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Thomas Hermans-Webster: the Eucharist for Planetary Dining May 30, 2022

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Pumped to have my friend and fellow Process theologian, Thomas Hermans-Webster, on the podcast! He is Assistant Professor of United Methodist Church Studies at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkely, CA. We had a bunch of fun discussing a host of things including…

How Thomas from Alabama became a Process theologian
the Perkins style of Process theology & influence of Charles Hartshorne
Liberation as Good News
who is Norman Pittenger? You can check out his books here.
shout out to previous guest and Process ecclesiologist Timothy Murphy: Social Justice, Conflict, and Process Ecclesiology with
what’s a process theology understanding of the Eucharist?
“the Eucharist is the characteristic act of the Church” – Pittenger’s Eucharistic provocation
A Process Theology of the Eucharist for Planetary Dining
Tom’s ecological awakening in college & the role of Sister Hazel
thinking theologically about the UMC break-up
the kinship angle when thinking about the church

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Brian McLaren: Do I Stay Christian? May 25, 2022

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When I friend drops a new book it is a good day to have a podcast!

Today Brian McLaren puts his newest book out into the world. Do I Stay Christian? is completely wonderful. I was thrilled to get to stream with him about yesterday and here it is for your listening pleasure.

In the opening you hear about an upcoming reading group. You can head over HERE and get the details. The coolest part is a 3 session video guide you (or a group) can use and then a month of weekly streams.

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for â€œa new kind of Christianityâ€ â€“ just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member ofÂ Â The Living SchoolÂ and podcaster withÂ Learning How to See, which are part of theÂ Center for Action and Contemplation.Â He is also anÂ Auburn Senior FellowÂ and works closely with theÂ Wild Goose Festival,Â theÂ Fair Food Program,Â Vote Common Good, andÂ Progressive Christianity. His recent projects include an illustrated childrenâ€™s book (for all ages) calledÂ Cory and the Seventh StoryÂ andÂ The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey,Â and Faith After Doubt. His newest book isÂ Do I Stay Christian?Â and we are going to read it together.

Previous Episodes with Brian

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The Altars Where We Worship May 20, 2022

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Are you ready for some super nerdy fun? One of my favorite podcast episodes was the first time I had these three guests on. A number of members from the Homebrewed Community asked for a follow-up conversation and it did not disappoint! Juan, Stacey, and Mark are all back. Ohh if you missed the previous episode check it out here: Altarization and the Religious Significance of Pop Culture

Juan M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of African American Religious History at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. He is the author of Liberating Black Church History: Making It Plain, among other works.

Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. She is the author or coeditor of numerous books, including Beyond the Pale: Reading Ethics from the Margins and Beyond the Pale: Reading Theology from the Margins, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.

Mark G. Toulouse recently retired after being Principal and Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. He has written and edited numerous books, including God in Public: Four Ways American Christianity and Public Life Relate, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

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Pete Enns: Adaptive Christianity & the God of the Bible May 18, 2022

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It’s time for a nerdy cross-over podcast episode. Tripp is joined by Pete Enns of The Bible for Normal People,Â and they have a bunch of fun trying to lure you to take a one-question survey that just happens to be God-Ordained. We also discuss Pete’s recent blog post on adaptive Christianity, the God of the Bible, and other nerdy nuggets. If that wasn’t enough, Pete and Tripp discuss some of the exciting things going down at Theology Beer Camp.

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EuroTripp’n Tony May 16, 2022

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Tripp and Tony connect after their spring family outings and share stories before Tony gives some quality guidance for the Fuller Family’s upcoming trip Rome. Things we discuss…

Plans for Theology Beer Camp & how to dominate the God-Box
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Tony shares about his time with his daughter in Turkey
Tripp discusses his family trip to Paris and Belgium
Tripp shares about his Truman Show nightmare
Tony gives a very thorough guide to visiting Rome. I am now double pumped about it!
Download Tony’s Rome Recommendations HERE
You check out Tony’s writing retreat to Rome here.

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Diana Bass: Shall the Fundies (Keep) Winning?, Abortion, and Black Holes May 14, 2022

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I love hanging out with Diana Butler Bass. She doesn’t hate hanging out with me, so we decided to do monthly live hangs with our supporters called Ruining Dinner. Each time we get together, we discuss whatever is happening in the public square at the intersection of religion and politics. This episode is a little taste of what happens on the live zoom. To be a part of future zoom sessions and get access to the entire session, join Diana’s newsletter community, the Cottage &/or the Homebrewed Community.

Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Previous Episodes with Diana & Tripp Theology and Spirituality in a Time of Rupture White Evangelical Theopolitics, John Shelby Spong, & Jesus 20 Years of Religious Decline Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear Ruining Dinner with Diana Butler Bass and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza Evangelical Decline, the Supreme Court, and the Horizon of Possibility Debating, Praying, and Living with Tyrants Religion, Politics, & the Elephant in the Room

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Leah Robinson: Bad Theology & Jager Bomb Fountains May 12, 2022

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All theology is NOT good. There is real deal Bad Theology and it kills. Practical theologian and one of my new favorite podcast guests, Leah Robinson is here for a nerdy party.Â Dr. Leah Robinson is Associate Professor of Religion at Pfieffer University.Â You should also follow her on twitter.

In this conversation we discuss…

how to be a Southerner living in Edinburgh
Leah resists being “all up on Barth’s butt”
what is Practical Theology & how Leah got into it
our shared interest in Peter Berger’s image of aÂ Sacred Canopy
how theology changes once you realize it is (in part) a social construct
how to decipher if a theology is practically good or bad
the task of processing one’s own religious history
dealing with Southern Baptist baggage and staying Christian
Tripp manages to bring up LOTR & why he loves this specific audio version… you are welcome.
processing purity culture & kissing ‘kissing dating good bye’ good bye
Leah doesn’t recognize a DC Talk reference but said she was a Skillet person. She does like Norma Jean & Cool Hand Luke.
Tripp explains evangelical youth group “gold bonding” to Leah and how to make a Red Neck Martini
Leah gives advice to bringing whiskey to AAR by repurposing a wine bra.

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Ryan Burge: Myths about Religion and Politics May 06, 2022

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I heard Dr. Ryan Burge on the Crackers & Grape Juice podcast, started following him on twitter, and knew I wanted to have him on HBC. We had a very fun time! After listening, you will want to check out his new book 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America.

Ryan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author of numerous journal articles, he is the cofounder of and a frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a general audience. Burge is a pastor in the American Baptist Church.

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William Greenway: Reasonable Faith for a Post-Secular Age May 02, 2022

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Dr. William Greenway returns to the podcast to talk about his most recent book, Reasonable Faith for a Post-Secular Age: Open Christian Spirituality and Ethics. Bill is Professor of Philosophical Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. I absolutely loved the book and had a complete blast in this conversation. If you missed it you will want to go back and check out his first visit to the podcast on The Challenge of Evil.

About the book… Our global community desperately needs an overt awakening to an age of reason and faith. Reasonable Faith for a Post-Secular Age meets this need by interpreting faith not in terms of belief in propositions but in terms of living surrender to having been seized by agape for every Face, including one’s own. Virtually all faith traditions, from Buddhism to Humanism to Wiccan, are rooted in agape and therefore share considerable spiritual and ethical common ground (a truth long veiled). In contrast to ethically feckless secular rationality—over which a devastating, global social Darwinism currently runs roughshod—faith qua living surrender to agape grounds moral realism, awakens us to love for all creatures, and inspires struggles for justice. Inspired by the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas and Christian spirituality, Greenway engages, on the one hand, intellectuals like Stanley Hauerwas, Richard Rorty, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jeffery Stout, Charles Taylor, and Bernard Williams, and, on the other, contemporary debates over consciousness, free will, evil, and metaethics. He details the character of secular rationality’s devastating scission from moral reality and clarifies the promise of understanding faith and spirituality in terms of agape.

Books from Dr. Greenway

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John Cobb: Why Stay Christian? Apr 26, 2022

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Why Stay Christian? A growing number of people are asking this question. My friend Brian McLaren has a new book coming out exploring it. Today we get to hear John Cobb’s response. At 97 years old, John has a lot of wisdom to share.

This episode is an invitation to an upcoming online class,Â Christianity in Process,Â where you will get an introduction to Process theology with John Cobb. The class is donation-based, including 0, so head on over and join the fun.

We are also giving away a library of John Cobb books… so get on it:)

Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. taught theology at the Claremont School of Theology from 1958 to 1990. In 2014 he became the first theologian elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his interdisciplinary work in ecology, economics, and biology.

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