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Leah Schade: Preaching in a time of Crisis from Corona to Climate Mar 30, 2020

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Dr. Leah Schade is Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary, A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, her research and experience cover the fields of homiletics and ecological theology. As an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), Schade has served in suburban, urban, and rural settings and has worked with parishioners from a variety of cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds. Formerly the pastor of United in Christ Lutheran Church in Lewisburg, PA, Schade s ministry is marked by her experience in and passion for ecological and social justice advocacy and activism.

In our conversation we talk about...

the tradition to teaching online
empowering women within the church
the theological task of preaching
the sermon in a time of crisis
corona and community
what goes into the crafting of a sermon
why you don't need to make the sermon practical, but make it strange

Dr. Schade's Books

Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide

Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis

Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit

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Bill Walker: Globalization, Violence, and Salvation in the Drug War Mar 16, 2020

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The most important thing I can tell you about Bill Walker is that he simultaneously a brilliant scholar, a wonderful human, and a dear friend. We became friends while doing our PhDs and he currently serves as the Director of Vocation at Christ Church of Austin. He also teaches Christians ethics in the Business School at Baylor and theology as an adjunct professor at Truett Seminary.

A Theology of the Drug War is a political and theological reflection on the violence and injustice that has taken place in Mexico and Central America since 2006 as a result of the drug war. In order to understand and respond to this conflict in the age of globalization, William A. Walker III combines the work of philosopher Enrique Dussel and theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar to develop a theology of the drug war that transcends both a Eurocentric conception of the world and a merely political account of salvation. Walker also highlights examples of Christian and church-based approaches to practicing neighborliness and resistance to drug trade-related violence, challenging both Christians and non-Christians to participate in the creation of a more just and merciful society. Publisher info here.

Bill mentioned a number of organizations in the podcast. Below are some links to check them out.

http://Semillascommunity.org

http://Fianzafund.org

https://ciudadnueva.org

https://www.abarafrontiers.org

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John Cobb: Secularizing Christianity Mar 15, 2020

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It is getting near the most epic of the HBC online classes. As part of the celebration - and the emails I got saying MORE PODCASTS BECAUSE I AM SELF-DISTANCING - I combined two of my favorite previous visits into this episode. First you hear John Cobb give a theo-philosophical sermon on the materializing trajectory of Christianity. Then liberal Reformed Theologian, Paul Capetz, joins me for the conversation in which we discuss the trinity, Religious Pluralism, The importance of the Incarnation, Discuss fall of the Mainline Churches, Liberalism? Progressive?, and the Mission of the Church.

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Don’t forget to check out Cobb’s recent visit to answer the question “Why Whitehead?”

John Cobb 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. He has published over 30 books including the first full length text in eco-philosophy.

In 1973, with David Griffin, he established the Center for Process Studies. In retirement he lives at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, California. Throughout his career he has contributed to Whitehead scholarship and promoted process-relational programs and organizations. Most recently, he helped found the Claremont Institute for Process Studies, and has been heavily involved in supporting work toward the goal of China becoming an ecological civilization.

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Elgin Frank Tupper: a Scandalous Providence (in Memoriam) Mar 10, 2020

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I lost a very dear mentor and friend - Elgin Frank Tupper. I tried recording the intro over 10 times and just started crying, so I decided to save my thoughts for later and share this gem of an episode.

This also happens to be the most downloaded episode in HBC history.

Frank was a legendary Baptist theologian and the first American student of Wolfhart Pannenberg. He was a founding faculty member of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity where he retired in 2016 as Distinguished Professor of Divinity Emeritus. You can read Frank's Obituary here.

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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Ingolf Dalferth: Hermeneutics and the Predicament of Faith #BarrelAged Mar 03, 2020

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A number of Homebrewed Community Members asked for this episode to come out of the Barrel and back into the world, so here it is. In this episode I am joined by one of my dissertation advisors for a fun conversation.

Ingolf U. Dalferth (DrTheol, University of Tübingen) is Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. He is also professor emeritus in the faculty of theology at the University of Zurich, where he served as director of the Institute of Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religion for many years. He has held academic positions at the universities of Durham, Tübingen, Frankfurt, Fribourg, and Copenhagen. Dalferth is the author or editor of over forty books

Dr. Dalferth's Recent Books

Transcendence and the Secular World: Life in Orientation to Ultimate Presence Creatures of Possibility: The Theological Basis of Human Freedom Radical Theology: An Essay on Faith and Theology in the Twenty-First Century Crucified and Resurrected: Restructuring the Grammar of Christology

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JC on JC: a conversation with John Cobb and Tom Oord on Jesus #BarrelAged Feb 22, 2020

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This is a super special conversation between two preeminent scholars and dear friends. Two friends of the podcast gathered in Claremont a few years back as part of the Emergent Village Theological Conversation on Process Theology and this gem of a conversation happened! John Cobb and Tom Oord discuss Jesus and a number of other goodies.

