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It's time for The Theology Nerd podcast.

We are relaunching this podcast stream (formerly TNT) with a multitude of formats, like Q&A, webinars, special HBC community events, and more! Make sure to click subscribe in wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode.

For this Q&A episode, we tackle:

• the logical and ethical problems with penal substitutionary atonement
• how the Kung Fu Panda (2) model of theodicy can help you win at parenting and at theology
• Tripp clears up some confusion about heresy
• the preferential option for the Jesse
• how an open and relational theologian thinks about the bible
• the really offensive part of the wrath of God

Plus, Tripp tells one of the funniest jokes that he has ever heard (from a Benedictine monk) and explains why Lord of the Rings is superior to Star Wars.

You can always click the speakpipe button to send us questions, comments, or love. Even better would be to tweet Tripp @trippfuller. If you don't want to miss out on all the awesome perks of being a Homebrewed Community member, head over to homebrewedommunity.com and sign up now.

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The second season of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman kicks off this week on Monday night, January 16th. I am pretty excited about the National Geographic Channel picking the show back up. I have enjoyed the show and all the conversations Morgan and friends have inspired. We are living in a time where awareness and understanding of the diversity of religions across the globe is needed and this show puts it on display.

Barry Taylor and I will be bringing back the Story of God-cast.

where we discuss, unpack, and get nerdy about each episode. If you have yet to subscribe (or leave a nice review) do it!

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Prepare yourself, because we are about to get all Cappadocian up in the podcast. Brian Matz, Fontbonne University’s Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought, is talking about his book Gregory of Nazianzus.  Why look at an old church father like Gregory? Brian gives several great reasons why more Evangelical communities are embracing the church’s historical and liturgical traditions: the… Read more about Gregory of Nazianzus w/ Brian Matz

Prepare yourself, because we are about to get all Cappadocian up in the podcast.

Brian Matz, Fontbonne University’s Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought, is talking about his book Gregory of Nazianzus.  Why look at an old church father like Gregory? Brian gives several great reasons why more Evangelical communities are embracing the church's historical and liturgical traditions:

• the realization of doctrinal committments evangelical churches already have
• it gives a deeper understanding and appreciation for our Christian family tree
• and gives new ways in which Christianity can be expressed in our culture by getting outside of our culture

Brian then dives deep into the life of Gregory of Nazianzus, the reluctant pastor who wanted to do great things but hated the limelight, the Nicene Creed and it's legacy in Gregory's life, how he refines monotheism through his discussion of the Trinity, theology as a reflection on our baptismal practices and our belief in salvation, what it means to participate in the divine life of God, how he used the language and ideas of the culture around him to explain and translate his deep personal relationship of Father, Son, and Spirit to others - and how we can do the same.

Not to mention his amazing Easter sermon and his commitment to social justice for the poor and the oppressed.

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We are re-launching our TNT podcast as The Theology Nerd with these 5 Extremely zesty reasons you should go process! 

Listen to (or watch) Monica Coleman give you:

• A theological perspective that inspires
• 5 theological challenges classical theology can’t handle
• Basic concepts of Process theology you can grasp and use
• How to nerd out with Whitehead

We are putting this up on both podcast streams to remind you to subscribe to The Theology Nerd (formerly TNT) for more zesty episodes like this.

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If you are a Lutheran, love Luther, or are on the fence about Luther, Robert Kolb is here to help. Robert is on and talking with me about his newest book, Martin Luther and the Enduring Word of God. Robert is professor emeritus at Concordia Seminary and is also the author of Luther and the Stories of… Read more about Luther’s Bible and the Reformation with Robert Kolb

If you are a Lutheran, love Luther, or are on the fence about Luther, Robert Kolb is here to help.

Robert is on and talking with me about his newest book, Martin Luther and the Enduring Word of God. Robert is professor emeritus at Concordia Seminary and is also the author of Luther and the Stories of God. 

Hear what made Robert first fall in love with Luther, how we can read Luther in his context and our own, how the distinction between law and gospel strikes at the heart of the human existential experience, and Luther's theological love affair with passages in scripture that shaped his thinking.

In this interview, I ask Robert:

• Does Luther's message concerning the anxiety of being a sinner having any relevance for us today?
• How can we reclaim an un-Enlightenmentized our understanding of the Gospel 500 years later?
• What can Luther teach us about the function and nature of preaching today?

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Life is arbitrary but God is not.

The doctrine of Providence is one of the most important doctrines for shaping Christian piety and what it means to be Christian. It creates the framework for how you understand and interpret existence in, with, and before God. But most of the answers in the Church are just plain bad. 

Enter Tripp's theology professor, friend, and mentor from the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University, E. Frank Tupper.

Frank wrote one of the most influential books in Tripp's life, with all the coolest parts of open thesim, process, Moltmann, Pannenberg, all wrapped up with plenty of extra bible bits.

When God is supposed to be at work in the world:

• how do i understand what is happening to me, my family, or friends?
• how do I interpret what is happening in the world?

A Scandalous Providence is framed in a type of narrative theology, but not just the narrative of Jesus, or his own personal narrative, but the narratives of other people. It was born out of a desire to develop an understanding of providence on the basis of the key and crucial narratives in the synoptic portrayals of the story of Jesus - not just for seminarians or scholars, but for the problems of providence in the life of everyone in the church.

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What’s up Theology Nerds! This is a short and sweet little invitation of an episode for any listeners who want to take their life and leadership to the next level. As you probably know I am the Director of Theology and the Humanities at Hatchery LA, an experimental graduate school for launching alternative spiritual communities, and this… Read more about A Special Invitation to Become an Architect of Transformation

Today is your lucky day! After this podcast episode you will be prepared for the world after you've been left behind. Dr. Jeffrey Pugh is back on the podcast and spitting some theological game about his book in the Homebrewed Christianity Guide Series on THE END. That's right we are going to talk dispensationalism, millennialism, rapture, charts, zionism, Trump, Revelation, the Apocalypse, and other eschatological goodies. When you get done you are gonna want to get his book. 

Dr. Pugh is the professor of religious studies at Elon University and he has been on the podcast two other times. Once we discussed Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity and the Devil's blogging efforts. 

People still believe that Jesus is returning to earth . . . and soon! Like Jesus' the first followers, millions of Christians hold fast to the idea that we are living in the last days, yet here we are, two thousand years later, still waiting. In The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the End Times Jeffrey C. Pugh recounts his own brief sojourn in an apocalyptic cult. Looking back now, as a respected professor of theology, he tackles how Christianity in general, and the evangelical world in particular, have been captivated by the theological innovation known as Dispensationalism that emerged in the nineteenth century. The embrace of this idea has influenced millions, leading to such cultural phenomena as the Left Behind books and movies, and Christian Zionism. But Pugh argues that the belief in the imminent return of Christ has in fact been harmful to Christian engagement with the world, and he builds this argument on a thorough and occasionally sassy reading of biblical texts and church history.

Book Endorsements...

"Of course, we live in a dangerous world, but Jeffrey C. Pugh helps us see how correct Christian eschatological convictions help us avoid getting the world wrong. Pugh writes with a clarity that makes the book available to theologian and non-theologian alike." --Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University

"It was better than Cats; I'd read it again." --Third Horseman of the Apocalypse

"Jeffrey C. Pugh journeys with us through the historical significance of the End Times instead of feeding our fears. He offers a hopeful discovery of a new narrative—one in which we can laugh at ourselves, question, co-create, and redeem the world with God, and do it with love." --Amy Piatt, Senior Pastor, First Christian Church, Portland

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