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Ep. 315: Reimagining God
In this episode, Dr. Oord re-engages with the new book from Michael Rose entitled, Made By Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of R...
Ep. 314: All Flesh Shalom (Part 2)
In this episode Dr. Oord re-engages with Steve Watson's new book entitled All Flesh Shalom: Larger, Freer, More Loving Readings of the Good News of Jesus
Ep. 313: Made By Love, For Love
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Michael Rose entitled, Made By Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of Rele...
Ep. 312: All Flesh Shalom
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with Steve Watson's new book entitled All Flesh Shalom: Larger, Freer, More Loving Readings of the Good News of JesusFr...
Ep. 311: Theology Beer Camp Pregame
Theology Beer Camp 2026 will take place Oct. 8-10 in Kansas City, MO.Thomas Jay Oord and Jonathan Foster will facilitate a special Theology Beer Camp pregame all day on October 8 alongside theologians, authors, philosophers, and practiti...
Ep. 310: The Parable of the Road
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with Brandon Evans book entitled The Parable of the Road.The Parable of the Road is a fiercely funny, brutally ...
Ep. 309: How to Build a Thriving Church
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Ulrick Dam entitled Inspire, Equip, Empower: How to Lead with Love, Inspire Your People, and Buil...
Ep. 308: Veridical-Experiential Theology
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the new little book from Ian Todd entitled Veridical-Experiential Theology (VET): Christianity t...
Ep. 307: A Pilgrimage
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book from Jonathan Bentley entitled Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI....
Ep. 306: A Faith Adventure
In this episode Dr. Oord continues to engage with the book Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open and Relational Theo...
Ep. 305: Renewing Faith
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open and Relational Theologies, ...
Ep. 304: Second Thoughts About Hell
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book Second Thoughts About Hell: Understanding What We Believe by Ronald Allen and Robert Cornwall. ...
Ep. 303: The Death of Supernaturalism
In this episode, Dr. Oord continues to engage with the new book from Chad Bahl entitled The Death of Supernaturalism: The Case for Process Naturalism. This book, the culmination of Bahl's doctoral work at Northwind Seminary, comb...
Ep. 302: Schleiermacher and Whitehead
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Chad Bahl entitled The Death of Supernaturalism: The Case for Process Naturalism. This book, the culmination of Bahl's doctoral work at Northwind Seminary, combines the tho...
Ep. 301: The Problem of Good, Miracles, and God's Will
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the final chapter of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the problem of good, the challenge of how to understand miracles in relation to science...
Ep. 300: Solving the Problem of Evil
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 14 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as lays out his six-fold proposal for solving the problem of evil, the biggest challenge to belief in God for ...
Ep. 299: Amipotent Providence
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 13 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he unpacks his view of Amipotent Providence.
Ep. 298: Ever Creator
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 12 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he follows his critique of the traditional belief that God created out of nothing (Creatio Ex Nihilo)...
Ep. 297: Creatio Ex Nihilo and Other Creation Theories
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 11 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses and critiques the traditional belief that God created out of nothing (Creatio Ex Nihilo) while...
Ep. 296: The Proper Role of Mystery
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 10 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the proper role of mystery.
Ep. 295: One, Everlasting, All-Knowing Spirit
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 9 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses a loving God who experiences time moment by moment, unchanging in God's essence but constantly ...
Ep. 294: The Spirit is a Relational Person Who Feels
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 8 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the reasons for believing the Spirit is a Relational Person Who Feels.
Ep. 293: Amipotent Spirit
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 7 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses God as a loving Spirit of uncontrolling love