Homebrewed Christianity

Jimmy Eat World drummer Zack Lind sits down in the tour bus with Tripp Fuller for a casual theo-chat. Zack is a long time deacon who linked us with Rob Bell for the first time. By the end of this episode Tripp has ordained him Bishop of Arizona.  Don't worry, they cover a lot of ground on their way to that. If you are an emergent type - you will want to pay special attention in the 15-20 minute ma...

John Cobb is the world's foremost Process theologian & Tripp's personal hero.  He has been on the podcast a number of times but this time we are going to talk about Jesus, the season of Advent, & a Process understanding of the Incarnation.  We hope you enjoy it & go subscribe to the new Barrel Aged podcast stream so you get the next Advent podcast.  Here's the feedburner feed. Want to read some of...

Tim and Josh joined Tripp and Bo for the John Caputo book release broadcast and stuck around afterward for a TNT.  This is a rollicking, swashbuckling style of conversation for 44 minutes - then the topic turns to ministry contexts and the tone changes a little bit. If you are looking for books to read this year HERE are a couple of suggestion from Bo. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedb...

Grace Ji-Sun Kim is the author of  "Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit", "The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other: A Model of Global and Intercultural Pneumatology"  and "The Grace of Sophia: A Korean North American Women's Christology". She is also the Professor of Doctrinal Theology and the Director of the Master of Arts in Theological Studies program at Moravian Theological Seminary. ...

We had a Homebrewed Book Party for Jack Caputo. It was almost 2 hours of nerdy excitement covering his new book The Insistence of God, questions raised on the Book Tour, and even a little taste of his next book, Truth (which you can already get on the Kindle).  After you enjoy this podcast you should go check out the Barrel Aged podcast with Caputo.  It was awesome. Follow the podcast, drop a revi...

The 20th century was an amazing time for the doctrine of God. All of a sudden the church unleashed a bunch of voices previously silenced to hear their testimony, explorations & experiences of God... and theology got so much better.  Legendary Catholic Theologian - Elizabeth Johnson - is on this episode of the Barrel Aged Homebrewed Podcast.  We discuss her book Quest for the Living God  which is s...

In our ongoing effort to facilitate an engaging conversation of diverse perspectives - we offer to you our first 'Intelligent Design' interview.  Dr. Stephen C. Meyer is the author of Darwin's Doubt and Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design. He now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. This week’s episode is sponsored by The...

Bo sat down with J. Ryan Parker last month after they were given a sneak-peek at the movie 12 Years A Slave. After a review of the merits in the movie-making elements of the film, the talk turns theological.  If you haven't seen the movie, you may want to skip to the 13-14 minutes mark to avoid some big spoilers.  Around the 38th minute mark is when things turn theological. You can find Parker's r...

It's time to talk back with all the Deacons! In this episode Bo meets up with Tripp in the Homebrewed Christianity Headquarters in Redondo Beach & we answered your questions.  Anyone and everyone can click the SpeakPipe button on the homepage and leave us a message.  You can even click HERE right now and holla at us.  Really do it. This week’s episode is sponsored by The Seattle School of Theology...

Jonnie joined my in the HBC Headquarters in Redondo Beach. In the podcast we start discussing the resurrection exchange between Marcus Borg & Tony Jones [aka ToJo] & then end up on the necessity of a physical resurrection, atonement, eschatology, evangelical's Easter concern, and Pannenberg. Attempting to fill in for the BoDaddy is a difficult task but Jonnie did a pretty good job.  I think I will...

Get ready for a conversation about sexuality and film with evangelicals.  Chelsea McInturff, Samantha Curley, and Ryan Bell visit the HBC headquarters in Redondo Beach to chat up the planet's first film festival exploring faith, gender and sexuality. Not only will you hear about the upcoming film festival and how you can support it, but you will hear the story of how a Seminary student group came...

With over 5 years of interviews under out belt - having gone from just friends listening to 50k - realizing that there are a ton of people who can't get the best interviews from the past - let us introduce you to Homebrewed Christianity Barrel Aged podcast. I will be re-releasing the best interviews from the early days, super-short new intros, and hopefully doctored audio. This is the second episo...

