Theopoetics: What We Talk About When We Talk About God

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Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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What do we talk about when we talk about God? There are so many problems with the inherited concept, language, and vision of God, that ‘god’ might just need a time out. You would be surprised how familiar theologians are with ‘god’ problems! One cluster of constructive responses to the predicament of divine discourse is theopoetics. If you ever wondered what would happen if 600 people got to nerd out in person with a bunch of craft beverages and sat down to hear three outstanding theologians tackle this problem, then you were likely at Theology Beer Camp. There, I was joined by Catherine Keller, Kristy Whaley, and Ilia Delio to wrestle with the language we use about ‘god’ and the theopoetic turn in theology. If you want to get info, updates, and access to pre-sale tickets for Theology Beer Camp 2025, you can sign up here. Kristy Whaley is faculty at St. Petersburg College, where she teaches both religion and humanities. Her interdisciplinary interests are primarily centered on Christian theology and literature, but often also stray into pop culture, mainly about Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lost. Her most recent book, Wounded Images, is a work in theopoetics. She is also a podcaster and you can put her in your earbuds by checking out Theology on the Rocks. Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD is a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC, and American theologian specializing in science and religion, with interests in evolution, physics, and neuroscience and the import of these for theology. Catherine Keller is George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology in The Graduate Division of Religion of Drew University. If you are new to Catherine Keller and Process Theology this is the book to start with – On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity In Process. _____________________ This DECEMBER, we will be exploring the 'Theologians of Crisis' in our online Advent class - Breaking into the Broken World. Join us to learn about Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Rudolph Bultmann as we explore their thoughts and timely reflections in their Advent/Christmas sermons. 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	Sean has had some good ideas over the years,
0:05.0	but using Canva was a really good one.
0:08.0	Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.
0:13.0	They looked good, really, really good.
0:17.0	Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.
0:24.5	Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.
0:28.0	Thanks, Canva.
0:34.6	What is up theology nerds?
0:37.7	This is Tripp. Today on the podcast, you get to take a little visit to Theology Beer Camp.
0:44.9	That's right, in October, over 600 people gathered for three nerdy days in Denver,
0:53.9	and there were a multiplicity of stages, a host of theologians, a large volume of God pods.
1:00.8	And we had some fun.
1:02.1	And one of the stages is the theology nerd stage.
1:05.1	And this session went down right there at Theology Beer Camp.
1:09.4	It includes not one, not two, but three amazing theologians,
1:13.7	including the co-host of Theology on the Rocks, Christy Whaley.
1:20.0	She's joined by Ilya Dillio and Catherine Keller.
1:26.6	That's right.
1:30.5	All three of them present right there at theology beer camp and we talk about what we talk about when we talk about god theopoetics that's right
1:35.4	that's what went down and i hope you enjoy it when you hear it and you say whoa trip you mean
1:40.3	there were 600 people having high quality craft beverages as a multiplicity of theologians,
1:44.6	godpots, all hanging down and having a blast?
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