Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Pete and Tripp are back for another bonus episode. To help get ready for the launch of Theology Beer Camp in Denver and Oklahoma City this August, Peter Rollins and Tripp got on Facebook live to answer your questions. In this episode: you'll get to hear how Pete would run a youth group purity retreat what they think about mysticism in our modern context whether your decision to drink that delicious IPA was your choosing or determined how to dress like Pete and Tripp and, for the first time, hear Pete talk about casting out demons Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 God's offer God does not predestine some to heaven and others to hell God values and seeks to redeem all creation: humans and non-humans alike and more! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we, as Christians, interact with those people who raise our anxiety level? Theological ethicist at Mercer University David Gushee is on to talk about his book, "A Letter to My Anxious Christian Friends." This book was written before the election, and little did he know how many more anxious Christian friends he would gain after the election. Gushee says that anxious, white Christians helped to swing the election in favor of Donald Trump. Their anxiety was crucial to his political platform, anxiety about: the loss of Christian faith in the country loss of white hegemony and power security related to terrorism and immigration the economy the dominance of cultural elites who don't share their values political correctness anxiety over the future of America as a multi-religious and multi-ethnic country a country where authoritative white, male leaders are no longer in charge All of that was coded into this election in one way or another. Donald Trump tapped those anxieties and made a winning ca

Peter Rollins and Tripp wanted to make a special bonus episode to make sure that you know about Theology Beer Camp this summer in Denver and Oklahoma City. Pete and Tripp take questions submitted by you (yes, you!) and discuss their favorite parables, atonement theories, and pre-meal prayers. They will be doing another Facebook Live video Monday, March 13th at 9:30am Pacific. So if you want to hear Pete and Tripp tell the other one why they're wrong again, tune in to Pete's Facebook page next Monday. And if you have questions or topics you'd like to hear them discuss, you can shoot us a tweet, email, smoke signal, or carrier pigeon. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 that there could not be. Instead, he is the salt to your steak, the pepper to the sauce, the lemon zest to the beer. Kierkegaard will: help you find the point help you articulate what the !£%$ is wrong with Christianity in your country help you articulate what the !£%$ is right with Christianity in your country help you become a person help you become a better person Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle your theological safety belts. If you're a theology nerd, just prepare yourself: it's about to get real. Paul Hinlicky, professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College, is on talking about his new book, Divine Simplicity. In this conversation, Tripp and Paul talk about: divine simplicity how christology is a challenge to the normal way we do metaphysics divine revelation and the situatedness of knowledge If you hang out long enough with medieval theologians, and bring their ideas to the present, things can get pretty radical. Plus, Paul explains what happens when the the church has made inclusion a lazy version of tolerance. Hint: it actually ends up collapsing difference. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a new sacred in town. Today we are going to talk about the altars where we worship, and it just so happens that is the name of a new book by Juan Floyd-Thomas, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, and Mark Toulouse - The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of Pop Culture. We were joined by all three authors to talk about the relationship of religion and culture, the religious nature of culture, sports (which of course means the Lakers), reclaiming Marx's cultural criticism today, the movie Zootopia, but, sadly, not August and Everything After by the Counting Crows. There are seven attributes of organized religion that also exist in popular culture. They are: doctrine myth ethics ritual experience institutions material Juan, Stacey, and Mark use these to figure out how people find the sacred in: body and sex big business entertainment politics sports science and technology If you've ever been worried that some of the podcasts are too nerdy and you just want something cool and smar

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 theology you should let us know! We will be doing an intro to process episode and want your input. So send us a tweet, or email us your questions. Or, you could just join the Homebrewed Community (click, "Join the Community"above) and get access to the secret Facebook group and submit your questions there. This session is meant to push process people towards Christian categories and questions, and push the Christian people in the direction of process, and to be heretical on both sides. This is meant to be really funny and serious constructive theology. Phil and Tripp take classical Christian questions, mix them with a little process thought, and see what happens. T

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 people to be theologians who spoke critically and carefully about Jesus. The three phases of Barth's career Being a Barthian does not mean being neo-Orthodox. Barth was not a lone ranger, but was part of a broader dialectical theology movement. It's important to ask who these other people are, what their shared assumptions were, what were the things they rejected together, and how do each of them remain uniquely faithful to the movement as a whole. And what exactly is dialectical theology anyway? Make sure to hit up Travis on twitter @WTravisMcMaken and check out his website. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.   Learn more abo

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 to come up with words and thoughts to make sense of it. Most people who have at least one foot in the door of a religious tradition haven't escaped being and shaped by this cultural phenomenon. We don't have the possibility of existing in a world that is enchanted or shaped by one religious narrative anymore. Even those who are ready to rock and roll for their religious team or tribe do so today in a way that is significantly different than before. We are now, more than ever, both a believer and a skeptic. How do we navigate this new landscape? To help guide us through this new situation the believer and the skeptic must ask the following questions: what time is it?

