Tripp joined Tim from the New Evangelicals podcast to talk about Bonhoeffer. Things got zesty. Join the Bonhoeffer class - The Rise of Bonhoeffer - and follow the Bonhoeffer podcast! Follow the podcast here. Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com

Tripp wants to talk to Bo about political substance abuse. Bo said yes. You can too! WATCH the conversation on YouTube Follow the podcast here. Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com

Bo wants to talk about God speaking. Tripp said yes. You can nerd out with us. WATCH this conversation on YouTube Follow the podcast here. Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com

Bo wants to talk to Tripp about the current state of Science and Religion as an academic field. What are the current trends in research, and what kinds of debates emerge when you move beyond the conflict narrative? Where's the line between science and metaphysics? How does this impact thinking science-informed theology? WATCH this conversation on YouTube Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. Join our upcoming class – THE RISE OF BONHOEFFER Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. -- Use the code THEOLOGYNERDTHROWDOWN24 for $50 off your ticket Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

On this episode of Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp suggests 7 different ideas about God we should put to rest. Bo puts on his Satan horns and does his best devil’s advocate routine as we unpack the ideas and different ways of nuancing the concepts. WATCH the conversation on YouTube. Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. Join the upcoming online class – The God of the Bible Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. — Use the code THEOLOGYNERDTHROWDOWN24 for $50 off your ticket Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

In this engaging episode of Theology Nerd Throwdown, hosts Tripp and Bo tackle a range of topics, including the concept of prayer, JD Vance being Biblically illiterate, the redefinition of family in the New Testament, and innovative models for community service. They discuss the idea of 'co-passion' ministries and the impact of nostalgia on religious institutions and share personal stories of ministry and prayer. The episode features thoughtful dialogue on integrating process theology, and offers insights into the evolving mission of the church in contemporary society. Tune in for a rich conversation that blends humor, theological reflection, and practical ministry ideas.   00:00 Introduction and Morning Banter 00:54 Discussing JD Vance and Voting Rights 02:09 Bo's Internet Hiatus and Viral Video 05:24 Jesus and the Concept of Family 10:12 Nostalgia and the Ideal Family 14:51 Challenges in Religious Communities 28:25 Holiness and Relational Understanding 35:06 Promoting Theology Beer Camp 40:09 Decolonizing Evangelicalism: A Follow-Up 40:59 Planning for Future Conversations 42:07 A Story About Prayer 43:38 The Power of Community Closets 48:28 The Dynamics of Prayer and Cooperation 01:03:06 Reimagining Ministry: Co-Passion and Co-Mission 01:05:48 Brainstorming and Collaboration 01:15:03 Humorous Reflections and Wrap-Up WATCH the conversation on YouTube Join the upcoming online class - The God of the Bible Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. -- Use the code THEOLOGYNERDTHROWDOWN24 for $50 off your ticket Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

In this episode, Bo recounts an experience of backlash during an academic session. That triggered some other memories of live events gone wild:) Plus, Tripp and Bo discuss adolescence without smart phones and being ministers when they reshaped ministry. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

In this episode, Bo recounts an experience of backlash during an academic session. That triggered some other memories of live events gone wild:) Plus, Tripp and Bo discuss adolescence without smart phones and being ministers when they reshaped ministry.  WATCH THE EPISODE HERE Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo's new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

In this episode, Bo reflects on his own deconstruction story, the pace of spiritual change in America, and drops a sweet audiological image. Tripp pitches his deconstruction typology and gets Bo to power rank 3 different theologians’ definition of theology. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

In this episode, Bo reflects on his own deconstruction story, the pace of spiritual change in America, and drops a sweet audiological image. Tripp pitches his deconstruction typology and gets Bo to power rank 3 different theologians' definition of theology.  WATCH the VIDEO HERE Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo's new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

On this edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp & Bo nerd out about… post-Covid Easter worship the United Methodist Breakup over LGBTQ inclusion how frustrating LOTS of aging institutions can get the connection between the Religious Nones & Political Independents how the BoDaddy plans to demolish all beer-chugging challengers at Theology Beer Camp Tripp gives Bo 6 thesis for understanding the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead & Bo gets him to explain and unpack them why Bo loves “AL” theologically why the conservative obsession with the physical resurrection and liberal naturalizing of the resurrection trigger Tripp theologically   Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

On this edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp & Bo nerd out about... post-Covid Easter worship the United Methodist Breakup over LGBTQ inclusion how frustrating LOTS of aging institutions can get the connection between the Religious Nones & Political Independents how the BoDaddy plans to demolish all beer-chugging challengers at Theology Beer Camp Tripp gives Bo 6 thesis for understanding the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead & Bo gets him to explain and unpack them why Bo loves "AL" theologically :) why the conservative obsession with the physical resurrection and liberal naturalizing of the resurrection trigger Tripp theologically WATCH the video of the episode here. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo's new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

Tripp and Bo nerd out and discuss preaching the atonement, liturgical frames, baking bread with kids, theological shoewear, and a Styper-themed show-and-tell. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

Tripp and Bo nerd out and discuss preaching the atonement, liturgical frames, baking bread with kids, theological shoewear, and a Styper-themed show-and-tell. You can watch the video version here. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Bo's new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Come to THEOLOGY BEER CAMP. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.    

Tripp & Bo discuss the most significant changes in culture and religion over the last few years. Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together. Lenten Online Class w/ John Dominic Crossan Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

It is time for a Theology Nerd Throwdown! That’s right, the original TNT co-host is back! We have some fun catching up on the world of Bo Sanders, his moves to Portland, and his new Methodist appointment in Idaho. Next week, we will be back live to nerd out with our geeks out. Get ready. Lenten Online Class w/ John Dominic Crossan Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.    

the BoDaddy Returns + I battle Tony Jones in au contraire mon frère + Longtime listeners & friends in the chat = EPIC 15th Birthday Party for Homebrewed Christianity. I am so extremely grateful for the community around the podcast and the wonderful people who have become friends over the last 15 years. You can keep up with the fresh stuff Bo Sanders is doing here and follow Tony Jones’ work here. The last 15 minutes of this episode are very important to me. There I give a toast to my original co-host Chad Crawford and then give a tipsy sermonic reflection on friendship. It wasn’t planned, but it does capture my love for   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

Some pretty cool listeners sent a bunch of Process Theology questions & I got two #ProcessParty friends and scholars to hop on and answer them. Both Tom Oord and Andrew Davis will be at Theology Beer Camp and an upcoming event in Napa, CA – Power & the God of Love. Andrew M. Davis is… Read more about Process This: the Power of Love & the Experience of God w/ Tom Oord & Andrew Davis

