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Homebrewed Christianity

Brian McLaren & Thomas Jay Oord: a God Worthy of Love

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

What a treat! I was joined by both Tom Oord and Brian McLaren for this wonderful live stream. FYI, SacraSage Press recently published a 200+ page book with chapter samples from Tom’s best-selling books. Anyone who joins his newsletter will get a complimentary ecopy. “Power and the God of Love” is an in-person conference in Napa, California featuring open, relational, and process people (including Tripp). The conference is November 4-5, 2022, and here’s a link with info. Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has written or edited more than twenty-five books. Oord directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. He won the Outstanding Faculty Award twelve times as a full-time professor and now speaks at institutions across the globe. Oord is known for his contributions to research on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and freedom and relationships for transformation. Some Previous Tripp & Tom Pods Process This! Join Tripp & Tom in Napa! Process Theology QnA Authority, Atonement, Abortion, and a Big Hug from Pluriform Love to Divine Revelation Big God Twitter Takes Trump is (NOT) a Process Theologian & Other Questions Thomas Jay Oord wants you to know “God Can’t†Open and Relational Theology Throwdown Open and Relational Q&A with Thomas Jay Oord Why Go Wesleyan? Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity†– just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  The Living School and podcaster with Learning How to See, which are part of the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and works closely with the Wild Goose Festival, the Fair Food Program, Vote Common Good, and Progressive Christianity. His recent projects include an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called Cory and the Seventh Story and The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey, and Faith After Doubt. His newest book is Do I Stay Christian? and we are going to read it together. Previous Episodes with Brian Saying Yes to Christianity Questioning Christianity Do I Stay Christian? God – Pray – Driscoll Faith Beyond Fear in an Age of Terror 20 Years of Religious Decline A New Kind of Road Trip Parenting for the Common Good We need a new story! Avoiding spiritual and planetary collapse Brian McLaren & Pando Populus Follow the podcast, drop a review, 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

Oh, yeah, what is up theology nerds?

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You're listening to Homebrewed Christianity.

0:11.1

My name is Tripp Fuller.

0:13.3

And guess what?

0:14.7

Today on this very podcast, two of the nicest humans I know.

0:20.1

And they just happen to be brilliant thinkers.

0:22.0

Brian McLaren and Tom Ord are here.

0:24.9

That's right.

0:25.4

So here's what happened.

0:27.3

As many of you know, Brian McLaren and I are in the middle of a book group about his

0:31.4

newest book, Do I Stay Christian?

0:33.3

Which you can join at do I stay Christian.com.

0:35.9

And as a resident of Florida, Brian was significantly impacted by Hurricane Ian.

0:44.2

And he messaged me when he managed to get phone signal and say, look, we don't have electricity.

0:50.7

Internet, I don't know if I can make it to our last live stream for the reading group. And I said,

0:57.1

look, Tom Ward, my buddy Tom, is doing a sermon series at his church on your book. I can get him on

1:06.0

and we'll fill in and then we'll reschedule the last session so we can dig in with all the

1:11.0

questions people send in all right all right you well we that's what we planned and then minutes

1:16.3

before we started guess what brian mclaren messaged me hey hey we got internet and electricity

1:23.2

can i hop on i'd love to talk to tom boom so that's what happens here. Tom Ward, Brian McLaren,

1:29.9

myself, and it was tons of fun. But do remember, we are going to have a final Q&A session with Brian

1:37.2

on the book, Do I Stay Christian, after Theology Beer Kep later in the month of October? So head over to

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