ORT Shorts

In the wake of the recent U.S. election, Dr. Oord discusses the implications of ascribing the titles like 'King of Kings' to God.  Those implications include giving properties to God belonging exclusively to Caesar, and affording excess privileges and power to political leaders.

In his book, The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence, Dr. Oord makes a compelling case for abandoning traditional ideas of omnipotence ascribed to God in favor of what he coins, 'amipotence'--the power of uncontrolling love.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with one of the essays in the recently released collaborative book entitled "Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays, and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology"

The essay, "Great News--We Get to Preach Politics!" written by Pete Shaw, is one of more than 75 contributions to the new book, now available in print and ebook formats.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the newest book by of Shai Held, President and Dean at the Hadar Institute in New York City.

The book is entitled Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life and is now available in print, e-book and audiobook formats.

In this episode, Dr. Oord interacts with Eleanor O'Donnell's book The Relational Power of God:  Considering the Rebel Voice which discusses the power of God and creation, from a relational-process lens.

In this episode Dr. Oord engages with a section of the new book, God After Deconstruction which focuses on how Open and Relational Theology prioritizes love in ways more coherent and attractive than traditional theologies.

God After Deconstruction, co-authored by Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller, is available in print, e-book and audiobook formats.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with an essay from Thomas G. Hermans-Webster discussing the eucharist entitled, "Christ's Cosmic Table".  This essay is one of many compiled in the new book, Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology. 

In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the work of David Ray Griffin, discussing Naturalistic Theism in his book, Process Theology: On Postmodernism, Morality, Pluralism, Eschatology, and Demonic Evil.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with a chapter in the recently released book "God After Deconstruction" discussing issues related to sexuality and gender diversity.  Interacting with Aristotle's essentialism and Darwinian evolution, Oord and co-author Tripp Fuller espouse a non-binary theology, which celebrates complexity and diversity in creation, while seeking to promote well-being rooted in love.

For more on this topic and others causing many to walk away from religion, faith and/or God pick up a copy of God After Deconstruction.

In this episode, Dr. Oord pays tribute to influential author and open and relational theologian Joseph Bracken who recently passed away.

One of the last things Joseph Bracken wrote was an essay for the book, Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational and Process Theology which is now available for purchase, along with many other works from Joseph Bracken, an important voice in the open and relational/process community.

In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Nichole Torbitzky's sermon, Go Back to Galilee, one of more than 70 contributions compiled in the book, Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology.