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The Radical Coloring of Advent with Christopher Rodkey Dec 11, 2017

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Rev. Dr. Christopher Rodkey, the sermonizer of radical theology, is back to talk about Advent, radical theology, and church planting.

Make sure to check out the Coloring Advent coloring book with Jesse and Natalie Turri (also Coloring Lent). Christopher talks with Tripp about why they made an Advent coloring book, what led to its development, and what the process of creating a theological coloring book was like.

Download Sample Coloring Pages Here

Christopher also talks about how a radical theologian approaches Advent, the centrality of incarnation and kenosis, and how they are in contrast to the more commercialized approach to Advent. Tripp and Christopher also talk about:

the political aspects of Advent,
what is it that we are lamenting when we talk about the secularization of Christmas?
did the Grinch become Christian?
preaching Advent

The conversation also touches on Christopher's experiment with church planting within a church, rethinking adult VBS, and using biblical hermeneutics as a way of approaching the world. He gets really practical, gives a ton of great advice for seminarians, pastors, and all people who care about the future of the church. Plus you'll get to hear about his passion project, The Radical theology Handbook.

You can keep up with Christopher on Facebook or at stpaulsdallastown.org

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Can a process theologian be an Evangelical & other questions with Philip Clayton Dec 04, 2017

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Get ready for a super nerdy, no holds barred podcast with Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology. This is the first time that Philip has been on since Tripp finished his PhD (Philip was his adviser), and now that the power dynamic has shifted, they can tell each other what they really think.

You'll get to hear a little unfiltered conversation about Tripp's dissertation, the historical, existential, and metaphysical registers of Christ and God, the things about Tripp's dissertation that surprised himself, our cultural phobia surrounding saying the word God, Pannenberg's existential approach to Christianity, and what verse in the bible Philip knew couldn't be true. Plus:

Tillich, language, and symbols
the presence (or lack) of a tradition to draw upon
and the intersection of Whiteheadian aesthetics, embodiment, and ethics.

Can a process theologian be an Evangelical with a high christology? Does God win in the end? Do you need to have a complete eschatology to have a persuasive Christianity? Is it possible take both historical criticism and special revelation seriously? Is God personal and does God have a personality?

All of these topics are fair game in this Q&A session.

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Thanksgiving, Nostalgia, and Togetherness with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza #GoActivistTheology Dec 01, 2017

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Back by popular demand, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza sits down to talk with Tripp about Thanksgiving, the theology of nostalgia, and the politics of wholeness. They discuss:

the postwar origins of Thanksgiving
how do we reconcile the Christian rhetoric of gratitude and the founding of our country on the genocide of indigenous peoples
appropriate (and inappropriate) holiday costumes for children
what did the first thanksgiving look like? do we really know that story?
the bad theology of nostalgia and the bad politics of wholeness
how to develop practices of togetherness

Plus, Robyn and Tripp talk about a cool new #goactivisttheology project you won't want to miss.

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Karl Barth for Evangelicals with Mark Galli Nov 29, 2017

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Mark Galli, author of Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals, and editor-in-chief for Christianity Today, is on the podcast to talk about Karl Barth, Evangelicalism in America, and homebrewing.

You'll hear him discuss how he became editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, the role of Christianity Today in American religion, and the cultural, political, and religious levels of meaning for the term "Evangelical."

Mark tells a story about his encounter with Barth in a coffee shop in Santa Cruz, and the origins of the book. Plus the themes and ideas in Barth's work that are controversial for Evangelicals, and what Barth most has to offer Evangelicals.

This conversation goes way beyond the topics of the book and include:

Barth's respect and friendship with theologians with whom he deeply disagreed
the polarization of American politics and religion
Barth's reinterpretation of the reformed tradition and his view on the doctrine of election
Rob Bell and the task of preaching
the increased Evangelical support of Trump
the superiority of democratic socialism for bible believing Christians
whether we can (and should) separate the theology from the theologian, that is, their personal behavior and what they peach,
and boundary markers for Evangelicals

And don't miss some nerdy homebrewing conversation at the end. You can learn more about Mark's work by visiting: christianitytoday.com/gallireport

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Social Justice, Conflict, and Process Ecclesiology with Timothy Murphy Nov 23, 2017

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Theologian and activist Timothy Murphy is on the podcast to talk about his new book, Counter-Imperial Churching for a Planetary Gospel. It's part of the (Process) Theology Nerd Book Giveaway sponsored by Process Century Press and the Center for Process Studies

In this episode you'll hear about Timothy's interest not just in process, but in social justice and politics, the central questions driving this book, why we should not avoid conflict in the church, the challenges of addressing social justice issues with mainline Protestants, and about his work with Progressive Christians Uniting and how it influenced the direction of his work.

Plus,

how the cosmology he develops in the book ends up connected to ecclesiology
what is a planetary gospel?
practicing differentiated solidarity and the spiritual practice of kenosis
how not to be an ally
some of the practices faith communities can engage in that address issues of privilege

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Politics, Pussy Hats, and Patriarchy with Donna Bowman Nov 20, 2017

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This episode is about Pussy Hat Christianity vs. #MAGA Hat Christianity

Donna Bowman, author of the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Being Human,is a rare theologian in that she does qualitative research (translation: she talks to real humans).

