). Their goal was to "humanize and dramatize" what they refer to as this "primal" story. 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 throw-down Bo chats with Micky, Callid, Pete Rollins and Tripp about all of the Jesus and Bible themed movies and what they mean to our culture. Earlier, Bo had blogged some thoughts about this whole issue. Now the gang chimes in. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press. They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them 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

Our guest today is Richard Falk - an international law and international relations scholar who taught at Princeton University for forty years. Since 2002 he has lived in Santa Barbara, California, and taught at the local campus of the University of California in Global and International Studies and since 2005 chaired the Board of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. His books include: (Re)Imagining Humane Global Governance (Global Horizons) by Richard Falk Predatory Globalization: A Critique by Richard Falk (Oct 25, 1999) You can read his blog http://richardfalk.wordpress.com 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

Phyllis Tickle was at Fuller Seminary for a talk about her new book "The Age of the Spirit". She then came over to (a)Spire to have a pint with us. This was no ordinary pint! Tripp brewed 'The Grain Emergence: a 500 year rummage ale'. We do some Q & R with Phyllis - then Barry Taylor chats with her. Then we played "Au Contraire Mon Frère II" with Tripp and Tony. Round 3 will be in Chicago at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this month. This is a rough-cut edit. That means that a couple of swear words made it through the filter ... and that some things removed for public conception. We want to thank Andy and his team plus all those who helped to make this event happen and to those who came out and made this an amazing night. PS Claire also brought some amazing home brew. That was tasty. We also want to wish Phyllis a Happy 80th Birthday!! 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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Ahmed (@woodylovesJesus) & Tim 'the Elder of Hops' (@timothytalks) visit the throw-down! This TNT was recorded after the Hobbit LIVE video-cast with Gregory Walter. Suffice to say, it was a rowdy affair. We start with a 3 minute challenge for Tripp to answer each of Process Theology's big concerns. The 3 of us then judge him after each round. The 2nd question relates to drugs and tragedy. The 3rd question is about the gender of God. You might want to skip to the 8th min when the action really starts. In minute 38 we change things up. Need to look up any theo-words? You may want to look into this little pocket dictionary of theological terms - the kindle is $6 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

Randy Woodley is back on the podcast - this time for HomeGrown episode 4! You can listen to Randy's first visit when we talked about his book or his second (at Wild Goose West) where Tripp snuck up on him with some 'concerns'. Randy's Book "Shalom and the Community of Creation" is available on Amazon and Kindle He is the Distinguished Associate Professor of Faith and Culture and the Director of Intercultural and Indigenous Studies at George Fox Seminary in Portland Oregon. He is also the author of Living In Color: Embracing God's Passion for Ethnic Diversity. Edith and Randy run Eagle's Wings Ministries. Randy is also a part of the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS). Randy is also a member of Evangelicals for Justice (along with Lisa Sharon-Harper and Peter Heltzel ). 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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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 AAR session on Occupy The Church. 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 Chalice Press. They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them 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

The HomeGrown Christianity series is pleased to welcome Jen Butler to discuss creation-care and Christian perspectives. We talk about the unique opportunity of our times and the challenges that are posed when addressing eco-theology in a seminary setting. The Reverend Jennifer L. Butler is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, where she currently serves in a call at First Congregational UCC in Corvallis, Oregon. In addition to pastoring, she is an adjunct instructor at George Fox Seminary, where she teaches ecology, theology, and ethics in the Earthkeeping concentration. Her first book (co-authored with two of her teaching colleagues), On Earth as in Heaven, will be published in 2014 by Baker Academic Press. As you will hear in the interview, she wrote her master's thesis on ecofeminism and evangelicalism. You will enjoy her insights and passion about the variety of issues that impact the subject. 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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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 Chalice Press. They are the offical publishing sponsor with lots of great books and resources for theology nerds, preachers, and church planters. They just might become your #1 favorite progressive Christian publisher. So check them 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

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Who doesn’t love J.R.R. Tolkien, the mythology of Middle Earth, and getting to see Smaug (the most EPIC of all dragons) on the big screen? If Led Zeppelin can sing about it and nerds can roll 12 sided dice about it, then it must be pretty awesome. On Thursday February 6th we hosted a live video streaming podcast with Gregory Walter to nerd out about Tolkien’s world. It was an amazing conversation in which you get convo about the book, movie, and all the Middle Earth mythology. Our guest is Dr. Gregory Walter, a professor of religion and Pro Grade Hobbiter. He is a professor at St. Olaf College and was recently on the podcast to discuss his new book Being Promised: Theology, Gift, and Practice. At the end of the podcast we realized our mutual love for the Hobbit and this podcast idea was born! You can check out the video HERE. Gregory's list of the essential Tolkien texts can be found 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

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