Grace Ji-Sun Kim is back on the podcast to help me tackle some listener questions. We had a lot of fun as a theological tag team, and if you want to hang out with us, you can come to Theology Beer Camp! When registering for the event, drop the code MADANG for $50 off. Check… Read more about Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Godly QnA

Diana Bass is back on the podcast for a session of our ongoing series “Ruining Dinner.” We talk about religion and politics with a bunch of zest. Normally these conversations are for our community members, but we decided to share this one far and wide to invite you to come hang with us at Theology… Read more about Diana Butler Bass: the Over-Rated Genie God

Tony Jones is back for some friend time and a little theology. In this conversation we discuss… Why Theology Beer Camp is gonna be awesome / drop that code REVHUNT for $50 off Mainline Protestant Bible Drills & Participation Trophies Tony and I discuss our potential new Old Man opinion How to develop a hunting… Read more about Camp Games & a Little Theology

Diana Bass is back on the podcast for a session of our ongoing series “Ruining Dinner.” We talk about religion and politics with a bunch of zest. Normally these conversations are for our community members, but we decided to share this one far and wide to invite you to come hang with us at Theology… Read more about Diana Butler Bass: Bad Blood, Civil War, and other Soothing Topics

We just finished the Christianity in Process class with John Cobb and had a bunch of lingering questions. So I called in my friend and super nerd, Tom Oord, for a little Process Theology QnA. These questions were all submitted by class members, but they ended up inspiring a conversation worth sharing. Plus, Tom and I have… Read more about Thomas Jay Oord: Process Theology QnA

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 go HERE and signup for an invite to Beer Camp tickets Tony shares about his time with… Read more about EuroTripp’n Tony

This was a live homebrewed happy hour with two friends of the pod delivered now for your enjoyment! We discuss their co-authored book Intersectional Theology and then answer questions live from the stream. Susan M. Shaw is professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. She is author of God Speaks to Us, Too:… Read more about Grace Ji-Sun Kim & Susan Shaw: What is Intersectional Theology?

When we observe a tension between Jesus and Caesar, we acknowledge that a fundamental tension remains at the heart of Christianity. The tension is not between religion and atheism or secularism. Nor is it between organized religion and personal spirituality or between Christianity and other religions. The tension is located within the heart of Christianity… Read more about Joerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar

This is a Homebrewed Happy Hour in which I am joined by my friends Dan Koch & Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie. This is an adult conversation with friends. Don’t listen with kids. Don’t listen if you don’t like potty language and bad jokes. Ohh and I said the phrase “5 shart Barthian.” To get invites… Read more about Trilogies, Atonement Power Rankings, & Sex Work at Happy Hour

The holidays are here and you know what that means? Awkward conversations about religion and politics with family, friends, and coworkers. Today on the podcast I am bringing you some wisdom… rules even… from two friends who work at the intersection of religion and the psychological sciences. Sarah Lane Ritchie and Kutter Callaway were part… Read more about Everyone You Ever Loved Will Die, so Merry Christmas!

It is time to NERD OUT with your GEEK OUT! In this episode I am joined by my colleague and friend Dr. Sarah lane Ritchie. She was on the podcast this past summer and since moving to Edinburgh we’ve been planning to record again, so here it is. At the beginning of the episode Sarah… Read more about Kombucha, Meditation, Tarot, and Stink Bombs

Guess what theology nerds? This is a special announcement. I have just accepted a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. There I will be part of a John Templeton Foundation project, God and the Book of Nature: Building a Science-Engaged Theology of Nature. It is hard to exaggerate how excited I am… Read more about SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Elgin, my oldest son, just turned 11 and he has managed to talk himself into a podcast appearance. Personally I had a blast. It may be a completely new parenting tactic – get your 11 year old Son to record a podcast and they will talk to you about something other than Fortnite for 30… Read more about Elgin goes to Mars

Do Progressive Christians Want to Make Disciples? We got a call from Deacon Luke Allison and he has a topic that makes the progressive Christian wiggle – discipleship. Jesus called them and told us to do it, but has that time passed? What does disciple-making look like in our pluralistic world? How does the relationship… Read more about Do Progressive Christians Want to Make Disciples?

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would your theological picture of… Read more about Close Encounters of the Theological Kind with Scott Paeth

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: what is gained by engaging with… Read more about The Affinities Between Marxism and Christianity with Scott Paeth

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would you make the best… Read more about Are We in the Midst of a Cold Civil War? with Scott Paeth

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: what are the 3 best and worst theological ideas you’re thinking… Read more about The 3 Best (and Worst) Theological Ideas with Brian McLaren

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: How do you share your faith with your children with less… Read more about Christian Parenting without Baggage? with Brian McLaren

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: In the past 3 years I’ve become more committed as a… Read more about What’s the Point of Christianity? w/ Brian McLaren

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode, Tripp picks up where he left off last time and addresses some more questions surrounding evil: doesn’t the problem of evil… Read more about Evil: Part 2

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. We got lot of questions about evil, suffering, and divine power. There is the classic philosophical question about evil, and then there is the theological… Read more about Evil: Part 1

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today’s question: is the canon open or closed? how would communities decide what new texts should be considered to be part of an ongoing… Read more about Should We Open the Canon, or Keep It Closed?

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today’s question: did the early Christians believe the Bible was inerrant? The short answer is no. But it’s a little more complicated than that.… Read more about Did Early Christians Think The Bible Was Inerrant?

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. This week’s question: What do I do with 4 different, contradictory, gospel stories? In answering, Tripp wants to convince you that you… Read more about Be Glad the Gospels Don’t Line Up

Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode Tripp tries to tackle two questions: How did the early church see the relationship between religion/faith and reason/science? How… Read more about Faith, Reason, and Reading the Bible

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… Read more about Thanksgiving, Nostalgia, and Togetherness with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza #GoActivistTheology

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… Read more about Social Justice, Conflict, and Process Ecclesiology with Timothy Murphy

Get ready for all the freedom, liberty, and patriotic stuff you can handle! Jason Micheli and Teer Hardy from the Crackers & Grape Juice Podcast. In this episode the Hauerwasian Mafia sent one of its Drill Sergeants, Jason, to talk about the predicament of faith, freedom, and the conflicting calls to allegiance that color the American… Read more about Freedom, Liberty, and Other Patriotic Stuff

Welcome to a special episode of the Theology Nerd podcast. Today, the Good Doctor Daniel Kirk is talking to Jeffrey Pugh about his book,  The Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the End Times: Theology After You’ve Been Left Behind. Hear about Jeffrey’s personal history with apocalyptic movements, the secret to the end of the world, the… Read more about The Secret Chart to the END OF TIME (kind of) with Jeffrey Pugh and Daniel Kirk

