Homebrewed Christianity

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 that we can cover them in part 3.

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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 bringing about the tremendous gains the LGBTQ community has enjoyed, culminating in the Supreme Court decision to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). People of faith also saw the gut-wrenching losses to sacred Civil Rights legislation, most particularly in the Supreme Court’s other decision to dismantle the Voting Rights Act, for which many have given their lives. The effects of these two decisions rest heavily on our collective conscience and forces us to recommit to Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin’s core organizing tenet that 'we are all one.'"

Sub-titled "Southern Faith Leaders Re-framing the Work for Freedom and Justice," the panel included Caitlin Breedlove, co-director of Southerners On New Ground (SONG); Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls, founding pastor of Unity Fellowship Church in Charlotte, NC; and Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, Senior Pastor of the Clinton Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Hickory, NC.

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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 is podcast regular, activist, author, and emerging church pioneer.  James Alison is a Catholic theologian, priest, and author who identifies as gay who developed Jesus the Forgiving Victim, a program of induction into the Christian faith for adults, following on from the insight into desire associated with René Girard.

[for an introductory conversation about mimetic thought and Girard read this]

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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 have some fun in person on my visit to Oklahoma.  It was turned into this popular episode of the podcast.   Way back when he had a podcast called 'the Parish' on the wired parish podcast network. Back then he was an emergent Christian and has since left the building. Throughout his journey I have loved following his blog, hearing about his undergrad religion and ethics students, and thinking through some of the serious criticisms he has leveled against the church. Plus he also does some wine reviews.

In this Episode Greg and I discuss his top ten list of things about being a minister you just don't know or understand until you discover it on the ground.  I had a great time talking with Greg and hope that where ever you are in your own relationship with the church, the faith, or ministry you appreciate Greg's openness.  I did.

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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.  

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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 Wallis.

We take a little break for the High-Gravity broadcast and then pick up with the Bible &  Tillich, Hegel, and Process.

Our guest this week was Jonnie Russell who guest blogged last week. He was visiting for the High Gravity conversation.

One production note: Bo forgot to bring the Mp3 call with Micky for Tripp to hear - so he is commenting blindly. THEN something went wonky with the sound and Bo's audio on the call to Micky was muted so all of Micky's comments were edited together to sound like a unified piece.

Blogs that will be tied into this episode will be:

1. Micky's post on post-cynical christianity

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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 think of the idea.  If enough people want to early stuff I will make the series it's own stream and get the first 100 interviews out so newer Deacons can download them.

The first coming out of Barrel Aging is Crossan's first visit to the podcast.  It was first released in April 2008 but the conversation is still packed full of Biblical Prophetic thunder in Crossan's awesome Irish accent.  If you enjoy the episode let us know & go pick up the book God & Empire in paperback.

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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 his blog.
• Subverting the Norm is a website you will want to keep track of for upcoming opportunities to connect.
• Caputo's new book "The Insistence of God: A Theology of Perhaps " is due out this Fall.

We will, of course, have lots of related events around the release.

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Jesuit Philosopher and Theologian Joseph Bracken is our guest this week on the podcast.  He recently retired from Xavier University & was honored with an amazing tribute - Seeking Common Ground - which includes articles from John Cobb, Catherine Keller, and more.  In this episode we take a tour through Bracken's influential career working toward common ground between religion & science, Aquinas & Whitehead, and Religious Pluralism.  I can't tell you how much I enjoy reading and talking with Father Joe.  Off the mic he is one of the most amazing nerds I have met & in conversation he has a quick & sensitive intellect.

On top of all the nerdiness you even get to hear a little inside Jesuit scoop about the new Pope Francis I.

Check out Bracken's previous visits to the podcast where we talk Trinity & Process and then my favorite - Christology!  I am sure you are headed to Amazon to get a Bracken book.

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This is a live Theology Nerd Throwdown from my visit to Oklahoma City.  It was hosted by the local Mutiny Reading group under the leadership of Damien Parks and Todd Littleton.  During the evening I talked for an hour about Philosophers loving on Paul, played some tunes, & then got GET interviewed by Greg Horton!

Greg Horton was one of the inspirations behind starting the podcast. He had a podcast called 'the Parish' on the wired parish podcast network.  Back then he was an emergent Christian and has since left the building.  Throughout his journey I have loved following his blog, hearing about his undergrad religion and ethics students, and thinking through some of the serious criticisms he has leveled against the church. Plus he also does some wine reviews.  Greg is an intelligent hard a$$ and it was a real honor to get taken to task by him.  He wasn't as rough as he was with Paul Young so I only hope next time I get the harsh treatment!

When I got back from OKC I had over 5 hours of audio from the live podcast and the follow interview with Greg.  What you hear is the 90 minutes of the fun.  Then evening was lubricated by the Mad Farmer Brewing extraordinaire Charlie who brewed up my Midnight Saison recipe - Dasein!

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