Thomas Hermans-Webster: the Eucharist for Planetary Dining

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2022

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Pumped to have my friend and fellow Process theologian, Thomas Hermans-Webster, on the podcast! He is Assistant Professor of United Methodist Church Studies at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkely, CA. We had a bunch of fun discussing a host of things including… How Thomas from Alabama became a Process theologian the Perkins style of Process theology & influence of Charles Hartshorne Liberation as Good News who is Norman Pittenger? You can check out his books here. shout out to previous guest and Process ecclesiologist Timothy Murphy: Social Justice, Conflict, and Process Ecclesiology with what’s a process theology understanding of the Eucharist? “the Eucharist is the characteristic act of the Church” – Pittenger’s Eucharistic provocation A Process Theology of the Eucharist for Planetary Dining Tom’s ecological awakening in college & the role of Sister Hazel thinking theologically about the UMC break-up the kinship angle when thinking about the church This Episode is Sponsored by the Pacific School of Religion You can learn more about the Pacific School of Religion, its online and on-campus programs, and set up a time to talk to an admission team member here. 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? This is Tripp. And you're listening to Homebrewed Christianity.
0:13.8	Since the year of 2008, we've been bringing you ideological goodness. That's right, interviews,
0:18.8	with scholars across the disciplines right into your
0:21.5	earbud. So you can think, reflect, wrestle, and brew your own faith. And today on the podcast,
0:28.3	is friend of mind, member of the process party, assistant professor of United Methodist
0:34.5	Church Studies at the Pacific School of Religion, Thomas Herman's Webster. And we are talking about the Eucharist for planetary dining. We also talk about
0:44.2	a number of different process theological type things, his work in the United Methodist Church,
0:50.9	and, you know, you know how Sister Hazel, that early 2000s college rock band helped awaken
0:59.6	his ecological imagination, well, that and more. That's what happens in this episode.
1:04.7	But before we jump in, I want to tell you all, hey, are you interested in this process theology thing?
1:10.7	Then guess what you could do?
1:12.6	You could go to Christianity and process.com and join myself in John Freaking Cobb for a six-week intro to process theology.
1:21.6	Christianity and Process.com will also be joined by six different special guests like Catherine Keller, Jacob, Erickson, Donna, Bowman, Joe Bracken, John Gill, and Andrew Schwartz.
1:35.1	Mm.
1:36.1	Yeah, that's right.
1:37.5	Christianity in Process.com.
1:41.4	Now, this is the point where I want to give a shout out to the sponsor of this episode,
1:46.7	the Pacific School of Religion.
1:49.6	Yes, that very institution where our guest, Tom, is a professor.
1:54.2	The Pacific School of Religion has been a leader in training, educating, and empowering progressive Christian faith leaders for years.
2:04.9	They've been at the frontier on a host of different cultural justice issues, and they continue
2:10.0	to do so.
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