Homebrewed Christianity

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/...

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 feedb...

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. Vis...

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 ...

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 provi...

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 megaphon...

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 se...

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 podcas...

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/questio...

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 r...

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 ou...

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 Praye...

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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 G...

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...

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 bein...

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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.preac...

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 Theolog...

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...

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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 Ar...

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 nerd...

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 H...