ORT Shorts
Thomas Jay Oord
Open and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. He's a best-selling author, world-renown speaker, and leading voice in this burgeoning field. Dr. Oord directs a Center and Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology too. Subscribe if you're tired of conventional theology and want a perspective that both makes sense and fits life as we live it.
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Jun 13, 2023 • 4min
Ep: 156: El Shaddai and Sabaoth
Dr. Oord discusses the Hebrew words El Shaddai and Sabaoth and the ways in which they have been misunderstood and mistranslated leading to a bogus misrepresentation of God as omnipotent.This and other arguments putting to death omnipotence can be found in Dr. Oord's new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'.Now available for purchase on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916
Jun 6, 2023 • 2min
Ep. 155: Zack Hunt and Godbreathed
Dr. Oord discusses Zack Hunt's new book Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired now available for purchase.https://www.amazon.com/Godbreathed-Really-Means-Divinely-Inspired/dp/1513811835
May 30, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 154: Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki and The Psalms
Dr. Oord discusses Marjorie Suchocki's new book '21 Psalms for the 21st Century: A Process Meditation',Now available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/21-Psalms-21st-Century-Meditation/dp/1940447615
May 23, 2023 • 4min
Ep. 153: The Death of Omnipotence
Dr. Oord discusses his new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'.Now available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916
May 18, 2023 • 2min
Ep. 152: ORTCON23
Dr. Oord extends an invitation to ORTCON23--an opportunity to connect, learn and dream together with fellow Open and Relational sojourners.For information and registration for ORTCON23 visit: https://c4ort.com/ortcon/
May 16, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 151: Imitating God
Dr. Oord discusses his article entitled Imitating God which both interacts with and critiques Thomas A. Kempis' influential book The Imitation of Christ.
May 11, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 149: Love Does Not Control
Dr. Oord discusses the recently published collection of essays entitled Love Does Not Control with a summary of the essay 'Five Core Themes from an Open and Relational Informed Psychotherapy' by Mark Gregory Karris.Love Does Not Control is now available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Control-Psychologists-Uncontrolling-ebook/dp/B0BWSHK497
May 11, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 150: Love Does Not Control Conference
Dr. Oord extends an invitation to the upcoming Love Does Not Control Online Conference (Saturday, May 13) To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-does-not-control-online-conference-tickets-574854143217
Jan 31, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 148: Near Death Experiences
Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Ian Todd's book, Near Death Experiences, which is one of the books featured at ORTLine 23 online conference, Feb., 10-11, 2023.
Jan 27, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 147: Creator & Creatures (7) are Valuable in Themselves
Dr. Oord presents a final divine/creature analogy and discusses how both are valuable because of love and relationship.