This barrel aged edition of the podcast is here so I can share episodes from the last 12 years no longer available in the podcast feed for your nerdy listening pleasure.

Also if you enjoy the conversation then you should totally come join the upcoming reading group with John Cobb on Alfred North Whitehead's Process and Reality. In this series of lectures John Cobb will provide an introduction to one of the most compelling and challenging philosophical texts of the Twentieth Century. Process and Reality is a notoriously difficult text, but the goal of this course is to enable students to not only skim the surface but probe its deeper dimensions. With his decades of experience as a scholar and teacher of Whitehead, Cobb will elucidate the major themes and illuminate the major concepts in a way that is accessible to anyone.

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Wilson Dickinson: Faith After a Neo-liberal Compliant Church Feb 20, 2020

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Dr. Wilson Dickinson is a writer, pastor, and organizer who lives in his hometown of Georgetown, Kentucky. He teaches theology and directs the Doctor of Ministry and Continuing Education Programs at Lexington Theological Seminary. He is the director of the Green Good News, an organization that works with churches and schools to integrate sustainability, justice, and discipleship.

At Lexington Theological Seminary the Dmin is focused on cultural hermeneutics and community organizing.
What is the purpose of Dmin and who is it for?
Why Gary Dorrien tells the coolest story of liberal Mainline Protestantism (read here)
Is the initial deal for Mainline Protestantism in America worth it?
the problem of the 'identified patient' and neo-liberal compliant justice issues
church at the crossroads of Earth and Empire
Zacchaues and the middle-management of Empire
God isn't cool with economies of extraction and exploitation
Kierkegaard & his critique of social Christianity
how power hides in pain sight
creating Pharisees an exit strategy from the imperial banquet
the power of giving permission for others to lead
parenting in the face climate change

Check out Wilson's books The Green Good News and Exercises in New Creation.

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Michael Northcott: God, Gaia, and the Working Class Feb 12, 2020

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Michael Northcott is Professor of Religion and Ecology, Indonesian Consortium of Religious Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. While he was in town between semesters in Indonesia we got to connect in his home office for energizing and nerdy conversation that covers quite a bit of ground including...

how a factory job ruined systematic theology
class consciousness and Christian socialism
Schleiermacher, Barth, Tillich, and the socialist decision
the Protestant problem with preaching scripture
the birth of Radical Orthodoxy
the religious predicament of modernity
the task of being a member of a living tradition
"Do Angels exist?"
"the original sin is plant selection... the only life that is good on the planet is life we control, for we are the only beings with mentality and deserve the honor."
"the biggest problem in systematic theology is its obsession with first cause and the inability to acknowledge multiple agencies"
the connection between reductive accounts of agency and the political craziness in the US and UK
why the bread at the Eucharist matters
contemporary alienation from nature and community
encountering nature anew and Jane Goodall
the role of faith in ecological activism
Michael mentions Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire

If you are on twitter then you should follow Dr. Northcott.

Want to read Northcott's work? Check it out.

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John Cobb: Christology and Process Theology Feb 03, 2020

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I am beyond excited about the upcoming class with our guest in this episode - John Cobb. This is the very first interview I ever recorded with Cobb and in it we discuss a process account of the incarnation, Kin-dom of God, and other Christological goodies.

You will likely notice how my accent has changed in the last 12 years of podcasting and moves from North Carolina to Los Angeles and then to Edinburgh.

Don't forget to check out Cobb's recent visit to answer the question "Why Whitehead?"

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Jonathan Jong & Sarah Lane Ritchie: Can Scientists study gods, souls, and rituals? Jan 27, 2020

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Behind many Science and Religion conversations are a number of shaping, but often ignored questions. In this episode Jonathan and Sarah join me for a seriously nerdy and revealing dialogue about the nature and limits of science, the character of religious phenomena, the role of philosophy, naturalism(s), theology's place at the table, and much more. On top of all being friends, we each occupy a different network of answers to the questions we tackle. If you enjoy this half as much as I did you will have a wonderful time.

Dr. Jonathan Jong is a Research Fellow at Coventry University, and Deputy Director of the Brain, Belief and Behaviour group there. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford. Most of his current research is on the psychology of religion and the philosophical issues associated with the scientific study of religion. The Doctor is also a Reverend and Associate Priest at the parish church of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford and the Web Editor for the St Mary Magdalen School of Theology

Check out Jong's last visit to the podcast: Religion, Culture, and Your Impending Death

Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie is Lecturer in Theology and Science at the University of Edinburgh. She has a PhD in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh, where her doctoral work focused on the question of divine action in the human mind. A Michigander by birth, Sarah also holds a BA in Philosophy and Religion from Spring Arbor University, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, and an MSc in Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh. Her published work focuses on questions arising from the intersection of theology, philosophy, and the various brain-related sciences. Sarah’s research interests include divine action, philosophy of mind, naturalism, cognitive science of religion, and the psychology of belief formation.

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