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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 24, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 146: Emil Brunner's Theology of Love
Dr. Oord discusses Michael Berra's book Towards a Theology of Relationship which will be presented and discussed online during ORTLine 23 (Feb., 10-11, 2023).
Jan 20, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 145: Creator & Creatures (6) Have Needs
Dr. Oord discusses via analogy how both Creator and Creatures have needs that love strives to meet, as discussed in his book, Pluriform Love.
Jan 13, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 145: Creator & Creatures (5) are Free Agents
Dr. Oord explore another analogy of divine/creaturely love, comparing and contrasting, as discussed in his book Pluriform Love.
Jan 6, 2023 • 3min
Ep. 143: Creator & Creatures (4) are Experiencers
Dr. Oord explores another divine/human analogy regarding the nature of love as discussed in his book Pluriform Love.
Dec 30, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 142: Creator & Creatures (3) Promote Well-Being
Dr. Oord compares and contrasts how the Creator and the Creatures promote well-being.
Dec 27, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 141: Creating a Better World
Dr. Oord discusses Brian McLaren's latest book, Do I Stay Christian? As well he promotes the online conference ORTLine 23 (Feb., 10-11, 2023)
Dec 23, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 140: Creator & Creatures (2) Experience the Ongoing Flow of Time
In this second instalment of Creator & Creatures analogies, Dr. Oord discusses how both (and each) experience time.
Dec 16, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 139: Creator & Creatures Give & Receive
Dr. Oord begins a series using analogies to discuss how God and God's creatures are both similar and dissimilar. In this first in the series, O&RT says that both give and receive.
Dec 13, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 138: Are You the Unchurched?
Dr. Oord shares about Gabrie'l J. Atchison's book, Are You the Unchurched? in order to promote the online conference ORTLine 23 on February 10 & 11, 2023.
Dec 9, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 137: William Paul Young says, "God is not in control"
Dr. Oord share about William Paul Young's book, Lies We Believe About God.