We are live from North Carolina today! J. Aaron Simmons, Lauren Winner, and Ryan Newsome were all on stage for the live podcast from the Progressive Youth Ministry conference at Montreat in North Carolina. PYM just announced details for next year’s conference, so make sure to check progressiveyouthministry.org for more. This episode includes the full… Read more about Smells Like Teenage Phenomenology with J. Aaron Simmons LIVE from #PYM17

The good Doctor Daniel Kirk is on a road trip across the country with Clan Kirk, but no need to fear your Lectiocast is still here! It is an honor to fill in for Daniel and talk some lectionary goodness. We will see how long it takes before Daniel quits his trip and gets me… Read more about Questions for Trinity (Sunday) #LectioCast

“Lament is the antidote of denial.” – Walter Brueggemann This episode Tripp and Nathan talk to Erin Schendzielos about new project her and the Shelter50 Publishing Collective are working on with Walter Brueggemann – Antidote: Interruptions of Lament and of New Originary Stirrings. This project was inspired by the Adult VBS Walter did at the Hatchery last… Read more about Interruptions of Lament and of New Originary Stirrings with Erin Schendzielos

Are we all taking different paths up the same mountain? or are their many mountains? is there one ultimate reality or many? Andrew Schwartz, director of the Center for Process Studies – a research center of Claremont School of Theology, in affiliation with Claremont Graduate University. CPS seeks to promote the common good by means of the… Read more about Deep Religious Pluralism with Andrew Schwartz

The podcast is coming to you live from the Hive in Cincinnati with our friends at the Common Pilgrim. Tripp talks to friend of the podcast (and author of the forthcoming Homebrewed Guide to Salvation) Adam Clark, and Alice Connor about her new book Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom,… Read more about Live at the Hive in Cincinnati

Tripp was in Santa Barbara where the Way Collective sponsored the Believing Skepticast at the phenomenal Third Window Brewing Co. Tripp and Tim talk about what is happening with religion in the 21st century and navigating the tricky waters of faith and doubt. Whereas in the past, atheists and believers from separate camps would debate… Read more about Believing Skepticast: Live in Santa Barbara

Jeffrey Pugh and Eric Hall have taken over the Theology Nerd podcast this week! Jeff and Eric, authors of the Homebrewed Guide to the End Times and God (respectively), sat down early on Holy Saturday to talk about their books, how a young Assemblies of God Eric got an endowed chair at a Catholic school,… Read more about Truth, Hermeneutics, and Revelation with Jeff Pugh and Eric Hall

Are you an Oordian? Are you a member of Oord Nation? Listen to Thomas Jay Oord answer your questions about open and relation theology and you just might become an Oordian. In this episode Tripp and Tom answer a stack of questions that people sent in about open and relational theology. Topics include: divine power,… Read more about Open and Relational Q&A with Thomas Jay Oord

This is a Q&A episode of the Theology Nerd podcast, where we answer questions that listeners like you send in. We talk about how not to preach the woman at the well story (John 4), the intersection of musical theater and theology, and what Peter Berger’s Sacred Canopy has to say (if anything) about the Trump… Read more about Politics, Musical Theater, and the Woman at the Well

Are you ready to get real with Niebuhr? Scott Paeth, professor of ethics at DePaul in Chicago, is on for this edition of the Why Go? series. Today, Scott is giving us 5 reasons why we should go Niebhurian (Niebuhr is probably the most influential American theologian of the 20th century, FYI). Scott is also… Read more about Why Go Niebuhr? with Scott Paeth

To celebrate the launch of Theology Beer Camp: Summer Edition we are sharing some of our favorite moments from the first Theology Beer Camp earlier this year. Tickets for Theology Beer Camp in Denver (August 18-19) and Oklahoma City (August 25-26) are on sale now! But you better hurry, prices go up Friday! In this… Read more about Finding Freedom in the Awkward Embrace of Your Tradition with Eric Hall

To celebrate the launch of Theology Beer Camp: Summer Edition we are sharing some of our favorite moments from the first Theology Beer Camp earlier this year. Tickets for Theology Beer Camp in Denver (August 18-19) and Oklahoma City (August 25-26) are on sale now! But you better hurry, prices go up Friday! This is… Read more about Salvation in a Post-Truth Age with Adam Clark

Are you ready to get your heart strangely warmed? Next up in the Why Go? series, Thomas Jay Oord joins Tripp to talk about why you should go Wesleyan. Tom gives 13 reasons, including: God’s primary attribute is love God is triune God acts first in every moment to offer salvation, and humans freely respond to… Read more about Why Go Wesleyan? with Thomas Jay Oord

We’re all Kierkegaardians, whether we know it or not. So why not hear 5 reasons to let Soren salt your theological grub. Stephen Backhouse, author of the new Kierkegaard biography, Kierkegaard: A Single Life, give us five reasons to embrace our Kierkegaardian inheritance. Why go Kierkegaard? There is not school or church of Kierkegaard. He made sure… Read more about Why Go Kierkegaard? with Stephen Backhouse

This is an audiological taste of what happened at the first annual Theology Beer Camp. During this special session of theological tailgating Philip Clayton and Tripp got all processy and talked about Jesus, God, creation, science – all while a cornhole tournament happened below! If after listening to this you’ve got some questions about process… Read more about Theological Tailgating with Phil and Tripp

This episode of The Theology Nerd podcast is the Why Go Barthian? Webinar with Travis McMaken. This is another installment of our ongoing Why Go? series. In this episode you will get 5 reasons why you should go Barthian, plus: What does it mean to be Barthian? Barth didn’t want people to be Barthians, he wanted… Read more about Why Go Barthian? with Travis McMaken

This is a special bonus episode from the Questions for the Believing Skeptic course. We are in a period where the confidence of rationalistic accounts of religion don’t work anymore. There has been an explosion of religion expression that doesn’t fit neatly into any box. As good philosophers and theologian, this new situation requires trying… Read more about Questions for the Believing Skeptic: What Time is It?

