Homebrewed Christianity

This is a special live podcast episode. It was recorded at Wild Heaven Brewing in Atlanta Georgia with a bunch of our friends from McAfee School of Theology. During this zesty episode we discuss...

• what is a 'wet baptist'?
• Dean Greg DeLoach gives beer style intros to Profs on the Mics
• the nature of missionary dating and how it is absolutely not connected to the missionary posititon
• the nature of Baptist life and American Evangelicalism
• why David Gushee is sticking it to Stan... at least in podcasting.
• Tripp discusses Carmen. He is sorry.
• we meet Colin. he managed to publish a very zesty text as a student at McAfee with Dr. Gushee... Moral Leadership for a Divided Age: Fourteen People Who Dared to Change Our World

why Ghandi might not be included in the second edition

the inspiring life of Oscar Romero

what question would you ask a Presidential Candidate to get at their moral leadership?

"we are remembering faith, not an ideological faith"

how comic books help you learn how to read the Bible

what's going on theologically in the cultural rise of the comic?

why everyone should read Sandman by Neil Gaiman

the unique shape, power, and creativity of nerd culture

Things to check out:

David Gushee's super high-quality podcast that I hope you are already listening to.  Kingdom Ethics Podcast

Upcoming Events at McAfee School of Theology

The Mercer Preaching Consultation in Chattanooga on October 6-8 with Dr. Brent Strawn (Professor of Hebrew Bible, Duke Div.)

The Self Preaching Lectures on March 9-10 at Mercer in Atlanta with Dr. Miroslav Volf (Professor of Theology and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Yale Univ.). Contact Nikki Hardeman for more information ([email protected], 678.547.6357)

McAfee School of Theology

Dr. David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University.

Dr. Gushee is the elected Past-President of both the American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethics. He is the author and/or editor of 24 books and approximately 150 book chapters, journal articles, and reviews. His most notable books include: Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust, Kingdom Ethics, The Sacredness of Human Life, Changing our Mind, and Moral Leadership for a Divided Age.

A devoted teacher, Professor Gushee offers courses to seminarians and college students. Over a busy 25-year career, he has written hundreds of opinion pieces, given interviews to scores of media outlets, and has led several significant social-ethical activist efforts.

David G. Garber, Jr. is the Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at McAfee. He received his B.A. in Religion from Baylor University (1995), his M.Div. and Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary (1998-99), and his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Emory University (2005). Before this position, Dr. Garber served as an adjunct professor at McAfee for three years while finishing his dissertation on "Trauma, History, and Survival in Ezekiel 1-24." He teaches courses in Old Testament, Hebrew Exegesis, Social Justice in the Old Testament, The Theology of Ezekiel, The Bible and Popular Culture, and The Book of the Twelve.

In his research, Dr. Garber explores the usefulness of trauma theory as an interpretive lens for biblical study. He was the co-editor for a volume of Review and Expositor titled Faith Facing Trauma and contributed to the introduction and an expository article on Nahum 3 for the volume. Stemming from his work with trauma theory, Dr. Garber is currently composing an essay on “A Philology of Trauma in the Exilic Writings” to be published in a volume on the interpretation of exile ancient Israel by the Society of Biblical Literature.

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Robert John Russell is the current Ian G. Barbour Professor of Theology and Science at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Since 1981, Dr. Russell has served as both founding director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) and professor of theology and science at the GTU. Holding a PhD in physics and… Read more about Robert J. Russell: Cosmology, Divine Action, & Eschatology

Norman Wirzba was raised on a farm in Southern Alberta, Norman went on to study history at the University of Lethbridge, theology at Yale University Divinity School, and philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Since then he has taught at Saint Thomas More College/University of Saskatchewan, Georgetown College (KY), and Duke University Divinity School. He’s the father… Read more about Norman Wirzba: Farm to Table Theology

David Wilkinson is Principal of St John’s College and lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religion. He holds PhDs in both theoretical astrophysics and systematic theology. Before turning to theology his research was in theoretical astrophysics, where he studied star formation, the chemical evolution of galaxies and terrestrial mass extinctions such as the event… Read more about David Wilkinson: an astrophysicist talks science & religion

Keith Ward is a British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford until 2003. Comparative theology and the relationship between science and religion are two of his main topics of interest. He was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford from 1991 to 2004.… Read more about Keith Ward: Religion in the Modern World

This is a zesty LIVE episode, recorded live in Nashville. I am joined by two friends, Stan Mitchell and Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. I get to ask them each 5 questions before we take questions from the people gathered for the fun. If you are wise you will get inspired to check out Robyn’s new book.… Read more about From Southern Religion to Activist Theology: Stan Mitchell + Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

This is a zesty LIVE episode, recorded live in Nashville. I am joined by two friends, Stan Mitchell and Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza. I get to ask them each 5 questions before we take questions from the people gathered for the fun.

If you are wise you will get inspired to check out Robyn's new book. If you do... we got a bunch of goodies from Robyn to send you when you pre-order their new book Activist Theology. That's right, when you pre-order the book just forward the receipt to goactivistheology [at] gmail [dot] com and we will send you our class Theologies of Resistance and Robyn's lecture from Theology Beer Camp. 

SEPTEMBER 27-28 - Cary, NC -  Called to Be Prophets

I can't wait for this event. It is not only going to be my last in the USA before my family's move to the UK, but so many of my friends will be there. If you want to come to use the discount code TRIPP for 15% off.

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Guess what theology nerds?

This is a special announcement.

I have just accepted a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. There I will be part of a John Templeton Foundation project, God and the Book of Nature: Building a Science-Engaged Theology of Nature. It is hard to exaggerate how excited I am about this position and the opportunity to work in theological education. On top of that I will be able to interact and connect with a host of new voices for the podcast, across the pond.

It really is a dream come true for this theology nerd.

Here's where I would absolutely love your help.

Taking an entry level academic position at a prestigious university will open doors in the long run, so we want to take the venture as a family. The transition over seas will have a pretty significant hit in our monthly income, but being frugal isn't the biggest concern, it is the rather daunting costs of moving over seas. That's why we setup a GoFundMe where you can make a tax-deductible donation to the process.

For over 11 years Homebrewed Christianity has been bringing you online theological resources. With 70k regular listeners and having crossed over 3 million downloads already this year, I know many of you enjoy it almost as much as I do. Your support not only makes the podcast possible, but has enabled me to continue to pursue my dream.

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Michael Reiss is a British bioethicist, educator, and journalist. He is also an Anglican priest. Reiss is professor of science education at the Institute of Education, University College London, where he is assistant director, research and development. We had a fun conversation about his recent Boyle lecture (you can watch it here). We discuss a number of topics:

• how is ethics framed and formed by our evolutionary heritage?
• Dawkins and the genes eye view
• the role of language and rituals in the formation of the self reflection
• how human fictions shape our living
• the emergence of religion within humanity and the social brain
• how religious practice preceded ethics and belief
• how ethics evolved among our species
• the nature of humanity's expanding in-group
• a shout out to Peter Singer

You can find out more about the Religion and the Social Brian project here.

He also has a number of articles available for download here.

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Get ready for a bunch of nerdy fun. Sarah Lane Ritchie is Lecturer in Theology and Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has a PhD in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh, where her doctoral work focused on the question of divine action in the human mind. A Michigander by birth, Sarah also… Read more about Sarah Lane Ritchie: an Integrated Physicality and the Sacred