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Well nerds, buckle up for this one. My buddy Ryan Burge has returned with his latest graphs about religion and the 2024 election, and let me tell you – it was zesty. We started talking about minor league baseball, chicken raising, and somehow ended up dissecting why 83% of white evangelicals voted for Trump (spoiler:… Read more about Ryan Burge: The 2024 Election & Religion Post-Mortem
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In this kickoff live session for our new class on the Holy Spirit, I’m joined by Grace Ji-Sun Kim—author of the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to the Holy Spirit (and about 24 other spirit-focused books by her count!). We dive into some fascinating early questions about the nature of the spirit: Is it a person, principle,… Read more about Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Jumping Vatican Barriers and Chasing the Spirit
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In this episode, I am joined by your favorite theological troublemaker, Dr. Pete Enns, for a wide-ranging Q&A session where we tackle your burning questions from our SubStack communities (?Odds & Enns? and ?Process This?). We delve into everything from understanding eternal punishment in Matthew 25, to the various ways divine presence is portrayed in… Read more about Pete Enns: We Promised Above-Average Answers and We’re Sticking to It!
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Holy smokes, theology nerds – buckle up for a prophetic ride through Black Christology that’ll completely recalibrate your understanding of Jesus and faith in times of empire. I am joined by Dr. Adam Clark as he traces the revolutionary lineage from Howard Thurman’s mystical Jesus who refuses the “hounds of hell” (after being called a… Read more about Adam Clark: Black Christology from Howard Thurman to James Cone
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In this plenary session from Theology Beer Camp 2024, John Thatamanil explores the future of religious identity in an increasingly pluralistic America, arguing that multiple religious participation will be the defining feature of North American religious life. Drawing from his personal journey as an Indian Christian immigrant who also practices Hinduism, and Wilfred Cantwell Smith’s… Read more about The Future of Religious Identity: Live From Theology Beer Camp
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What happens when you stand at the crossroads where the sacred meets the secular, where your identity refuses to fit into neat binaries, and where faith seeks understanding in the midst of doubt? In this deeply personal conversation, Episcopal priest and pioneering womanist theologian Kelly Brown Douglas returns to the podcast to explore theology as… Read more about Kelly Brown Douglas: Faith at the Crossroads
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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s to discuss Feminist Christology. We explore the importance of retrieving feminine imagery of God and Jesus through the biblical wisdom figure Sophia. She argues that despite Jesus’s historical maleness, a feminist Christological approach is essential for contemporary Christianity because it challenges 2000 years of… Read more about Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Feminist Christology
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What’s up Theology Nerds! This week on TNT, Bo and I kick things off with the breaking news about the new American Pope from Chicago (perfect timing for a Bear’s Super Bowl win?) before diving into a deep theological conversation about the future of liberal Christianity. Following last week’s rather pessimistic outlook, we explore more… Read more about Tending to Questions: A More Hopeful Future for Liberal Faith
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Today on the Rise of Bonhoeffer, we are joined by Lori Brandt Hale, Bonhoeffer scholar and president of the International Bonhoeffer Society, for a mind-expanding exploration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theological journey. Rather than just rehashing the heroic end of Bonhoeffer’s story, we dive deep into the continuous threads that run through his work – from… Read more about A Christianity Without Boundaries: Bonhoeffer’s Christ-Centered Revolution with Lori Brandt Hale
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In this thought-provoking episode, former neuroscientist-turned-Franciscan sister Ilia Delio offers a radical vision for the future of religion at ?Theology Beer Camp?. Speaking to a community of spiritual seekers, Delio places humanity within our cosmic context—mere seconds in the universe’s 13.8 billion-year story—while arguing that we are the universe becoming conscious of itself. She challenges… Read more about Ilia Delio & Pete Enns: the Future of Religion
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What’s up Theology Nerds! Today I’m thrilled to share my conversation with the brilliant Philip Clayton on his new book Science and the Sacred: Beyond the Gods in Our Own Image. This isn’t your typical science vs. religion debate – it’s something way more interesting! Philip co-authored this book with Claudia Pierce, an atheist religion… Read more about Philip Clayton: Science & the Sacred
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In this session, we are joined by historical theologian, Dr. Paul Capetz. Dr. Capetz, a minister in the United Methodist Church and former theology professor at various Protestant seminaries, discusses liberal Christology and its limitations. While identifying as a liberal theologian who seeks to reconcile Protestant heritage with Enlightenment thinking, Capetz argues that traditional liberal… Read more about Paul Capetz: The Two Paths of Liberal Christology
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What’s up, Theology Nerds! In this episode, Bo and I tackle the existential question: “Does Liberal Christianity Have a Future?” Spoiler alert: Bo doesn’t think it does, and his explanation involves both elevators and human eardrums! We dive into the fascinating history and predicaments of liberal theology, exploring why churches with endowed organs might be… Read more about Does Liberal Christianity Have a Future?
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In this episode, Dr. Jason Storm returns to explore the relationship between science, religion, and meaning in the modern world. Starting with Storm’s work on ?The Myth of Disenchantment?, they discuss how the conventional narrative of modernity leading to widespread secularization and loss of magical/spiritual thinking is largely inaccurate. Storm explains how this narrative emerged… Read more about Jason Storm: The Myth of Disenchantment
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What’s up Theology Nerds! Today’s episode goes all over the place – from Easter rituals to mandatory Bible readings, with plenty of religious baggage unpacked along the way. Bo starts us off with his discomfort over some potentially mandatory Bible reading legislation in Idaho (which I kept confusing with Iowa – my bad, flyover state… Read more about State Mandated Bible Verses & Chronic Lonliness
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In this session, Dr. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez provides an overview of Reformed Christology, focusing on the theological contributions of two key 20th century Reformed theologians: Karl Barth and Jürgen Moltmann. He begins by introducing the Reformed tradition’s historical roots in 16th century Calvinism and its emphasis on social responsibility. It then examines Barth’s Christocentric theology,… Read more about Ruben Rosario Rodriguez: Barth, Moltmann, and Reformed Christology
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Sarah Heath, and Kristen Tideman joined me to unveil the exciting details for Theology Beer Camp 2025 in this lively promotional episode filled with laughter, nostalgia, and anticipation. The hosts reminisce about past camps while revealing this year’s Monty Python-inspired theme, “Quest for the Holy Stein,” coming to St. Paul, Minnesota this October. With an… Read more about Theology Beer Camp & the Quest for the Holy Stein
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In this episode, I am joined by Congressman Eric Swalwell. We discuss his background, faith, and political journey to Congress. Swalwell shares how he first came to Campbell University (a small Christian school in North Carolina) on a soccer scholarship, where he was the goalkeeper on the soccer team. Though politics wasn’t initially on his… Read more about Eric Swalwell: Faith, Politics, and Public Service
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In this episode, Sociologist Christian Smith discusses his new book Why Religion Went Obsolete. Smith explains that while traditional religion has been declining in America for decades, this decline hasn’t resulted in greater secularism but rather a shift toward what he calls “re-enchantment culture.” He argues that religion hasn’t simply declined but has become obsolete… Read more about Christian Smith: Why Religion Went Obsolete
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For this deeply philosophical conversation, I am joined by Norman Wirzba as we discuss his new book Love’s Braided Dance and explore the concept of hope in our modern crisis-filled world. Wirzba explains that many young people view hope with suspicion, often because modern culture promotes shallow optimism over genuine hope. He argues that true… Read more about Norman Wirzba: Theologies of Hope in a Time of Crisis
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