This is a special episode of The Theology Nerd podcast. Homebrewed Community Member Jesse Thorson, a Junior at Columbia University and Outreach Team Leader at Columbia Faith and Action, put together this special Q&A session about Tripp’s Guide to Jesus (which is available for purchase wherever books are sold). They talk about: Historical Jesus Development… Read more about Jesus: My Favorite Homeless, Crucified Jew Q&A at Columbia University

This is a very special episode of The Theology Nerd podcast: Epiphanation It’s always Epiphany when the Homebrewed Community gets together. What is Epiphanation? It is when we get together with the Homebrewed Community on Epiphany, discuss questions or topics that they have, live for 3 hours, while imbibing delicious craft beverages. To take part… Read more about Epiphanation #ThinkingWhileDrinking

It’s time for The Theology Nerd podcast. We are relaunching this podcast stream (formerly TNT) with a multitude of formats, like Q&A, webinars, special HBC community events, and more! Make sure to click subscribe in wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. For this Q&A episode, we tackle: the logical and… Read more about Biblical Problems, God’s Problem, and Evil

In the first episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman this season things take a different trajectory… Morgan goes on a search for ‘The Chosen One.’ Almost every faith has a figure believed to be chosen by God and some of them are alive today. The episode centers around Morgan’s interaction with a number of different… Read more about When Morgan Freeman Finds the Chosen One(s) #StoryOfGodCast

We are re-launching our TNT podcast as The Theology Nerd with these 5 Extremely zesty reasons you should go process!  Listen to (or watch) Monica Coleman give you: A theological perspective that inspires 5 theological challenges classical theology can’t handle Basic concepts of Process theology you can grasp and use How to nerd out with Whitehead We… Read more about 5 Reasons to Go Process, theologically speaking w/ Monica Coleman

What’s up Theology Nerds! This is a short and sweet little invitation of an episode for any listeners who want to take their life and leadership to the next level. As you probably know I am the Director of Theology and the Humanities at Hatchery LA, an experimental graduate school for launching alternative spiritual communities, and this… Read more about A Special Invitation to Become an Architect of Transformation

This is a post-election podcast. It is very fresh. Christian and I talk about our feelings, thoughts, anger, and hopes after the election. We discuss it in three parts: as a Citizen, as a Husband-Parent, and as a Christian.  At the conclusion we decided to have a future (more reflective) episode and invited listeners of… Read more about Election Hangover Podcast with Tripp and Christian

On this special edition of the Story of God-cast you will hear from the one and only Morgan Freeman! It is kind of like talking to the voice of God about God. He joined fellow producer of The Story of God on the National Geographic Channel, Lori McCreary, for a conversation with Tripp about the series.  Afterwards Barry… Read more about Morgan Freeman is HERE + we talk about Miracles #StoryOfGod

The problem of evil has occupied humanity ever since it realized it was born to suffer, kill, and die. Every religious tradition has to deal with this reality and today we are gonna discuss it. In this episode we talk about the fifth episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – Evil. In this week’s… Read more about Demons, Dualism, Evil, and Zoro in the OC #StoryOfGod

Religion, science, faith, God, history, anthropology, prayer, and a few other topics all solicit questions. At least a few of them get tentative answers this week.  In this episode we talk about the fourth episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – Creation.   In this week’s podcast Barry and Tripp discuss bones, ancestor… Read more about The Creation of the Cosmos, God, Rock and Roll, and Morgan Freeman’s Voice #StoryOfGod

Who is God? That’s a question that’s easy to ask, hard to interpret and never quite answered.  In this episode we talk about the third episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – about God. In the episode we will discuss the blues, the diversity and universality of God-talk, the emergence of polytheism and monotheism, Stonehenge… Read more about Who Does Morgan Freeman Say God Is? #StoryOfGod

Tripp and Barry are taking you to the end of the world…at least as they know it. In this episode we talk about the second episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – Apocalypse. In the episode we will discuss the politics of apocalypse, the 1 century Jewish sect known as the Essenes, the… Read more about Apocalypse and Enlightenment #StoryOfGod

Here it is! The first episode of a brand new podcast. On the Story of God-cast Tripp Fuller and Barry Taylor will be unpacking, exploring, and expanding the conversation Morgan Free starts. The National Geographic Channel produced a six part series called The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and we plan to dig deep into… Read more about Beyond Death and Downloadable Consciousness #StoryOfGod

I am very excited to announce the launch of a new podcast – the Story of God-Cast! Friend of the podcast and down right zesty scholar Barry Taylor will be joining me on this companion podcast to the brand new National Geographic Channel show, The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.  It is a 6 week… Read more about The Story of God-cast Teaser Session

Prepare yourself for some live theological goodness from the Subvert the Norm conference. In this episode you will hear Tripp and Jonnie talk with Catherine Keller about her newest book Cloud of the Impossible: Negative Theology and Planetary Entanglement among other subversively inspired topics. Then Jack Caputo arrives to settle a significant disagreement with Peter Rollins… Read more about Keller-riffic + Caputo Tells Pete the “lack” is BS

It is time for some Jesus fun! I recently published the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic or just freaking Awesome!   Here’s the thing. When you release a book you have to promote it. I did some book tour fun across the country, like the goodness you can hear fro the OKC. But I also… Read more about #Jesusthon the back end or Even More Jesus!

It is time for some Jesus fun! I recently published the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic or just freaking Awesome!   Here’s the thing. When you release a book you have to promote it. I did some book tour fun across the country, like the goodness you can hear fro the OKC. But I also… Read more about The Front End of #JesusThon

Who is God? What is God? How… I am sure there are other ways of asking the question and even more ways to answer the question. In this episode we discuss the a host of theologians answer the question in a stack of different ways. Hopefully we are able to unpack the answers, assumptions, insights… Read more about Who is God?

It’s a soapy blabbery with Peter Rollins and Tony Jones. This was recorded during the Soapbox event hosted by Pete here in Redondo Beach. The attendees were hanging out, having brews and being jovial while we blabbed. Pete explains the gospel of radical theology, Tripp discusses process and Tony giggles. Plus you hear everyone’s worst… Read more about Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones

It is time to Nerd Out with your Geek Out! This episode of TNT was hosted on Blab, a new social media platform, and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully this will become a more frequent happening and I can connect with more of the listeners on the video screen. Make sure to check out my… Read more about Homebrewed Blabbery #NerdOut #GeekOut

It is always good to hear from Jack Caputo. This is his keynote lecture from the End of Religion conference which HBC partnered with Villanova University to bring to your ear buds. After Jack drops some of his wisdom there is a panel featuring Westphal, Robbins, and Simmons. It is sure to prick your imagination.… Read more about John Caputo on the End of Religion

  This is second sold out live show from the Disciples of Christ General Assembly in Columbus Ohio. It was a spectacular evening and some it was recorded. What wasn’t recorded was taking our guest Andy on his first trip to Waffle House. In this episode you will get… * Adam Phillips & Andy Goebel shall be in the… Read more about The DOC gets Scattered, Smothered & Covered LIVE

Come see Wm. Paul Young LIVE as part of the upcoming Homebrewed CultureCast show at Marmoset Music in Portland, OR August 13th. Get your tickets HERE while they’re still available. Prepare yourself for an audiological explosion of monumental proportions. This is the first night of HBC\CultureCast excitement at the Disciples of Christ General Assembly in… Read more about A Live Podcast Explosion from Columbus Ohio

It is time to start preparing for the Presidential Election! Ok that might not be super exciting news BUT that won’t spotty rest of your water cooler from talking religion and politics in the near future. Luckily our favorite ex-pastor and religious journalist Greg Horton has agreed to join the podcast for some nerdy fun.… Read more about Religion + Politics Pitfalls #TNT

Highlights from our first Deacon Meeting held in May 2015. Tony, Mickey, Barry and Pete join Bo and Tripp to respond to conundrums sent in by the deacons.

