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
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Jun 3, 2022 • 2min
Ep. 86: The Core of Classical Theology
Dr. Oord briefly gives an overview of the four main tenets of Classical Theology.
May 31, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 85: Feminist Process Theologies
Dr. Oord discusses the book Creating Women's Theology: A Movement Engaging Process Thought.
May 27, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 84 - Open and Relational Basics
Dr. Oord explains the concepts of "open" and "relational" as they apply to Open and Relational Theology.
May 3, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 83: Divine Revelation
Dr. Oord shares his thoughts on the thesis of Gregory Boyd's book, "Inspired Imperfection."
Apr 29, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 82: A Jewish Process Theology
Dr. Oord shares the Jewish Process thought that covenant has always involved a divine/human partnership, as expressed in an essay by Sandra Lubarsky.
Apr 26, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 81: Do I Stay Christian?
Dr. Oord focuses in one of the reasons Brian McLaren, in his latest book "Do I Stay Christian?, gives for why he's stays Christian.
Apr 22, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 80: Donna Bowman on an Open Future
Dr. Oord discuss Donna Bowman's thoughts on an open future and a God worthy of worship from her essay in "The Handbook of Process Thought."
Apr 19, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 79: Organic Islamic Humanism
Dr. Oord discusses Farhan Shah's essay as published in the book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira & Schwartz.
Apr 15, 2022 • 3min
Ep. 78: Divine Justice as Restorative
Dr. Oord shares his thoughts on Sharon Baker Putt's assertion that God's justice is restorative, not retributive, from her book, "A Nonviolent Theology of Love."
Apr 12, 2022 • 4min
Ep. 77: Wild Nature in Process
Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Andrew Davis's essay in the recently published book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira and Schwartz.
