Homebrewed Christianity

Jurgen Moltmann is on the podcast! Moltmann is the most influential theologian from the 2nd half of the 20th century. In this episode you will get to hear Moltmann answer our questions like a theological champ. His one liners are inappropriately zesty! This is the first half of the live HBC podcast from the American Academy of Religion. You will get to hear Tony Jones and I interview the zesty Ger...

Tom Oord is on the podcast to discuss his excellent new book The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence. Providence is one of those topics that bring up all sorts of topics like divine action, the problem of evil, the goodness of God, miracles, prayer and essential kenosis. I have to admit that we not only chat up his book, but we start nerding out with our geeks o...

This week on the podcast we are joined by the author of the brand new Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus. Friend of the podcast, Greg Horton, conducted the interview in front of a packed house at TapWerks in Oklahoma City. 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 a soapy blabbery with Peter Rollins and Tony Jones. This was recorded during the Soapbox event hosted by Pete here in Redondo Beach. The attendees were hanging out, having brews and being jovial while we blabbed. Pete explains the gospel of radical theology, Tripp discusses process and Tony giggles. Plus you hear everyone's worst public speaking event. Enjoy Follow the podcast, drop a review,...

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It is time to Nerd Out with your Geek Out! This episode of TNT was hosted on Blab, a new social media platform, and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully this will become a more frequent happening and I can connect with more of the listeners on the video screen. Make sure to check out my Blab profile and follow it so you are notified next time we go live. PS Blab hates the Safari web browser. You can vie...

It is time to discuss a robust affirmation of God in conversation with non-dual thinking, spiral dynamics and integral philosophy. Steve McIntosh is back on the podcast for the fun. We discuss his new book The Beauty of the Infinite and after you hear this conversation I suggest you get your 'click' on and get the book headed your way. Steve McIntosh  is a leader in the integral philosophy movemen...

It is time to talk about the church. I am joined by Scott MacDougall who is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Let me just tell you now that this episode is a nerdy good time. Not only is Scott an actual HBC Deacon but he is the professor of a Deacon of legendary proportions - Aron Klinefelter - and comes on good recommendation. [This is me subtl...

Are you prepared for not one - but two - amazing podcasts? On this episode of Homebrewed Christianity you get to hear high quality audiological goodness about Embracing the Other and How to Read the Bible. Harvey Cox is the legendary Harvard scholar of religion and one of my favorite Baptist scholars on planet earth. In our conversation he tells us how to read the Bible... which is convenient beca...

It is time to prepare yourself for the #GodDebacle. There is no one better to have on to prime the pump than Wesley Widman. As fellow scholar and friend of both Philip Clayton and LeRon Shults he is not only able to introduce the landscape of the debacle but the participants as well. He even ends the podcast with some rather specific questions towards both of them! Wesley Wildman is a professor at...

It is International Podcast Day! Ok I am sure that won't change your world today but it was a good reason to talk to Peter Rollins. We got to catch up with each other since he got back from a trip to Ireland. We discuss a bunch of things...  a bunch of upcoming events Pete's beef over total depravity with Jack Caputo bowel movements we review a Sartre book without reading it Pete tells me how awes...

Philip Clayton is on the podcast and we are talking the shape of postmodern theology. Phil came on so we could let you know about the National Summit on Reimagining Theological Education. It is gonna be kicking off a new initiative in theological education and as you will hear our listeners are people they are looking to connect with. Recently Philip published his follow up to The Predicament of B...

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JC is on the podcast! That's right it is Just Catherine (Keller). During the podcast we discuss her amazing new book Cloud of the Impossible and the connections between the apophatic tradition, contemporary science and process theology. This podcast episode is sponsored by Subverting the Norm III. STN3 (November 5-7) is that most awesome of an event in Springfield Missouri in which Keller, Caputo,...

In this episode you get not one, but two awesome interviews. I conducted these interviews in the Hatchery smart classroom from the General Assembly of the Disciples of Christ. The Hatchery is the new alternative seminary where I am now the Director of Theology and the Humanities. Check it out if you if you are looking for a school or awesome event on the beach in SoCal to attend. Jack Caputo is a...

It is always good to hear from Jack Caputo. This is his keynote lecture from the End of Religion conference which HBC partnered with Villanova University to bring to your ear buds. After Jack drops some of his wisdom there is a panel featuring Westphal, Robbins, and Simmons. It is sure to prick your imagination. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the H...

Ethicists love to talk about war and peace. Theologians regularly debate the merits of pacifism verses just-war. The biggest problem with theses conversations is just how foreign the actual experience and situation of the solider is from the debates. On the show this week is Logan Isaac and Matt Moorman from the Centurion's Guild. Matt was a friend of Tripp's from high school turned solider turned...

This is second sold out live show from the Disciples of Christ General Assembly in Columbus Ohio. It was a spectacular evening and some of it was recorded. What wasn't recorded was taking our guest Andy on his first trip to Waffle House. In this episode you will get... * Adam Phillips & Andy Goebel shall be in the house talking about their church plants getting kicked out of one denomination and w...

Theological Ethicist Miguel A. De La Torre is on the podcast to talk about his new book The Politics of Jesús: A Hispanic Political Theology. Dr. De La Torre is Professor of Social Ethics and Latino/a Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.  He has served as the elected 2012 President of the Society of Christian  Ethics and currently serves as the Executive Officer for the Soc...

Prepare yourself for an audiological explosion of monumental proportions. This is the first night of HBC\CultureCast excitement at the Disciples of Christ General Assembly in Columbus Ohio. In the podcast Christian, Amy and I are joined by the one and only Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, Sarah Lund, Rick Lowery and music by Populis. This podcast was sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary. Josh Lin...

Merold Westphal is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University. Westphal is a long time philosophy prof from Fordham University and has now reached the status of emeritus. Merold is a top notch philosopher and committed evangelical who thinks deep and wrestles faithfully.  He publishes regularly and also has an awesome book for a general audience.   This is the third lecture from...

Aaron Simmons is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Furman University, author of The New Phenomenology, a bunch of other books and does some blogging here. This presentation is from the End of Religion conference sponsored by Villanova University. Check out the previous episode with Jeff Robbins if you missed it. The paper is followed by a panel discussion with Jeff, Aaron, Westphal and Caputo....

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Christopher Rodkey is on the podcast talking the death of God, radical theology, preaching, worship, board meetings and everything in between. Dr. Rodkey is is a United Church of Christ pastor and religious educator, professor, and author. He is pastor of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, and teaches at Penn State York and Lancaster Theological Seminary. He holds doct...

It's time to discuss "The End of Religion!" Not only that but Jeff Robbins give us four theses on the radical theology of the future. Robbins is a professor of religion and philosophy at Lebanon Valley  College, infamous radical theologian & the reigning "Best Hair in the Humanities" champion. Robbins returns to the podcast as one of four lectures tackling the 'end of religion' as part of a series...