Donna and Tripp sit down and talk about getting out of the office and library to talk with real people, what made her decide to dedicate her life to educating, that question that hit at the existential register and demanded a better answer than the one she was given, and on reading the puzzle that is the bible

Plus, Donna shares some of the cross cultural metaphysical assumptions she's discovered in her research and how they differ from those in the academy, the pussy hats made and worn for the women's marches after Trump's inauguration, the intersection of the symbolic and material, Adorno and "Hillary hate," and using TV and media a place of theological research.

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Making Advent Great (Again) with Mike Morrell and John Pavlovitz Nov 16, 2017

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Mike Morrell (co-author of The Divine Dance with Richard Rohr) and John Pavlovitz (author of A Bigger Table) sat down with Tripp to talk about making Advent great (again).

Why do they want to make Advent great again? What's happened to make Advent not great?

Learn a little bit about the organizers behind #MAGA (not that MAGA), what inspired them to make Advent great again, and what you can expect.

Plus, they reflect on the 2016 election a year later, where they find hope, the fate of the progressive church, and personal challenges around the holidays.

Make Advent Great Again is a pop-up community for holiday resistance and renewal.

We’ve heard a lot from our friends this season - Jesus-followers and spiritual free-agents, activists and artists, ministers and moms - that you just can’t this Christmas: shopping for gifts, making plans to see family, lighting the Advent candles, awaiting the birth of the Christ-child anew. It all feels so remote.Many of us are struggling. What on earth does ‘Emmanuel’ mean when the world’s going mad?

We’ll give you daily reflections that plant potent seeds of hope to counter the weeds of that Grinch-ly other #MAGA. We’re offering a weekly check-in video that you can tune into live (or whenever you want) where we’ll cover:

Mother Mary and Us: Recovering a Radical Christmas of Renewal & Resistance
How to Go Home for the Holidays without Losing Your Soul
Grounding in the Ultimate Gift: The Advent of Us
We’re providing a private, safer-space discussion group where we can be totally honest about our struggles and breakthroughs. A ‘home base’ to truly Make Advent Great Again, one day at a time

The cost? Contribute whatever you can to help make this possible for everyone. The suggested donation is $20, but no one is turned down for lack of funds.

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Process Thought and Contemplative Christian Practice with Daniel Coleman Nov 14, 2017

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What is it that makes us more likely to buy books about contemplation than to go to a silent retreat?

Today's guest, Daniel Coleman, author of Presence and Process: A Path Towards Transformation, is talking with Tripp about meditation, contemplation, and spiritual practice in a pluralistic world.

Given the spiritual trends in America - with the decline of those identifying as religious, and the rise of the mindfulness movement - how do we navigate the waters of spiritual practice?

Daniel talks about how he began to grow dissatisfied with the traditional church experience and longed for a way to live a life of transformation, he experiences with Quaker spirituality - the silent, expectant, waiting worship in a group, which led to an interest in personal contemplative practice, and the differences between his charismatic experiences of God and his contemplative experiences.

Plus, apophatic mysticism, concepts versus felt experience, the role of contemplation in the history of the church, the challenge of introducing Buddhism and Buddhist practice to a Western audience, the difference between salvation and enlightenment, the role that Process thought plays in connecting the contemplative traditions of the East and West, and tips for sticking with a new practice.

You can learn more about Daniel's work at http://www.danielpcoleman.com/

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Activist Theology with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza #GoActivistTheology Nov 06, 2017

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Things are gonna get feisty and something may even bubble up in your soul.

Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is on the podcast today talking activist theology. Not only is Robyn a PhD in constructive philosophical theology and ethics, a queer activist, a public theologian - Robyn is the activist theologian. #GoActivistTheology

In this episode Robyn and Tripp ask

how can we, in both the church and activist communities, be one and not the same at the same time?
how are norms are driving our values and the logic of dominance?
is there a way to build a bridge between white, liberal progressives and radical revolutionaries?

Robyn talks about being in Charlottesville and Berkeley, white fragility, intersectionality, and their upcoming book on activist theology. Plus, Tripp and Robyn talk about the beer scene in the US, the politics of radical difference and IPAs, and the potential for beer to become another arm of empire!

Robyn suggests checking out Antonia Gramsci and the Question of Religion: Ideology, Ethics, and Hegemony and Resistance Guide: How to Sustain the Movement to Win. You can learn more about Robyn and their work at irobyn.com and on twitter.

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Reformation 500th Birthday Celebration LIVE from North Carolina Oct 31, 2017

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This is the only protest where you get to drink in a church 500 years later.

That's right, this is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and to celebrate, we're live from Cary, North Carolina at Christ the King Lutheran Church with Pastors Daniel Pugh and Wolfgang Herz-Lane. They talk about why, 500 years later, they decide to continue the protest and be on team Luther, the significance of the real presence in the Eucharist, how to deal with negative attention for being active in social and racial justice, and the timelessness of the gospel.

Then, Glen Jonas and Adam English, professors of church history and theology at Campbell University (they were also Tripp's professors in undergrad) are up to get nerdy and play some theological games. Tripp first pretends that he's a 19 year old in an intro to Christianity course, then he gives both Dr. Jonas and Dr. English 5 propositions in the nerdiest language he can muster, forcing one to defend and the other to argue against (dedicated listeners will recognize this as au contraire mon frère), and finally Dr. Jonas and Dr. English give us they questions they think we should be losing sleep over:

why should I read Luther when he was an anti-Semite?
what's the big deal with all this sinner and grace stuff?
was the printing press really responsible for the success of the Reformation?
did the Reformation set in motion secularization?
what is the future of Protestant Christianity?
would Luther think Tripp is too much like Erasmus?

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