Daniel Kirk is on the podcast.  The most sensational Theo-Blogger, Homebrewing, Fuller Professor of New Testament, and fellow Wake Forest Demon Deacon [he also went to Duke and UNC Chapel Hill but I forgive him for that... Go Deacs!] is on the podcast with a bunch of topics he's looking to settle with me.  We had an amazing local for this conversation... only Orange County's greatest brewery... th...

The title says it all: Doing Spiritual Stuff In The Real World w/ Barry Taylor. Barry Taylor.  On doing stuff.  Stuff we call 'spiritual'.  In the real world. This is a really interesting conversation with one of our favorite conversation partners. It was also the warm-up for our evening with Reza Aslan. We want to thank the Loft LA for hosting us and The Young Romans for providing great music for...

Reza Aslan, New York Times #1 BestSelling Author of Jesus: The Life And Times Of Jesus Of Nazareth recorded a live Podcast with Tripp and Bo. As you will hear, Reza rolled with our rowdy style of theological zesty-ness. We want to thank the Loft LA for hosting us and The Young Romans for providing great music for the evening. Come to the homepage of HomeBrewedChristianity.com to leave us your comm...

In this bonus track Bo chats with Micky Jones about the now infamous Rachel Held Evans post on CNN Religion about young people leaving the church. Then Bo and Tripp chat about what the topic means as youth pastors at Mainline churches. These two conversation were originally recorded earlier this summer as part of a bigger conversation that never came together ... but instead of just getting rid of...

Are you ready to dance? Good. Trey Pearson from Everyday Sunday is on the podcast.  What happens when you become a successful Christian Rocker at 17, sell a half million records & keep developing as an artist and thinker?  Well Trey is figuring that out & you can hear about it here. This episode was recorded live in two parts at the Wild Goose Festival.  Christian Piatt from the HBC Culture Cast j...

After a Summer break, Tripp and Bo catch up for 18 minutes - then they get down to business! HyperTheist is a term that holds a lot of potential for rupturing the problematic binaries that we have inherited in theology. The first installment of this conversation was last Summer between Tripp and Callid. This is part 2. Next week will be part 3. Let us know if you have any comments or questions so...

One of the highlights of Wild Goose Festival 2013 was a panel discussion organized by the Human Rights Campaign and hosted by Dr. Sharon Groves, the director of HRC's Religion and Faith Program. In Groves words, "2013 will go down in the history books as one of the most pivotal years for religious leaders working on justice issues. People of faith in unprecedented numbers were instrumental in brin...

When Brian McLaren calls and says, "Tripp you gotta record this & share it.  I think James is gonna be gold." then you do it.  This episode is a conversation between James Alison & Brian McLaren.  It took place as part of a Raven Foundation event that explored how the work of René Girard could transform our understanding of the Christian story, atonement, violence, politics and more. Brian McLaren...

There are things only ministers know about being a minister.  They aren't all pretty & they can even lead you to leave the church and possibly the faith.  You get to hear 10 Dirty Secrets About Being a Minister with our guest and ex-pastor now a skeptic Greg Horton. 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 ha...

Peter Blum is the author of For a Church to Come: Experiments in Postmodern Theory and Anabaptist Thought. He chats with Callid for a conversation about how post-modern thought inform and interacts with the Christian tradition and the Quaker/Mennonite/Anabaptist persuasion.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your a...

This edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown is a smorgasbord of subjects - a cornucopia of concepts - a torrent of topics... you get the idea.  First up is the 30 second definition blind challenge when Bo has to define 3 terms or concepts. This week's words are:  anointing, perichoresis and glossolalia. Then we chat with Micky Jones about the concept of post-cynical christianity suggested by Jim W...

With over 5 years of interviews under out belt - having gone from just friends listening to 50k - realizing that there are a ton of people who can't get the best interviews from the past - let us introduce you to Homebrewed Christianity Barrel Aged podcast.  I will be re-releasing the best interviews from the early days, super-short new intros, and hopefully doctored audio.  Let me know what you t...

This is the opening session from Subverting the Norm 2 that was held this past Spring. The incomparable Jack Caputo brings the Radical Theology heat ... and Tony Jones responds. Here are some things that you will want to connect with: Katharine Sarah Moody (co-organizer of the conference)  introduces Caputo. She is a great tweeter - you will want to follow her. Tony Jones posted the 13 points on h...