This episode is the highlights from the Live podcast at the Twin Cities School of Theology Launch Party. TwinSoT is new theological school being launched by Untied Theological Seminary in the Twin Cities and also new partner with the Hatchery LA.  In the podcast you will hear from Barbara Holmes, Philip Clayton, Paul Capetz, Thorsten Mortiz and Maria Francesca… Read more about Nerd Out in the Twin Cities!

This TNT Call-In is packed with conversation and contentious perspectives about God, culture and evangelical ‘orthodoxy’.   5 calls provide more material than Bo and Tripp can possibly deal with in one episode. At min 55 the ‘Al’ vs. ‘The’ debate resurfaces in a brand new way to end the show. May 16 we have… Read more about TNT Call-In: Orthodoxy, God and Culture

Scott Paeth and Douglas Ottati tackle the lightning round at Progressive Youth Ministry with a whirlwind tour of the history of liberal theology.  You can hear part 1 of the live show from that evening featuring Amy Butler and John Vest here. Both Paeth and Ottati have been on HBC multiple times. Here are a… Read more about Genealogy of Liberal Theology from PYM

Who doesn’t like the House of Cards on netflix? Probably the people who are gonna skip this episode because it is a serious conversation about the most recently dropped and binged through season. There shall be discussion of politics, power, sex, violence, and the double tap of a desk. Long time HBC Deacon from Georgia,… Read more about Chatting up the House of Cards

Bo and Tripp are responding to SpeakPipe calls in this episode. Cindy asks about the Great Debacle podcast. Doug likes the Flipped episode with HeatherLyn. Micky invites everyone to the TransFORMed conference. Omar wants to talk about inclusion and systemic issues from High Gravity. Brekke calls in about forgiveness. Nathanael has questions about Process. We… Read more about TNT Call In April 2015

Buckle your theological safety belts for it is time for a debacle. It is neither a conversation nor a debate but a debacle… a Great Debacle! Over 1300 people tuned in to the stream from all over the globe to wrestle with the meaning of the cross. Now you get to enjoy this gem of… Read more about Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle

Doug Pagitt has FLIPPED his view of God and thinks that you should too! In this episode, Doug and Heatherlyn join Tripp and Bo at the Loft LA for conversation and presentation about turning our notion of God on its head. Check out Heatherlyn’s FaceBook page and Website for more of her music. Around the… Read more about Flipped LIVE w/ Doug Pagitt & Heatherlyn

Callid recently released his book, Way to Water: A Theopoetics Primer with Cascade Books and we threw an online book party. That celebratory and streaming endeavor has been edited for your listening enjoyment. The book itself is chock full of goodness with chapters on process theopoetics (including Catherine Keller), the intersection of biblical and literary studies, Rubem Alves‘ liberation theology, and… Read more about A Theopoetics Party on the TNT

The Level Ground LIVE show at Jones Coffee in Pasadena, CA was a blast. What it lacked in theology it made up for in throw down. Enjoy the highlights of our conversation with Samantha Curley and Barry Taylor about film, faith and sexuality. Monkish Beer was a generous sponsor! We want to wish Brian White… Read more about Level Ground LIVE 3D: sex and spirituality

The Culture-Cast and TNT team up for a rowdy LIVE 3D event at C21 in Phoenix, AZ  We want to thank everyone who came out and made this evening so memorable. Philips Theological Seminary was our sponsor this evening – and rocked the swag! The episode starts on a negative note but has a trajectory… Read more about HBC21 Live Event

2015 starts with a deep discussion of Hume and the much contested definition of miracles.  This is partially in response to the last TNT with Shultz and Taylor and the subsequent blog by Bill Walker that naturalism is not enough.  Book suggestions from this show: For the Bible Tells Me So  Gangnam Style  Ecstatic Naturalism … Read more about TNT: Hume on Miracles

Podcast favorite LeRon Shults sits down with Barry Taylor and Tripp in the HBC HQ to chat.  LeRon has made the infamous migration from Emergent to agnostic. His new books can be found here. Get his new book Theology After the Birth of God on discount until Feb.  Then Feb. 1 the paperback version of Iconoclastic Theology comes… Read more about TNT: Shults and Taylor

Tripp sits down with Jay Baker and Peter Rollins for a nice conversation.  It starts off with some levity before getting into more serious matters.  

Tripp sits down with Tony Jones to chat about the new series with Fortress Press: ‘Theology for the People”.  They chat about everything from the publishing industry to the emergent church – from theological education to the death of God. If you have not heard part 1 of the AAR live event featuring Catherine Keller… Read more about Theology for the People: Publishing, Emergent and God

J. Ryan Parker sits down with Bo to talk about the movie Exodus: Gods and Men. Bo had blogged about the footage that he had seen and Ryan came over to chat about it. You can read Parker’s article in Relevant Magazine about Ridley Scott’s portrayal of God in the movie.    

It’s time for Advent and we have prepared a weekly exploration of the Biblical texts offered in the lectionary.  Due to Thanksgiving, we pre-recorded this episode and wanted to offer it for some fun and conversation. If you are interested in the next 4 please sign up for the class and plan to join us… Read more about Eat More Turkey: here is some sermon prep

Last year in Baltimore the Open and Relational Theologies session took a look at the Emerging Church.  This session involves three conversations, with three participants in each. These conversations pertain to papers written by participants, but there will be no formal reading of the papers. The conversations explore issues in the emergent church as they… Read more about Transgressing Emergence: AAR and the Church

The Elder of Hops joins Bo and Tripp to chat about the empty tomb, Biblical scholarship and church planting.  The book that Bo references is The Shaping Of Things To Come. Heads UP: Advent is coming so Tripp & Bo are inviting you to a High Gravity Advent.  Register of the course and join the… Read more about TNT: Church Planting, Empty Tomb and Biblical Scholarship

Christian Piatt of the Homebrewed CultureCast was recently in SoCal to hang with Tripp Fuller and talk about his new book PostChristian: What’s left? Can we fix? Do we care?   They were joined by Bart Campolo, Peter Rollins and Benjamin Cory to talk about the implications of moving on. Imagine this as an a living room… Read more about PostChristian Piatt Fun!

