ORT Shorts

Dr. Oord highlights an essay from Joshua Andrews entitled The Divine Change We Need; one of more than 50 essays in the new book Love Does Not Control: Therapists, Psychologists, and Counselors Explore Uncontrolling Love.

Dr. Oord discusses the upcoming Girardian Intersections online conference (August 19, 2023)

For more information and to register visit: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girardian-intersections-tickets-617394753327

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Deanna M. Young (DThM, Northwind Seminary, Center or Open and Relational Theology).  The book is entitled Unblaming God:  Interpreting the Old Testament Through the Lens of Jesus Christ and is now available for purchase.

Dr. Oord interacts with Ilia Delio's forthcoming book The Not-Yet-God:  Carl Jung, Teilhard De Chardin, and the Relational Whole  with a focus on the relational holism Delio espouses.

Available for pre-order (Sept. 15) now:
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Yet-God-Teilhard-Chardin-Relational/dp/1626985359

Dr. Oord interacts with the work of Roger Haydon Mitchell and the term he has coined 'kenarchy', a combining of the Greek words "kenosis" (self-giving) and "archy" (rule or authority).

To further explore the ideas and implications of kenarchy check out the books by Roger Haydon Mitchell Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West and Discovering Kenarchy: Contemporary Resources for the Politics of Love

Dr. Oord discusses renowned theologian John B. Cobb Jr's new and most personal book, Confessions in which Cobb gives his most deeply personal beliefs full voice and exression.

Confessions is now available for purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-John-B-Cobb-Jr/dp/1940447607

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Peter Enns, Old Testament Professor and co-host of The Bible for Normal People podcast.  The book is entitled Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God) and is now available for purchase.

https://www.amazon.com/Curveball-Coming-Stumbled-Tripped-Finding/dp/B09ZYSMRR1

Dr. Oord discusses Keith Ward's new thought provoking and humorous new book Adventures in Belief: How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (Possibly)

Now available for purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Belief-Discovered-Universe-Everything/dp/1666756237

Dr. Oord discusses the Politics of Omnipotence and nefarious ways political and religious leaders can invoke the name of an almighty God to support their political agendas.  Dr. Oord cites the examples of The Doctrine of Discovery used by Pope Nicolas V justify the subjugation of the North American Indigenous population and more recently evangelical Christians claims that an omnipotent God appointed Donald Trump to be President of the United States.

For more discussion on this topic, check out Dr. Oord's book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence now available for purchase.

https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916

Dr. Oord discusses the Hebrew words El Shaddai and Sabaoth and the ways in which they have been misunderstood and mistranslated leading to a bogus misrepresentation of God as omnipotent.

This and other arguments putting to death omnipotence can be found in Dr. Oord's new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'.

Now available for purchase on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916