ORT Shorts

In this episode, Dr. Oord interacts with Mark Feldmeir's new book, Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore.

Mark Feldmeir will be hosting two upcoming Open and Relational conferences to be held in the Denver, Colorado area over the weekend of April 11-13.  The first conference is called Persuade (Apr. 11-12) and will focus on Open and Relational preaching, which will be followed by the God After Deconstruction event (Apr. 12-13).  Both events are filled with fantastic speakers and will allow for discussion and learning together.

For information and registration visit:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/center-for-open-and-relational-theology-38532350493

In this episode, Dr. Oord discusses two upcoming Open and Relational conferences to be held in the Denver, Colorado area over the weekend of April 11-13.  The first conference is called Persuade (Apr. 11-12) and will focus on Open and Relational preaching, which will be followed by the God After Deconstruction event (Apr. 12-13).  Both events are filled with fantastic speakers and will allow for discussion and learning together.

For information and registration visit:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/center-for-open-and-relational-theology-38532350493

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the work of personalist, Edgar Brightman's book Philosophy of Religion in discussing the finiteness of God in relation to the problem of evil and suffering.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Ulrick Dam's new  book, Building the Basileia: Moving the Church into the 22nd Century, an ecclesiology informed by open and relational theology.

Ulrick Dam is one of 24 authors whose books will be discussed and engaged with at the upcoming International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine24) taking place February 22-24.

To register and participate in ORTLine 24 visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257

In this episode, Dr. Oord reveals the full line-up of 24 authors/books to be discussed at the upcoming ORTLine24 conference.

The International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine24) takes place February 22-24 with each of the 24 sessions over 3 days being recorded and made available for those registered.

To register and participate in ORTLine 24 visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257

In this 200th ORTShort episode, Dr. Oord engages with Jonathan Foster's new  book, Indigo: The Color of Grief a creative and vulnerable meditation on grief and loss from an author who has experienced the pain of losing a daughter.

Jonathan Foster is one of 24 authors whose books will be discussed and engaged with at the upcoming International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine24) taking place February 22-24.

To register and participate in ORTLine 24 visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Bradford McCall's new book, Macroevolution, Contingency and Divine Activity: Divine Involvement Through Uncontrolling, Amorepotent Love in an Evolutionary World.

Dr. McCall is one of 24 authors whose books will be discussed and engaged with at the upcoming International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine24) taking place February 22-24.

To register and participate in ORTLine 24 visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257

In this episode Dr. Oord discusses the reasons for discarding traditional understandings of omnipotence and adopting what he calls "amipotence" (the potency of love).

For more on this shift from omnipotence to amipotence, check out Dr. Oord's new book The Death or Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence

Dr. Oord's new book will be one of 24 featured books at the upcoming International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (Feb. 22-24).  For information and registration visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257

In this episode Dr. Oord shares an excerpt of a book he and Tripp Fuller are writing on the theme of God After Deconstruction.  He also shares an invitation to Drew University on Feb. 9-10 for the first God After Deconstruction event featuring a host of renowned Open and Relational Theologians.

For more information about how to participate in this and other God After Deconstruction events, visit:  www.godafterdeconstruction.com

In this episode, Dr. Oord discusses God's providence and eschatology from an Open and Relational perspective which rejects the notion of a timeless God who has foreordained the future.  Open and Relational Theology adopts a view of providence which views God's moment by moment love in relation to creation and a yet to be determined future full of possibilities.