Thomas Jay Oord
ORT Shorts
Open and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. He's a best-selling author, world-renown speaker, and leading voice in this burgeoning field. Dr. Oord directs a Center and Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology too. Subscribe if you're tired of conventional theology and want a perspective that both makes sense and...
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Thomas Jay Oord
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
Ep. 81: Do I Stay Christian? 26.04.2022 4:09
Dr. Oord focuses in one of the reasons Brian McLaren, in his latest book "Do I Stay Christian?, gives for why he's stays Christian.
Ep. 80: Donna Bowman on an Open Future 22.04.2022 4:26
Dr. Oord discuss Donna Bowman's thoughts on an open future and a God worthy of worship from her essay in "The Handbook of Process Thought."
Ep. 79: Organic Islamic Humanism 19.04.2022 3:34
Dr. Oord discusses Farhan Shah's essay as published in the book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira & Schwartz.
Ep. 78: Divine Justice as Restorative 15.04.2022 2:52
Dr. Oord shares his thoughts on Sharon Baker Putt's assertion that God's justice is restorative, not retributive, from her book, "A Nonviolent Theology of Love."
Ep. 77: Wild Nature in Process 12.04.2022 4:21
Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Andrew Davis's essay in the recently published book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira and Schwartz.
Ep. 76: God Everlastingly Loves & Creates Out of Creation 08.04.2022 4:03
Dr. Oord opposes the Classical proposal that God created out of nothing, responding with his own rationale that God creates out of creation.
Ep. 75: Essential Hesed 05.04.2022 4:08
Dr. Oord discusses his new phrase, Essential Hesed, as found in his latest book, "Pluriform Love."
Ep. 74: A Flourishing Life 01.04.2022 4:06
Dr. Oord shares a powerful quote from Patrick Mitchel's book, "The Message of Love."
Ep. 73: Keith Ward's Open World 29.03.2022 3:35
Dr. Oord shares Keith Ward's idea that what lies ahead is an open world/future, from Ward's book, "The Priority of Mind."
Ep. 72: A Pet Rock 25.03.2022 3:34
Dr. Oord contrasts the impassible God of Classical Theology with the passible God of Open and Relational Theology.
Ep. 71: God as a Good Parent 22.03.2022 2:53
Dr. Oord uses the analogy of parenting to describe how God loves us and works in our lives.
Ep. 70: God Creates By Speaking 18.03.2022 4:00
Dr. Oord discusses the implications of Terence E. Fretheim's ideas of God creating through speaking as it leader to God's partnership with creation.
Ep. 69: Partnering Past a Pandemic 15.03.2022 4:14
Dr. Oord talks about K. E. Carver's essay found in the book Partnering with God.
Ep. 68: Why Is There Suffering? 11.03.2022 2:46
Dr. Oord talks about Bethany Sollereder's book, Why Is There Suffering?
Ep. 67: Amipotence 2.0 08.03.2022 3:42
Is God omnipotent or amipotent, or impotent? Dr. Oord discusses the uncontrolling love of God.
Ep. 66: A Limited God? 04.03.2022 3:39
Does ORT portray a God who is limited, as some critics claim?
Ep. 65: Must God Love? 01.03.2022 3:19
Dr. Oord discusses whether God's love is voluntary or the result of his essence.
Ep. 64: Jesus in Open and Relational Theology 25.02.2022 2:43
Dr. Oord answers the question: Why is Jesus the center of his Open & Relational theology?
Ep. 63: Clark Pinnock 22.02.2022 3:08
Dr. Oord discusses the open and relational theology of Clark Pinnock.
Ep. 62: Keith Ward Responds to David Bentley Hart 18.02.2022 4:14
Dr. Oord share Keith Ward's response to David Bentley Hart.
Ep. 61: The Center for Open & Relational Theology 15.02.2022 3:17
Dr. Oord explains what's available to all through "The Center for Open and Relational Theology."
Ep. 60: The Evangelical Unbound God 11.02.2022 3:20
Dr. Oord discusses Chad Bahl's book God Unbound: An Evangelical Reconsiders Tradition in Search of Truth.
Ep. 59: Open & Relational Theology & Deconstruction 08.02.2022 2:21
Dr. Oord shares an example of how ORT can impact, deconstruct and reconstruct one's faith.
Ep. 58: ORTLine Books 04.02.2022 2:50
An invitation and explanation of the February 19, 2022 online ORT Workshop
Ep. 57: Possibilities 01.02.2022 2:47
How do we conceive of a future that is not predetermined, but is open? Think about the possibilities!
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