March 2014 in San Diego TransFORM provided Homebrewed with three firsts: The debut of a new gameshow “En Fuego!“ Joerg Rieger says nice things about capitalism Tripp lost a preach-off (to Peter Matthews pictured right) We had a blast catching up with old friends and meeting tons of new folks. Rebekah Berndnt and Micky Jones… Read more about TransFORM TNT

Two Friars and a Fool come by to explain why they think you should stop praying. It’s an interesting conversation about their concept of prayer and action. We want to thank Chalice Press for sponsoring the show. Check out the book on Amazon (Kindle is $7) Make sure to check out Phillips Theological Seminary ahead of… Read more about TNT: Homebrewed Never Prays Again

We sit down with Pete Rollins and Phil Harrison in the backyard to chat about everything from art and justice to Jesus and religious authority. Phil was in town to promote his new movie The Good Man. Make sure to check it out and look for our upcoming interview with him! See the trailer here… Read more about TNT: authority, language, Jesus and ideology

Micky’s Bookshelf So, since Bo and now Callid have decided to give you a peak into the wild and zesty bookshelf of a Homebrewed Christianity podcaster, I thought I would join in the fun. I am actually inspired by a conversation I had with a deacon after this year’s Wild Goose 3D Event. A young,… Read more about Micky’s Bookshelf

Incarnation, the Biblical conquest and worship for your benefit are our topics this week. We start with Victoria Osteen’s viral video. Joshua’s Canaanite genocide is up next. Then we flesh out the incarnation via an interesting thought experiment. We end with a little game to see what Tripp learned during his comprehensive exams. Outro music:… Read more about TNT: part 2 collected conversations

Facebook & Ferguson  Bo is back and publishing some of his conversations recorded over the past months.  Tripp and Bo intro the episode then Micky Jones (starting at 7:50) and Bo chat for a half-hour. The second half is the Theology Nerds fielding phone calls about different types of  Christianity.   The 2nd half of… Read more about TNT: Conversations Collected part 1

We finish with a BANG! Callid and Bo conclude the ABC’s of Theology series with:  V is for Vatican II (ecclesiology) W is for the Word of God (scripture) X is for X-ray (technology) Y is for Y2K (apocalyptic) Z is for Zebra (evolution) Thank you for all of your feedback and encouragement. A special… Read more about Catholic, Quaker, Evolution, Apocalypse: final TNT for ABCs

Micky and Callid join Bo to discuss Salvation, Theopoetics and Universalism for the ABC’s of Theology.  You can read the original posts here: S is for Salvation (Micky) T is for Theopoetics (Callid) U is for Universalism (Bo)   You can follow the rest of series here [link]  Artwork for the series by Jesse Turri

Callid and Bo return for the next 3 letters in the ABC’s of Theology series. Up today are: P is for Perichoresis Q is for the Quest for the Historical Jesus R is for Revelation (and the book of Revelation)  You can find the original posts with the links above.   Artwork for the series… Read more about TNT: P Q R for the ABCs of Theology

Callid and Kristina Keefe-Perry chat about the letters M N and O for the ABC’s of Theology series.  You can read the original posts below: M is for Metaphor (and Metaphysics) N is for NeoPlatonism O is for Open & Relational    We are about to hit the 7th inning stretch of the ABC’s series. Enjoy this conversation… Read more about M N O for the ABC’s

First off, “T” should probably be “theosis,” “trinity,” or “theodicy,” but since Bo is piloting this ship and he asked me to cover theopoetics I figured I should probably do what the captain asks. Aye-aye. Since theopoetics isn’t likely in Bo’s dictionary of theological goodness I’ll first offer two definitions. J. Denny Weaver (in the… Read more about T is for Theopoetics

Bo and Tripp work through some social media problems – then turn to theology before handling some eschatology. Go ahead and leave your thoughts on the SpeakPipe (the microphone on the right hand side of the homepage) for a future TNT.

Callid and Bo are back for the 4th installment of the ABC’s of Theology.   5 minutes on the clock for each of the following: J is for Justification K is for Kenosis (and the Kingdom) L is for Liberation (and Logos)    artwork for the series by Jesse Turri Episode 1: ABC Episode 2:… Read more about TNT: ABCs for J K and L

Callid and Bo chat about genre, hermeneutics and inerrancy on the 3rd episode of the ABC’s of theology series.  You can read the original posts here: G is for Genre  H is for Hermeneutics  I is for Inerrancy & Infallibility   Thanks to Jesse Turri for providing the artwork of the series. You can here… Read more about TNT: for G H I (of the ABC’s)

Callid has been at the lake all week – and thus off the inter webs. He returns to a phone call from Bo to get his thoughts on the next 3 letters in the ABC’s series.  Today we talk through D, E, and F. You can read the initial posts here: D is for Deconstruction… Read more about TNT: D E & F (the ABC’s of Theology)

Tripp and Bo field phone calls from the SpeakPipe about Missions (Russia), the gospel of Matthew, Jesus being at least as nice as God and a theology of Stryper.  We love your calls and thoughts on the SpeakPipe !!! Tell us what you want to talk about.

Want a Quaker perspective on atonement, baptism and Christology?  Callid gives Bo a call to talk through the first three installments of the  A B C’s of Theology series. 5 minutes per letter means they cover a lot of ground in little time. You can find the original posts here:  Atonement, Baptism, Christology.   ALSO… Read more about TNT: A B C of Theology

The Nerds return after an unplanned break.  The field calls from Brekke, Tyler and Richard.  One of the calls has to do with the topic of ‘authority’. Here is a link to Bo’s blog on the topic of authority.  Check out details for the upcoming live show “Letting Sleeping Gods Die” with Kester Brewin and… Read more about TNT Call in July 2014

This is a very special edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown.  Not only does the BoDaddy try to provoke me (theologically speaking) toward a rowdy defense of the resurrection but we have a very special guest – Todd Littleton.  Todd is the greatest Southern Baptist Minister on planet earth.  He is also the technical brains… Read more about TNT: The Resurrection, Divine Knowledge, & Other Todd-Picks

Tripp and Bo talk about Easter, the cross, bridging gaps and demons. First up is Bo’s blog on Blood and Easter – then they talk Concerns about the Cross. They listen to an amazing song about differences and they tackle the topic of demons. If you want to look into the background of these conversations, check… Read more about TNT: Easter, Cross, Songs & Demons

