Homebrewed Christianity

My friend and most zesty theologian, Adam Clark, is back on the podcast. We discuss questions sent in by the Homebrewed Community and they were spicy. I hope you enjoy it half as much as we did and check out our upcoming online reading group – Upsetting the Powers.

Dr. Adam Clark is Associate Professor of Theology at Xavier University. He is committed to the idea that theological education in the twenty-first century must function as a counter-story. One that equips us to read against the grain of the dominant culture and inspires one to live into the Ignatian dictum of going forth “to set the world on fire.” To this end, Dr. Clark is intentional about pedagogical practices that raise critical consciousness by going beneath surface meanings, unmasking conventional wisdoms and reimagining the good. He currently serves as co-chair of Black Theology Group at the American Academy of Religion, actively publishes in the area of black theology and black religion and participates in social justice groups at Xavier and in the Cincinnati area. He earned his PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York where he was mentored by James Cone.

Previous Episodes w/ Adam:

Jan 6th Theological Debrief: Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh

Adam Clark: What is Black Theology?

From Lebron James to the Black Panther: Black Theology QnA w/ Adam Clark

Adam Clark: James Cone was right

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I absolutely love Mark Scandrette. Not only do I find his invitation to life in the way of Jesus personally compelling in deep ways, but he is a friend, mentor, and

• the new generation of 'deconstructors'
• thoughts on the emerging church movement
• his neighborhood experience of police violence
• the way the Beatitudes of Jesus invite us to a vision of reality
• adult confirmation
• online spiritual formation
• the 'Great Resignation'
• pandemic spirituality
• learning to love the enemies that are close to you
• karaoke discipleship

Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized expert in practical Christian spirituality. He is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads an annual series of retreats, workshops and projects designed to help participants apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life. His multidisciplinary studies in applied psychology, family health and theology have shaped his approach to learning and transformation. He is on the creative team for NINE BEATS collective, a project exploring the beatitudes as a 21st vocabulary for the living way of Jesus. A sought after voice for creative, radical and embodied faith practices, he frequently speaks at universities, churches and conferences nationally and internationally and also serves as adjunct faculty in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary. His most recent books include The Ninefold Path of Jesus, FREE, Practicing the Way of Jesus and Belonging and Becoming (with Lisa Scandrette).

 

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This is a special crossover episode with Chase Tibbs from the Faith and Capital podcast. In our conversation, Chase gives 5 reasons to go ‘Christian Socialist.’ Most theology nerds know that the overwhelming majority of theologians in the 2oth century were socialists. Barth, Tillich, Niebuhr, Guiterrez and more were all committed Christian socialists, and yet today, many Christians wrongly assume the two are incompatible. I doubt everyone is going to be persuaded, but I hope more people will come to see how Chase’s faith deeply informs his politics.

You can check out our previous episode over here.

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I absolutely love Mark Scandrette. Not only do I find his invitation to life in the way of Jesus personally compelling in deep ways, but he is a friend, mentor, and

* the new generation of ‘deconstructors’

* thoughts on the emerging church movement

* his neighborhood experience of police violence

* the way the Beatitudes of Jesus invite us to a vision of reality

* adult confirmation

* online spiritual formation

* the ‘Great Resignation’

* pandemic spirituality

* learning to love the enemies that are close to you

* karaoke discipleship

Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized expert in practical Christian spirituality. He is the founding director of ReIMAGINE: A Center for Integral Christian Practice, where he leads an annual series of retreats, workshops and projects designed to help participants apply spiritual wisdom to everyday life. His multidisciplinary studies in applied psychology, family health and theology have shaped his approach to learning and transformation. He is on the creative team for NINE BEATS collective, a project exploring the beatitudes as a 21st vocabulary for the living way of Jesus. A sought after voice for creative, radical and embodied faith practices, he frequently speaks at universities, churches and conferences nationally and internationally and also serves as adjunct faculty in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary. His most recent books include The Ninefold Path of Jesus, FREE, Practicing the Way of Jesus and Belonging and Becoming (with Lisa Scandrette).