Oliver Crisp is on talking about his new book, The Word Enfleshed, which tackles Christology and the atonement at the same time. You might be saying to yourself, "Tripp, why is a reformed theologian (who also does analytical theology) on the podcast?" It's because we are open and affirming here at Homebrewed! In fact, Tripp is so open that he found himself agreeing, maybe a little too much, with Oliver. Any time a theologian starts talking about the atonement and says we might be a little too hung up on the cross, and maybe we should start talking about the incarnation, good things happen. Plus, hear about why Oliver wanted to become a theologian, the gateway text for his love of theology (spoiler alert: it's Here I Stand), how he became a Calvinist and how to talk about being a Calvinist to people who would otherwise resist, and the inspiration for writing his book. When considering issues of Christology and atonement, we often want to know: what is it to be united to Christ? what is this notion of

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 of the doctrine of Christ The questions driving Christological innovations over the centuries Plus, some really practical advice for sharing our faith with those don't share it A big shout out to Jesse and all the folks at Columbia Faith and Action for putting this session together! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 in the next Epiphanation and other Homebrewed events and courses, head on over to homebrewedcommunity.com to become a member. In this Epiphanation, we Epiphanate on: music, the arts, and the role the church plays in those John Cobb and Herman Daly's understanding of process, the environment, and economics. the relationship between biblical studies and systematic theology Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Helmer returns to the podcast to talk about Martin Luther's influence on the West. This being the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, what better time to think and reflect on his life, thought and legacy. In this conversation we talk about not just freedom, which is a concept Luther pioneers, but also the way he shapes politics, anti-Judaism and how it shaped the West and Christianity, and what kind of questions the 500th anniversary hands back to us. Using Luther as a case study for how we navigate faith and politics today, Christine also shares the ways Luther pushes back against our contemporary theological discussions. Christine is also running an online course on Luther: Luther and the West. So if you lead a group or congregation and want to get these resources, they are completely free! There are 36 lectures each between 4-6 minutes in length, perfect for a small group. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about y

Today we are speaking with the one and only, Miroslav Volf. Miroslav is one of the coolest theologians around. He is author of Exclusion and Embrace, a trilogy of books reflecting on politics, religion, and culture: A Public Faith, Flourishing, and Public Faith in Action.  note: This was recorded near the end of Trump's first week as President, before the executive order was public. In the interview, we discuss: the situation today for the church globally and politically cultural deafness the religious and secular forms of nihilism today relationship of Christian identity and American identity Plus, Miroslav gives us insight into our current predicament and all the questions and anxieties being raised as a result, advice for people who have this intense outrage at injustice but are finding it challenging to even seek reconciliation or understanding with other members of the body of Christ, and the temptations the church faces today. Make sure to follow him on twitter and check out yale.edu/faith

Theology Beer Camp was an amazing three days of fermented fun. I was extremely grateful that James Younger, executive producer of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman on the National Geographic Channel, was able to join us for a special screening and a live Homebrewed Podcast. You will here James discusses his journey from British scientist, to journalist, to producing a popular religion series with Morgan Freeman. Along the way he shares his thoughts as an outsider on American religion, politics, and the shifting shape of spirituality. Plus he lets us know just how his mind has changed over the course of the series. As part of beer camp we not only had delicious SoCal beer throughout, but Chapman Crafted brought two special beers in honor of the one and only Morgan Freeman. There was the IPA called "The Voice of God" and the dIPA called "The Rumble of God" in honor of Morgan's most luscious pipes. While James was hanging with us he recorded a number of other interviews that will be showing up on the inter

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 ethical problems with penal substitutionary atonement how the Kung Fu Panda (2) model of theodicy can help you win at parenting and at theology Tripp clears up some confusion about heresy the preferential option for the Jesse how an open and relational theologian thinks about the bible the really offensive part of the wrath of God Plus, Tripp tells one of the funniest jokes that he has ever heard (from a Benedictine monk) and explains why Lord of the Rings is superior to Star Wars. You can always click the speakpipe button to send us questions, comments, or love. Even better would be to tweet Tripp @trippfuller. If you don't want to miss out on all the awesome perks of being a

The second season of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman kicks off this week on Monday night, January 16th. I am pretty excited about the National Geographic Channel picking the show back up. I have enjoyed the show and all the conversations Morgan and friends have inspired. We are living in a time where awareness and understanding of the diversity of religions across the globe is needed and this show puts it on display. Barry Taylor and I will be bringing back the Story of God-cast. where we discuss, unpack, and get nerdy about each episode. If you have yet to subscribe (or leave a nice review) do it! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepare yourself, because we are about to get all Cappadocian up in the podcast. Brian Matz, Fontbonne University’s Endowed Chair in Catholic Thought, is talking about his book Gregory of Nazianzus.  Why look at an old church father like Gregory? Brian gives several great reasons why more Evangelical communities are embracing the church's historical and liturgical traditions: the realization of doctrinal committments evangelical churches already have it gives a deeper understanding and appreciation for our Christian family tree and gives new ways in which Christianity can be expressed in our culture by getting outside of our culture Brian then dives deep into the life of Gregory of Nazianzus, the reluctant pastor who wanted to do great things but hated the limelight, the Nicene Creed and it's legacy in Gregory's life, how he refines monotheism through his discussion of the Trinity, theology as a reflection on our baptismal practices and our belief in salvation, what it means to participate in the div

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 are putting this up on both podcast streams to remind you to subscribe to The Theology Nerd (formerly TNT) for more zesty episodes like this. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices