Tripp Fuller: Does Original Sin Need a Comeback? (#352)

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 173 minutes

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Friend of the pod Tripp Fuller joins me in full Dodgers gear (the audacity!) to discuss why the doctrine of original sin desperately needs a comeback—not the toxic version that told us we couldn't trust our own emotions or experiences, but a robust theological framework that actually explains the mess we're living in. We unpack how the concept of original sin operates on three interconnected levels: individual, communal, and structural. We tear apart Augustine's outdated biology while rescuing his psychological insights, trace the snowball effect of violence from Cain's first murder through the Tower of Babel, and discover why progressive Christians who rail against systemic injustice are actually doing theology whether they realize it or not. Along the way, we somehow manage to argue about Sam Harris, the military-industrial complex, global capitalism, and whether America is an evil empire or just another flawed superpower trying not to blow up the world. If you've ever wondered why humans keep doing terrible things despite our best intentions, or why your evangelical upbringing left you allergic to the very doctrine that might actually help you understand structural oppression, this conversation is for you. Come to Theology Beer Camp 2025 Listen to Homebrewed Christianity ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back everybody to You Have Permission.
0:07.6	That's still the name for a little more time.
0:11.6	Enjoy it while it lasts.
0:12.3	It's good.
0:13.0	I'm glad it is.
0:14.0	You're glad that you're here before the switch over?
0:16.4	Yeah.
0:17.0	Yeah.
0:17.5	I was, I'm not sure who this helps me pass on most all-time guests of you have permission. Yeah. But I was hoping to really be in the top five or so. Uh-huh. And so I really feel like one more visit will help. Before the garage door closes, so to speak. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's, by the way, that's Dr. Tripp Fuller.
0:38.3	And I am, and I'm Dr. Dan Koch. You know how they say, uh, you can be the most reverend,
0:45.1	uh, doctor or whatever, like in, in, you know, in certain denominations. I would like to be
0:50.5	referring to myself now as the most recent Dr. Dan Coke, as in the paperwork is not finished yet.
0:59.3	Nataly doctor.
1:00.8	The work is done, but the bureaucracy has yet to catch up.
1:04.7	So that's, I just, I feel like I never feel comfortable.
1:07.7	Anyway, Trip Fuller, Homebrook.
1:10.1	Hi, Dr. Daniel Kirk.
1:13.0	That's a different Daniel. That's a different doctor. But see, he's a good doctor.
1:16.7	The good Dr. Daniel Kirk. Yeah. Who is the guest of the all-time most popular you have
1:21.8	permission episode to be gay affirming early on in our, early on in our tenure. Tripp, you host the Homebrewed Christianity
1:29.0	podcast and you are really the pod father of maybe progressive Christianity on the internet
1:36.2	and you host Homebrewd, or sorry, Theology Beer Camp yearly. We will be hanging out in October
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