Jacob Erickson: The Becoming of a Lutheran Queer Eco-Process Theologian from North Dakota

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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BOOM! Jake Erickson is back on the podcast. This one is a complete blast. In our conversation we discuss… – The origin story of a Lutheran queer eco-process theologian from North Dakota – an exploration of religion & violence – exploring sexuality, queerness and desire – god is queer – after an orgasm tell God youâ€™re welcome – how purity culture destroys community – divine eroticism – Biblical authority in a Process style – feeling the trauma when you canâ€™t fix the violence – moral agency w/out a redemption story – one of the big lies that shapes us, is that we are alone. It is in our relationality and community we find the power for creative transformation – post-Covid theology – thinking American from the outside – dead people Jake loves to think with – shout out to Marjorie Suchockiâ€™s prayer book Jacob J. Erickson isÂ Assistant Professor of Theological EthicsÂ at Trinity College Dublin. He previously taught Religion and Environmental Studies at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Previous Visits from Jake Apocalyptic #ProcessParty with Catherine Keller & Jacob Erickson a Theopoetics of the Earth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	What's up?
0:37.9	Sheology nerds?
0:39.4	You're listening to Homebrewd Christianity.
0:44.0	Thank you, Cora.
0:45.3	Thank you, Cora.
0:46.8	As Cora, we're on vacation.
0:49.5	We're in Tuscany, Italy.
0:52.7	And this is a short intro because, well, kids are going crazy.
0:58.1	And we're about to go into Florence and we'll get some art.
1:01.2	We'll see how long they last at that.
1:02.8	Anyway, today on the podcast, continuing part of the Christianity and Process series is
1:09.4	return visit from the assistant professor of theological ethics at Trinity College Dublin, Jacob Erickson.
1:18.7	Oh yeah. I'm so excited to have Jacob back on the podcast as a part of the Christianity and Process series because, well, I like him as a human.
1:28.2	I think he's a brilliant thinker and communicator, and this conversation is tons of fun.
1:34.8	We talk about his origin story as a process theologian in Middle America,
1:41.1	his relationship to the land and then a going process in his theological
1:47.6	education, what it's like being a theologian of in an ecological crisis. So yeah,
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