Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Dr. Marc Ellis is renowned thinker and a Jewish Liberation Theologian. In this interview with Bo & Tripp  he speaks candidly about community, empire, Biblical scholarship, Israel, the Apostle Paul, Evangelics, and legendary people that he knew (like Dorothy Day). Marc Ellis is widely regarded as a prophetic voice and an original thinker. He is a Professor of History at Baylor University and the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies. He has authored many books including: Encountering the Jewish Future Judiasm does not equal Israel: the Rebirth of the Jewish Prophetic   Toward a Jewish Liberation Theology Practicing Exile  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

In this hour long conversation Bo and Tripp take up the question "Is too much emphasis placed on the cross?"  Bo thinks that it is both out of proportion and ultimately unhelpful to place so much importance in this one symbol. Tripp think that it can be redeemed from those who have misused and misappropriated it. The debate started with [this post] In this episode we reference (among others) books by Andrew Sung-Park Douglas Ottati Elizabeth Johnson Brian McLaren Peter Rollins and the famous Incarnation podcast with John Cobb  Also covered are Claremont Lincoln's involvement in the inter-religious endeavor and their new logo - as well as re-writing some hymns and songs to better reflect what we really believe. 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

Clayton Crockett tells that you can't go home again. The world of religion and politics has changed so radically that the old definitions and boundary markers are nearly unrecognizable - and even less helpful. Clayton Crockett is Associate Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Central Arkansas. His work focuses on postmodern theology, Continental philosophy of religion, psychoanalytic theory and theoretical issues concerning religion and politics. In the 1960s, the strict opposition between the religious and the secular began to break down, blurring the distinction between political philosophy and political theology. This collapse contributed to the decline of modern liberalism, which supported a neutral, value-free space for capitalism. It also deeply unsettled political, religious, and philosophical realms, forced to confront the conceptual stakes of a return to religion. (from the book description) In this conversation with Tripp Fuller, politics, history and religion are ev

We sat down with director (and music legend) Steve Taylor for a roundtable about his newest project Blue Like Jazz the movie.  Joining us is one of the script's writers Jordan Green of the Burnside Writers, the Whiskey Preacher, Rev. Amy Piatt, & her preacher's spouse Christian.  The conversation took place at Soularize just following a screening of the movie.  As you will hear, this collection of podcasters were surprised by the movie!  We hope this gets you excited about the movie and prepped to sound like the behind the scenes nerd when this legend of a book hits the big screen.  Check out the movie preview here. FYI...Tripp was giggling with glee that Steve Taylor was in the room.  I am pretty sure he just stared at him for an hour and a half, hoping he could start singing Meltdown At Madame Tussade's. 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

Leif Hetland talks with Mike Morrell about his book "Seeing Through Heaven's Eyes" and encourages us to take a different view of ourselves and our world. Leif is a signs-and-wonders Charismatic minister who has taken his ministry to over 70 countries. When we see ourselves as Abba sees us - everything look different . Mike is giving away copies of Leif Hetland's new book, Seeing Through Heaven's Eyes, to qualified bloggers for review via his SpeakEasy blog readers' network. If you'd like to request a copy, please click here for an eBook or here for a physical copy (U.S. residents only please on the hard copy). After the interview, (minute 55) stick around for Bo and Tripp talking through Pentecost for Progressives. 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

Peter Rollins was at Claremont School of Theology a couple of weeks ago - and we recorded it! His new book is Insurrection and he is in full form during this hour. If you like what you hear or what to express some concern, come over here [link] and sound off. 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

Angie and Todd Fadel are Agents of Future:  a (band) experience that comes out of a community expression. In this conversation with Bo Sanders from Soularize 2011, they talk about ministry, music, and what it means to get below the surface and invite people who are safe into a place of vulnerability and people who are vulnerable into a place of safety. The music for this episode is from their last album Sneek Peeks at Magic Moments.  Connect with Agents of Future on Facebook. Follow them on Twitter. 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

Monica A. Coleman is Assc. Professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religions at Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought), The Dinah Project: A Handbook for Congregational Response to Sexual Violence, and a contributor to the new Creating Women's Theology: A Movement Engaging Process Thought. In this interview she talks about books by John Hick, John Cobb and Paul Knitter among others. You can follow her blog and all the other media projects that she does at http://monicaacoleman.com/. She is indeed a master tweeter and Patheos Progressive Christian Blogger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Pagitt is a church planter, author, social media consultant, radio host, and all around good dude. This week he joins us for a conversation about his new book Church in the Inventive Age and we have a great time.  It's sure to get your brain a flowing and your mouse a clickin' (to amazon through THIS link so I get credit and you get your Pagitt for the pooper plane reading). 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

Cathy and Will Henderson are the founders of Slave Free Earth. The problem of human trafficking has become a global epidemic. It has suprassed arms (guns) and is second only to drugs in illegal sales. Visit to SlaveFreeEarth.com to connect, learn, volunteer and support this movement. The Interview starts in minute 6 after Elgin Fuller explains the dangers of his favorite movie - Cars 2. 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

The one and only, living legend, and Homebrewed frequenter John Caputo is back!  Think of this as a pump primer for the HBC-3d with Caputo at Soularize.  Both his first and second visit rocked the podcast.  Even more exciting are these class lectures Caputo is sharing here at HBC.  These lectures, as we say in the intro, are theological cat nip for theology nerds. Enjoy. Caputo Writes lots of books.  He mentions Some Philosophers...Ray Brassier's Nihil Unbound: Enlightenment and Extinction and Quentin Meillassoux's After Finitude. 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

In this week's TNT (Theology Nerd Throwdown) Tripp and Bo respond to questions about Open Theology, the Historical Jesus and end in the Global South. Some of the books they mention are: The Most Moved Mover by Clark Pinnock Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism by Nancey Murphey God of the Possible by Greg Boyd The Openess of God by Clark Pinnock The Nature of Love: a theology  by Thomas Jay Oord If you wanted to follow up with 'Hitchhickers's Guide to Jesus'  you can listen here [link] 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