Jonnie, Tony Jones & I were lucky to bring the Homebrewed Christianity heat LIVE at the Progressive Youth Ministry conference.  This episode includes some of the excitement that was had.  It kicks off with a tasty interview with DePaul professor of religion, theo-blogger & Moltmaniac Scott Paeth.  We discuss his new book (which is awesome… Read more about Youth Ministers, the Niebuhr Revival, @pastormark & Other Goodies #PYM14

In this throw-down Bo chats with Micky, Callid, Pete Rollins and Tripp about all of the Jesus and Bible themed movies and what they mean to our culture. Earlier, Bo had blogged some thoughts about this whole issue. Now the gang chimes in. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome Chalice Press. They are… Read more about TNT: Jesus & Bible Movies

Phyllis Tickle was at Fuller Seminary for a talk about her new book “The Age of the Spirit”. She then came over to (a)Spire to have a pint with us. This was no ordinary pint! Tripp brewed ‘The Grain Emergence: a 500 year rummage ale’.   We do some Q & R with Phyllis –… Read more about Phyllis Tickle LIVE 3D & Au Contraire Mon Frère II

Ahmed (@woodylovesJesus) & Tim ‘the Elder of Hops‘ (@timothytalks) visit the throw-down! This TNT was recorded after the Hobbit LIVE video-cast with Gregory Walter. Suffice to say, it was a rowdy affair. We start with a 3 minute challenge for Tripp to answer each of Process Theology’s big concerns. The 3 of us then judge… Read more about TNT: Tripp’s Timed Process Responses, Drugs & God as ‘He’

In part 2 we hear from friend of the podcast Jeremy Fackenthal and then get Caputo’s response to all the papers – including those from part 1. If Jeremy Fackenthal sounds familiar, you may have heard him from the popular breakout session at EVTC 2012 session “Marx & Whitehead” or his previous AAR session on Occupy… Read more about Caputo Responds AAR part 2

The Caputo Session at AAR from the past year was amazing! This is part 1 of that night. Part 2 will follow in just a couple of days. We look forward to your feedback on these fantastic papers – which will be available in E-book format next month. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to… Read more about Taking Caputo into the [insert practical places discussed]

With 20 calls queued up … we made it through exactly 3. When you hear the 3rd call you will understand.  We did listen to a bunch of them and plan to keep working through as many as possible so click that speak pipe button. For more thoughts on the Pope (for Protestants) check out… Read more about TNT: The Pope and Marx

Last week’s  2013 Year In Review show took longer than expected – so we had to break off this conversation into its own episode. First, Bo talks with Tripp about a ‘Kind’ of Conservatism. Then Micky and Bo chat about gendering God. You may want to check out Bo’s old post on Calling God She and… Read more about TNT Bonus: Gendered God, Intelligent Design and Kind Conservatism

2013 was an amazing year on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast network.  So Bo and I decided that we would do a little year-end review show.  You will get to hear some of our favorite clips, hear what was going through our heads during some of the online scuffles, and find out just who won the… Read more about The 2013 Homebrewed Christianity Podcast Awards!

Santa & Jesus aren’t white, Christmas isn’t about Capitalism, the Pope isn’t a Marxist leftist, the Christian Calendar is a hardcore form of resistance, and you find out that Roger Olson’s own student turned Tripp into a Process theologian.  That is just a bit of what is in store for you in this special Christmas… Read more about The Historical St. Nick, the White Santa, Marxist Pope, & More: Christmas Special w/ Adam English

Tripp and Bo tackle everything from the problem of evil (theodicy) to eschatology, kenosis to creation ex nihilo – all from a Process perspective in this mega-cast. We enjoy call from Evelyn, Nathan, Bill and Tony. Roger Olson set off a fantastic conversation with blog post last week. We have been gearing up for this… Read more about Talking #ProcessTheology, Roger Olson & Your Calls #NerdOut #GeekOut

A cast of two halves! In the first half Bo and Tripp respond to 3 letters from listeners. Then we get a call with Micky Jones about choosing a seminary (43rd minute) – and when we come back for the 4th and final letter things get a little rowdy.  It turns out the resurrection is… Read more about TNT: Letters Edition

Tim and Josh joined Tripp and Bo for the John Caputo book release broadcast and stuck around afterward for a TNT.  This is a rollicking, swashbuckling style of conversation for 44 minutes – then the topic turns to ministry contexts and the tone changes a little bit. If you are looking for books to read… Read more about TNT: reading, resurrection and a rollicking conversation

It’s time to talk back with all the Deacons! In this episode Bo meets up with Tripp in the Homebrewed Christianity Headquarters in Redondo Beach & we answered your questions.  Anyone and everyone can click the SpeakPipe button on the homepage and leave us a message.  You can even click HERE right now and holla… Read more about Labeling Beer, Religion, People & Other Things to Dismiss #NerdOut #GeekOut

Jonnie joined my in the HBC Headquarters in Redondo Beach. In the podcast we start discussing the resurrection exchange between Marcus Borg & Tony Jones [aka ToJo] & then end up on the necessity of a physical resurrection, atonement, eschatology, evangelical’s Easter concern, and Pannenberg. Attempting to fill in for the BoDaddy is a difficult… Read more about Marcus Borg, Tony Jones, & the Resurrection w/ Jonnie #NerdOut

The title says it all: Doing Spiritual Stuff In The Real World w/ Barry Taylor. Barry Taylor.  On doing stuff.  Stuff we call ‘spiritual’.  In the real world.   This is a really interesting conversation with one of our favorite conversation partners. It was also the warm-up for our evening with Reza Aslan. We want… Read more about TNT: Doing Spiritual Stuff In The Real World w/ Barry Taylor

In this bonus track Bo chats with Micky Jones about the now infamous Rachel Held Evans post on CNN Religion about young people leaving the church. Then Bo and Tripp chat about what the topic means as youth pastors at Mainline churches. These two conversation were originally recorded earlier this summer as part of a… Read more about TNT bonus track: Young People & the Church

After a Summer break, Tripp and Bo catch up for 18 minutes – then they get down to business! HyperTheist is a term that holds a lot of potential for rupturing the problematic binaries that we have inherited in theology. The first installment of this conversation was last Summer between Tripp and Callid. This is… Read more about TNT Hyper-Theist Throwdown part 2

This edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown is a smorgasbord of subjects – a cornucopia of concepts – a torrent of topics… you get the idea.  First up is the 30 second definition blind challenge when Bo has to define 3 terms or concepts. This week’s words are:  anointing, perichoresis and glossolalia. Then we chat… Read more about TNT: a Homebrewed Stew of Topics

This is the opening session from Subverting the Norm 2 that was held this past Spring. The incomparable Jack Caputo brings the Radical Theology heat … and Tony Jones responds.   Here are some things that you will want to connect with: Katharine Sarah Moody (co-organizer of the conference)  introduces Caputo. She is a great… Read more about TNT: Caputo and Jones Subvert the Norm

This episode of TNT come in 3 stages. First we meet our new Theology 101 corespondent Micky Jones. Then Tripp and Tony play the contrarian gameshow. Micky and Bo finish up by trying to tackle the 3 ‘I’s of Biblical stuff: inerrancy, infallibility and inspiration. George Fox Evangelical Seminary comes up  … as do the… Read more about TNT: Micky Jones, the Contrarian Gameshow and Biblical Inerrancy

Last month Bo & Callid discussed it on TNT, then Bo put out the Church and World Call-In Challenge and hot diggity we got some great calls! This episode is a selection of those calls and the Nerd’s responses. We want to thank those who donated to the show and sponsored the episodes this month.… Read more about TNT: Call-In Special for Church & World Challenge

Get ready for some backyard tunes from the live Homebrewed Christianity Memorial Day podcast.  Bill Mallonee, singer-songwriter of the Vigilantes of Love, visits the podcast again but this time it was in Tripp’s back yard.  This podcast is a beautiful set of songs with all the juicy stories told by their composer.  When you listen… Read more about Bill Mallonee the Story Telling, Guitar Slinging Troubadour

In this episode: Tripp talks with Jim Wallis about the Common Good and being on God’s side, then Bo and Callid chat about the church and the world. The four books that come up in this episode are: On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good by Jim Wallis… Read more about TNT: Jim Wallis, the Church and the World

In this Theology Nerd Throwdown, Bo and Tripp discuss labels, Rick Warren mourning publicly (and virtually) and how the issue of gun control demonstrates the broken nature of our political system. We begin with a fun new game of defining words in 30 seconds. If you want to follow up some of the topics covered in… Read more about TNT: Labels – Rick Warren – Politics

This is a live Theology Nerd Throwdown from my visit to Oklahoma City.  It was hosted by the local Mutiny Reading group under the leadership of Damien Parks and Todd Littleton.  During the evening I talked for an hour about Philosophers loving on Paul, played some tunes, & then got GET interviewed by Greg Horton!… Read more about Nerding Out in the OKC!

Welcome the newest Theology Nerd to the Homebrewed Team! Callid Keefe-Perry is a long-time friend of the podcast and a self-identified Hyper-Theist. He is famous for his The Image of Fish blog and one of the ring-leaders of the Theopoetics working group at AAR. Bo and Callid take a tour of Quaker history, the theological Anabaptist… Read more about TNT: Quaker Cast with Callid Keefe-Perry

The deacons have responded to the challenge! That is exactly what we were hoping for when we cooked up a little obstacle course around issue of crucifixion and resurrection. The callers navigate the obstacles with ease and in doing so get to show off some their best theological moves! In this hour we hear from folks… Read more about TNT: Easter Call-In Challenge

One of our favorite theology nerds – author J.R. Daniel Kirk drops by the HBC Headquarters for an Easter style Throwdown. This was recorded last year and placed in the cellar to age. What you are about to enjoy is some vintage goodness! Kirk is the author of Jesus have I love but Paul? and… Read more about TNT Easter-Cast with Daniel Kirk

Happy Birthday!  HomeBrewed is celebrating its 5th and BoDaddy is celebrating his 40th! On this episode of the Theology Nerd Throw-down,  Tripp and Bo talk about same-sex marriage, Rob Bell and his detractors. This all started when Tripp posted about big platforms coming out in support. Then Bo posted about Rob and his detractors. It… Read more about TNT: Same Sex Marriage, Rob Bell and His Detractors

Steve Knight of SoGo Media pays a visit to the HBC Headquarters for a TNT worthy of the ‘throw-down’ moniker. We (mostly) talk about: Atheism for Lent What is ‘Missional’? Why White Guys care about Diversity and we tell a couple of stories to close You can find SoGo Media and their awesome array of… Read more about SoGo TNT: Steve Knight, Atheism for Lent, Missional, and Diversity

Slave Free Earth Co-founder Will Henderson stops by HBC Headquarters for throw-down about human trafficking, global sex slavery and emerging as a progressive.  It is an explosive conversation. You can join the  Slave Fee Community at SlaveFreeEath.com and pledge to be a 7 community member. Cathy and Will Henderson were on the HBC podcast last… Read more about TNT: Heaven Hell and Human Trafficking

What do you get when you ask 3 theology nerds “what does the church and the Occupy movement have to do with each other?”  – 3 different answers. Friends of the podcast – Jeremy Fackenthal, Kirsten Gerdes and the Dean Philip Clayton each respond to the challenge that Occupy provides the church. This is the… Read more about TNT: Occupy the Church from AAR

Bo and Tripp riff off of Terence Fretheim and Walter Brueggemann answering the same set of questions. These two legends of Biblical Theology give us their best take on passages to preach when controversial subjects come up.  Topics include: Economy Ecology Homosexuality Immigration Other Religions Bible Stories for Kids You can hear the original HomeBrewed interviews for… Read more about TNT: Bible Bash with Brueggemann and Fretheim

Phil Snider has a new book called Preaching After God. In the this TNT Tripp sits down with Phil – who roped in Matt Gallion – to talk about proclamation of the postmodern God … Declaration of the deconstructed God … and a whole bunch of other fun stuff. This episode is sponsored by the… Read more about TNT: Preaching After God with Phil Snider

Bo and Tripp walk the wild and windey road that leads to a full-bodied and vibrant understanding of the nature and work of Christ! After a lively intro, Tripp puts forward several proposals for how one might hold a progressive Christology in the face of some formidable challenges – including biblical criticism and the concerns… Read more about Christology-Cast TNT

A New Year is upon us and these two theology nerds are here to respond to your questions, share what’s headed your way on the Homebrewed Christianity Podcast(s) & other various activities one does with their geek out.  In this episode you hear from Deacons in 3 countries, discuss Process theology, Radical theology, a number… Read more about State of the Cast, Your Calls, & 2013 Coming Attractions

What happens when professional theology nerds at their professional guild meeting decide to talk to the Church about the Occupy movement? Since that is the very question every theo-nerd was asking….BAM! Merry Christmas! Here is the first part from the live Homebrewed Christianity session at the American Academy of Religion.  In this session you hear… Read more about Occupy the Church! Rita Nakashima Brock, Joerg Rieger, & Christophe RInger