Homebrewed Christianity

Are we all taking different paths up the same mountain? or are their many mountains? is there one ultimate reality or many?

Andrew Schwartz, director of the Center for Process Studies - a research center of Claremont School of Theology, in affiliation with Claremont Graduate University. CPS seeks to promote the common good by means of the relational approach found in process thought. Andrew will be teaching one of the courses at the Process Summer Institute this June on deep religious pluralism. The Process Theology Summer Institute is a 4-day (June 5-8, 2017) intensive course designed to introduce basic issues in the theory and application of process theology. You can participate in person or online!

Tripp and Andrew talk about growing up Nazarene and discovering process thought, the nature of religious commitment for the individual, going through crises of faith, the shape of an active and engaged faith, religious pluralism within and without Christianity, and, of course, process philosophy and theology.

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Greg Garrett, English professor at Baylor University, is a professional writer who teaches creative writing, film, literature, and theology classes at Baylor University. As a fiction writer, he has published forty short stories and critically-acclaimed novels. He is perhaps best known, however, as a critic and theologian exploring the intersections of literature, culture, religion, and politics.… Read more about #ZombieTime with Greg Garrett

Greg Garrett, English professor at Baylor University, is a professional writer who teaches creative writing, film, literature, and theology classes at Baylor University. As a fiction writer, he has published forty short stories and critically-acclaimed novels. He is perhaps best known, however, as a critic and theologian exploring the intersections of literature, culture, religion, and politics. Greg is on to talk with Tripp about his book Living with the Living Dead: The Wisdom of the Zombie Apocalypse, and his spiritual memoir Crossing Myself: A Story of Spiritual Rebirth.

Tripp and Greg talk about the Walking Dead (spoiler alert), the history of zombie literature and movies and their existential signification, what makes for a compelling story, the Christian response to a dangerous world, what it means to be fully alive, and how the zombie apocalypse intersects with reality.

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The podcast is coming to you live from the Hive in Cincinnati with our friends at the Common Pilgrim. Tripp talks to friend of the podcast (and author of the forthcoming Homebrewed Guide to Salvation) Adam Clark, and Alice Connor about her new book Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation. Plus, Tripp talks to Troy about the Hive, a new project in and around the Cincinnati area that cultivates mindfulness which manifests as creativity and intentional social engagement. They do this through retreats, events, classes, and one-on-one direction.

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Warning: theological nerdiness ahead.

Buckle your theological safety belts, William Greenway, professor of philosophical theology at Austin Theological Seminary, is on the podcast talking about his books The Challenge of Evil: Grace and the Problem of Suffering and A Reasonable Belief: Why God and Faith Make Sense.

William starts with how he understands our current, contemporary secular condition as a journey from Aristotle to Descartes, and then Descartes to Heidegger and Levinas. It is problematic when we see the sphere of reality, as science described by science, as not just accurate, but exhaustive. Instead, we need to account for those experiences that permeate our existence but cannot be explained away.

Tripp and Bill cover a lot of ground in this episode, including discussions on:

• the spiritual challenge of meaningless
• what it means to love your enemy
• how Nietzsche is wrong about reality
• Trump, ethics, and Syrian children
• original sin, the fall, and privilege

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Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, associate professor of Theological Field Education and New Testament at Chicago Theological Seminary, is on the podcast to talk about her new book, When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective. If you're saying to yourself "what's a womanist interpretation of scripture?" then this book and podcast are for you.

The book explores biblical stories of motherhood through a womanist theological lens and connects it to stories and experiences of motherhood today. If you need a last minute Mother's Day gift, this is it. Whether you are a mom, a pastor, a student, or a scholar, this book has something for everyone.

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Monica A. Coleman is back on the podcast talking spiritual terrorism, spiritual liberation, and how process theology can help liberate us from those things that create fear in us and make us feel further from God.

Monica and Tripp discuss why our inherited assumptions about God's omnipotence can lead to spiritual terrorism and how we can deal with the ugliness in the church today.

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Tripp was in Santa Barbara where the Way Collective sponsored the Believing Skepticast at the phenomenal Third Window Brewing Co. Tripp and Tim talk about what is happening with religion in the 21st century and navigating the tricky waters of faith and doubt.

Whereas in the past, atheists and believers from separate camps would debate in the public sphere, today we often see hints of both schools of thought within the same person! Plus, as religion (especially Christianity) is changing all over the place, we need more conversations like this that help us stay tuned-in and promote more compassion!

Sometimes it’s easiest to give in to the division we see all over the place, but conversations about faith and doubt can help us see a different way to be together: one of unity in a fragmented world! That’s why a new movement is beginning in Santa Barbara to develop a community for those wanting to have fresh and transformative conversations about deep living for the common good. This movement is called the Way Collective, and emphasizes practices and values that create more adventure, wholeness, beauty, and sustainability for all.

The Way Collective will be hosting friend of the podcast Peter Rollins for a night of pints and parables on Friday, May 26th. If you're in the Santa Barbara area and want to be confronted with probing parables revealing what lies beneath the surface, you won't want to miss this! In this intimate event, Pete will be offering some of his favorite parables along with some reflections and conversation. You can get tickets here.

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So you think you're autonomous?

Brent Waters, UCC minister, theological ethicist, and author of the book Just Capitalism: A Christian Ethic of Economic Globalization is on the podcast talking economics, globalization, and Christian ethics. This book might just annoy more people on the left and the right than any other book in a long time. Not to mention, it's really persuasive.

Brent and Tripp tackle a ton of topics, including why exchange is necessary, but not sufficient, easy answers about globalization and the economy that are too popular to be adequate, globalization and missiology, the preferential option for the poor, immigration, and the environment. Plus, Brent tells conservatives and progressives what he thinks they need to confront.

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Jeffrey Pugh and Eric Hall have taken over the Theology Nerd podcast this week!

Jeff and Eric, authors of the Homebrewed Guide to the End Times and God (respectively), sat down early on Holy Saturday to talk about their books, how a young Assemblies of God Eric got an endowed chair at a Catholic school, and what it was like to be an original Jesus Freak with Jeff in the 60s and 70s. They also get super nerdy and talk about:

• what is truth? and how do you get to the truth of God?
• how do you interpret Christ's return and make sense of it in today's world?
• what do Taoism and Meister Eckhart have in common?

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