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Homebrewed Christianity

Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan: God, Violence, Empire, & Salvation

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6612 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are joined by Rev. Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan. Brian kicks things off by sharing how Dom's work on the historical Jesus and his conflict with Rome challenges us today. We end up tackling a host of questions from members of the online class and end with a conversation on the resurrection. To join the class, head over to www.CrossanClass.com Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Known for his theologically informed preaching and his embrace of the deep and long history of the church, Zahnd provides a forum for pastors to engage with leading theologians and is a frequent conference speaker. He is the author of several books, including When Everything's on Fire, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, A Farewell to Mars, and Beauty Will Save the World. John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. He lives in Minneola, Florida. Previous Podcast Episodes with Dom & Tripp Why the Biblical Paul is Awesome Christian Resurrection & Human Evolution The Cross & the Crisis of Civilization The Coming Kingdom & the Risen Christ The Parables of Jesus & the Parable of God How to think about Jesus like a Historian the Last Week of Jesus’ Life Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories the most important discovery for understanding Jesus The Bible, Violence, & Our Future Resurrecting Easter on the First Christmas  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God  Render Unto Caesar on God & Empire   JOIN the HISTORICAL JESUS class with Dom Crossan 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.3

What is up theology nerds? This is Tripp and you're listening to Homebrewed Christianity.

0:39.1

Since the year of 2008, we've been bringing you audiological ingredients so you can think,

0:44.3

reflect, and brew your own faith. And today on the podcast, we are joined by John

0:51.6

Dominique Crossing and Brian Zahn. We're going to be talking God, violence, empire,

0:57.0

and salvation. This was a live stream, the first of a series of live streams with Dom

1:03.0

and a different third share as we explore his visual lecture series, the historical Jesus,

1:10.7

which is going on right now here at Homebrewed

1:12.9

Christianity. So if you enjoy this conversation, you go, whoa, whoa, what was it that inspired

1:18.9

over 3,000 people to sign up for that visual lecture series? Send in questions and provoke the

1:23.9

conversation I just heard with Brian Zahn and John Dominie Crossing,

1:28.2

then go to crossingclass.com.

1:30.0

You can donate anything you want, zero to a million, and then you'll get access immediately

1:35.4

to all of the lecture series and invites to join live the next few weeks as we'll be joined,

1:44.0

but guess who? Guess brian mclaren

1:46.2

diana butler bass and jennifer garcia boshal each week will be tackling questions from the over

1:52.0

3,000 people that are a part of this online community you can hang out with them in the community

1:57.4

Facebook group and all that kind of stuff too so head over to crossin and class com to join the fun. Now before we hop in, I want to let you all know that pre-sale tickets are

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