ORT Shorts

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!