A Tripp-y Tutorial: The Romance of Learning & Tripp’s Elevator Pitch for Philosophy

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode, I team up with our producer, Josh Gilbert, for an experimental format inspired by our podcast planning sessions, where Josh often brings up intriguing questions he’s gathered while editing. Together, we explore how our initial infatuation with ideas can grow into a deeper understanding and mastery and how our personal biases inevitably shape our philosophical inquiries. We discuss the significance of philosophy in making sense of existence, agency, and how we apply ideas in everyday life. We talk about the value of curiosity and the ongoing journey of learning across the humanities, emphasizing the need to engage with philosophical texts critically and passionately. Josh pressed me on the distinction between plausibility and intensity of faith commitments, the existential register’s importance in understanding religious identity, and how modern empiricism and cultural narratives influence individual agency. Throughout the conversation, we weave in insights from thinkers like Alfred North Whitehead, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Søren Kierkegaard, Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, J.R.R. Tolkien, Martin Heidegger, Philip Goff, and Charles Taylor. Together, we explore how these voices create a community of inquiry that invigorates our understanding of life and existence, showing how philosophy can shape what we think and how we live. To get the entire conversation, all podcast episodes ad-free, and support our work, consider joining the Process This on SubStack or get access to our entire catalog of classes & all the rest by joining up at Theology Class. UPCOMING ONLINE CLASS - Truth in Tough Times: Global Voices of Liberation I am thrilled to announce our upcoming class with Joerg Rieger and a host of liberation theologians from across the globe. Our goal is to create an experience where participants will get a clear and compelling account of contemporary liberation theology and meet the most critical voices of our generation. As always, then lass is donation-based, including 0. Get info and join up at www.TruthInToughTimes.com _____________________ Join my Substack - Process This! Join our class - THE RISE OF BONHOEFFER, for a guided tour of Bonhoeffer's life and thought. Spend a week with Tripp & Andrew Root in Bonhoeffer’s House in Berlin this June as part of the Rise of Bonhoeffer Travel Learning Experience. INFO & DETAILS HERE 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

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0:00.0	What is up theology nerds? This is Tripp. And today on the podcast, I'm going to be joined by
0:11.2	Tripp. Well, I'm joined by Josh, the editor of the podcast, but this episode is a little something
0:18.7	we're trying out. Josh it trip the tutor but basically
0:22.6	what happens if someone who's like getting into philosophy of religion and theology and stuff and
0:28.3	and is editing this podcast and then he's like hey um here's some things you said and you talked about
0:37.2	on the podcast and here's some names and
0:39.2	concepts and stuff and I kind of get it but want to talk more about it. What happens? That
0:44.4	guy makes a list of stuff, sends it to me and then we talk about it. It's like a, you know,
0:51.4	a more of an introy thing, a kind of a gateway into what's going on.
0:55.8	Or maybe it's not.
0:57.3	Maybe it's not.
0:57.7	But nonetheless, it's me talking with Josh about questions and topics and stuff that come up while he's editing this.
1:04.4	I think it's going to be fun.
1:06.1	And if you dig it, if you dig it, then let me know.
1:10.1	Let Josh know.
1:14.3	Let Josh know, too. But we're also going to be doing this a few more times. We'll be trying it out a few times and see if it sticks around. But if you're a member
1:20.6	of the process this substack, well, you know, my substack, not only do you get ad-free podcast and you get the entire episodes,
1:31.4	ad-free and such, but we also are going to be sending you a link where you can send in your
1:35.7	questions or topics or words or people like where you listen regularly and you're like,
1:39.4	Tripp, what's up with this? I know you and your nerd friends just kind of assume you know each other
1:43.4	and what's going on. And I just want to know what were y'all talking about. Or why is that important? You seem like you talk about this with people a lot. What was the big deal? What are three different views on this? Like how do you differentiate between those kind of questions? If you're a member of the substack, you're going to be able to send them in and then they'll help shape these conversations. That's what we're trying out. I think it's going to be fun. And, you know, Josh is good to talk to. I mean, I like him. I like him. All right. So here we go. And if you want to join up, go to process this. This.substack.com. or you can just go to homebrewd community.com, and there'll be links where you can join the
2:21.8	substack or become a member of theology class where there's like 50 online classes.
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