 

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Deacon Tony Jones is back on the podcast for a Deacon's Meeting of sorts. He joins me in answering questions from the Homebrewed Community and we have ourselves a bunch of fun.

The questions for the fun came from the people. Topics we discuss include...

• hunting, fishing, and the land (our catch-up and outdoor stories occupy the first 25 minutes)
• Tony's return to ministry
• the changing shape of the local congregation
• Ground of Being &/or Personal Theism
• Scottish hoppy beer & the Herods... the book on the family
• Schleiermacher VS Kierkegaard
• the struggle to pray

A Few Previous Podcast Visits with Tony

• Tony Jones: the Post-Emergent Church

• Devilpalooza: N.T. Wright, Richard Beck, Greg Boyd, Tony Jones and Duke!

• Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones

• Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle

• Did God Kill Jesus? w/ Tony Jones

 

Tony Jones is the author of Did God Kill Jesus? (HarperOne, 2015) and contributing writer to several outdoors periodicals. He’s written a dozen books, including The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, developed the iPhone app, hosts the Reverend Hunter Podcast, and teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Tony is a sought after speaker and consultant in the areas of emerging church, postmodernism, and Christian spirituality, writing, and the outdoors. He served as a consultant on the television show, The Path, and he owns an event planning company, Crucible Creative.

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Deacon Tony Jones is back on the podcast for a Deacon’s Meeting of sorts. He joins me in answering questions from the Homebrewed Community and we have ourselves a bunch of fun.

The questions for the fun came from the people. Topics we discuss include…

* hunting, fishing, and the land (our catch-up and outdoor stories occupy the first 25 minutes)

* Tony’s return to ministry

* the changing shape of the local congregation

* Ground of Being &/or Personal Theism

* Scottish hoppy beer & the Herods… the book on the family

* Schleiermacher VS Kierkegaard

* the struggle to pray

Want to send a for a future hang session with Tony? Then use the SpeakPipe below 🙂

A Few Previous Podcast Visits with Tony

*

Tony Jones: the Post-Emergent Church

*

Devilpalooza: N.T. Wright, Richard Beck, Greg Boyd, Tony Jones and Duke!

*

Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones

*

Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle

*

Did God Kill Jesus? w/ Tony Jones

 

Tony Jones is the author of Did God Kill Jesus? (HarperOne, 2015) and contributing writer to several outdoors periodicals. He’s written a dozen books, including The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, developed the iPhone app, hosts the Reverend Hunter Podcast, and teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Tony is a sought after speaker and consultant in the areas of emerging church, postmodernism, and Christian spirituality, writing, and the outdoors. He served as a consultant on the television show, The Path, and he owns an event planning company, Crucible Creative.

Aaron Simmons is back on the podcast to give you a tasty preview reading group – Walking with Kierkegaard. In this episode, you get to listen in to the first session.

 

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Dr. Rolf A. Jacobson is the Professor of Old Testament and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry at Luther Seminary.

Known for his humor and faithful biblical interpretation, Jacobson is an in-demand preacher and teacher.  With Craig Koester, he developed and supports the Narrative Lectionary.  He enjoys collaborating with other teachers and pastors.  His collaborative projects include The Book of Psalms (NICOT; with Beth Tanner and Nancy deClaissé-Walford), Invitation to the Psalms (with Karl Jacobson), Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms (with five fellow Luther Seminary graduates), and Crazy Book: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Biblical Terms(with Hans Wiersma and Karl Jacobon). He is also the author of The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament: Israel’s In-Your-Face, Holy God. His scholarly interests include the Psalms, prophets, biblical theology, biblical narrative, and preaching the Old Testament.

His voice can be heard on two weekly preaching podcasts, “Sermon Brainwave” and “The Narrative Lectionary,” as well as singing the high lonesome with a Lutheran bluegrass band, “The Fleshpots of Egypt.”

A survivor of childhood cancer, he is a double, above-the-knee amputee, who generally wears a bicycle and a smile.  He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his beloved wife Amy, their children Ingrid and Gunnar, and a cat who thinks he is a dog. He is a loyal friend, lifelong sufferer of Minnesota sports, and committed board-game geek.

The Five Most Offensive Things... you learn in Seminary

1. Nobody wrote anything (in the Bible)
2. There are two—no, make that three, four, five, six,—seven creation stories in the Old Testament
3. There are no “Jews” in the Old Testament 
4. Nobody agrees on how many books are in the Old Testament
5. The metaphor that God is a husband and the people of God are God’s wife is really offensive and yucky

Other things we discuss in the conversation:

• a hot take on the 10 Commandments
• the task of teaching the Old Testament to future ministers
• the deep joy of ruining everyone's favorite Bible verses...'i knew the plans I have for you' - 'this is the day the Lord has made'
• the Lutheran & Process connection
• Biblical authorship and source criticism
• Bluegrass Hymn Sing with Richard Rohr
• the Biblical Creation stories and the divine hermeneutic Leviathan love
• the holy ghost resurrection NFT
• where the canon comes from
• how wild Ezekiel gets and the day Tripp wore an Ezekiel shirt
• how Biblical translations hide the Bible's rough side
• election as synchronicity not selectivity
• way too many Tripp stories...the last one is about Demons

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Dr. Rolf A. Jacobson is the Professor of Old Testament and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry at Luther Seminary.

Known for his humor and faithful biblical interpretation, Jacobson is an in-demand preacher and teacher.  With Craig Koester, he developed and supports the Narrative Lectionary.  He enjoys collaborating with other teachers and pastors.  His collaborative projects include The Book of Psalms (NICOT; with Beth Tanner and Nancy deClaissé-Walford), Invitation to the Psalms (with Karl Jacobson), Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms (with five fellow Luther Seminary graduates), and Crazy Book: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Biblical Terms(with Hans Wiersma and Karl Jacobon). He is also the author of The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Old Testament: Israel’s In-Your-Face, Holy God. His scholarly interests include the Psalms, prophets, biblical theology, biblical narrative, and preaching the Old Testament.

His voice can be heard on two weekly preaching podcasts, “Sermon Brainwave” and “The Narrative Lectionary,” as well as singing the high lonesome with a Lutheran bluegrass band, “The Fleshpots of Egypt.”

A survivor of childhood cancer, he is a double, above-the-knee amputee, who generally wears a bicycle and a smile.  He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his beloved wife Amy, their children Ingrid and Gunnar, and a cat who thinks he is a dog. He is a loyal friend, lifelong sufferer of Minnesota sports, and committed board-game geek.

The Five Most Offensive Things… you learn in Seminary

* Nobody wrote anything (in the Bible)

* There are two—no, make that three, four, five, six,—seven creation stories in the Old Testament

* There are no “Jews” in the Old Testament 

* Nobody agrees on how many books are in the Old Testament

* The metaphor that God is a husband and the people of God are God’s wife is really offensive and yucky

Other things we discuss in the conversation:

* a hot take on the 10 Commandments

* the task of teaching the Old Testament to future ministers

* the deep joy of ruining everyone’s favorite Bible verses…’i knew the plans I have for you’ – ‘this is the day the Lord has made’

* the Lutheran & Process connection

* Biblical authorship and source criticism

* Bluegrass Hymn Sing with Richard Rohr

* the Biblical Creation stories and the divine hermeneutic Leviathan love

* the holy ghost resurrection NFT

* where the canon comes from

* how wild Ezekiel gets and the day Tripp wore an Ezekiel shirt

* how Biblical translations hide the Bible’s rough side

* election as synchronicity not selectivity

* way too many Tripp stories…the last one is about Demons

Are you ready for some New Testament hype? My friend and colleague Dr. Matt Novenson is on the podcast. We have a bunch of fun.

Matthew Novenson is Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh, where he is also director of the Centre for the Study of Christian Origins. Check out his books:

• The Grammar of Messianism: An Ancient Jewish Political Idiom and Its Users
• Christ Among the Messiahs: Christ Language in Paul and Messiah Language in Ancient Judaism
• Paul, Then and Now

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