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Homebrewed Christianity

Elgin Frank Tupper: a Scandalous Providence (in Memoriam)

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6612 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 160 minutes

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Summary

I lost a very dear mentor and friend - Elgin Frank Tupper. I tried recording the intro over 10 times and just started crying, so I decided to save my thoughts for later and share this gem of an episode. This also happens to be the most downloaded episode in HBC history. Frank was a legendary Baptist theologian and the first American student of Wolfhart Pannenberg. He was a founding faculty member of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity where he retired in 2016 as Distinguished Professor of Divinity Emeritus.  You can read Frank's Obituary here. A Scandalous Providence is framed in a type of narrative theology, but not just the narrative of Jesus, or his own personal narrative, but the narratives of other people. It was born out of a desire to develop an understanding of providence on the basis of the key and crucial narratives in the synoptic portrayals of the story of Jesus – not just for seminarians or scholars, but for the problems of providence in the life of everyone in the church. 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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What is up, Theology Nerds?

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This is Tripp.

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You're listening to Homebrewd Christianity.

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For over 12 years, we've been bringing you audiological goodness right to your earbuds.

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Mm-hmm.

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So you can brew your own faith.

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And today on the podcast, we are re-releasing the number one downloaded episode of all time.

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That's right.

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