Rethinking Faith

This week on (Re)thinking Faith, Josh is joined by pastor, author, and activist Brandan Robertson to explore his latest book, "Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table". Together, they dive into the tensions, beauty, and transformative possibilities at the intersection of Queer identity and Christian faith. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Queer and Christian (Book)BrandonRobertson.ComORTCon 25:Join me at the Open and Relational Theology Conference! Get tickets HERE.THEOLOGY BEER CAMP 2025:Come hang out at Theology Beer Camp! Get your tickets HERE.*Special thanks to Marty Fredrick, Josh Gilbert, and Dan Koch. Love you guys. <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heres a little something fun... a few weeks ago I was in North Carolina hanging out with Tripp. Since I was already at his house, he decided to surprise Bo with my 20ish Q's game. This was live streamed on Youtube and originally released on the Theology Nerd Throwdown podcast feed. Enjoy and come hang out with us at Theology Beer Camp!RESOURCES:Theology Nerd Throwdown on YoutubeTHEOLOGY BEER CAMP 2025:Get your tickets HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week my friend Ulrick Dam returns to the podcast for a follow up conversation about his book, "Building the Basileia: Moving the Church into the 22nd Century". We take a deep dive into back half of his book looking to apply Open and Relational Theology to the cultivation of community. I always have a great time hanging out with Ulrick and this time didn't disappoint. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Building the Basileia: Moving the Church into the 22nd Century (Book)ORT Con 25:Join me June 30 - July 4 for the Open and Relational Theology Conference 2025. Get your tickets HERE.Theology Beer Camp 2025:Come hang out at Theology Beer Camp October 16-18. Get your tickets HERE. *A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys! <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week RT Mullins returned to the podcast to talk about his latest book, "Eternal in Love: A Little Book About A Big God". In this conversation we discuss various models of God ultimately seeking out a God who is eternal in love. His book and this conversation is a great and in depth introduction into the doctrine of God. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Eternal in Love: A Little Book About A Big God (Book)RTMullins.comORTCon 25:Join me at ORTCon 25 June 30 - July 4. Get your tickets HERE.Theology Beer Camp 25:Come hang out at Theology Beer Camp October 16-18. Get your tickets HERE.*Special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys! <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Liz Charlotte Grant joins the podcast for a conversation around her new book "Knock at the Sky: Seeking God In Genesis After Losing Faith in the Bible". We have a fun conversation discussing various ways to read and engage the Bible outside of the confines of inerrancy and infallibility. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Knock at the Sky (Book)LizCharlotte.Com*A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I had the joy of being in conversation with Dr. Catherine Keller to discuss her latest book, "No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility". Hope is not simple optimism, but a participation in the Spirit of Possibility. Dr. Keller and I discuss what it means to cultivate hope during the time of crisis we find ourselves in. We engage eco-theology, feminism, process theology, and radical theology. This is a deep and profound conversation calling us to both be deeply realistic in our assessments of the world and defiantly hopeful... no matter what! Enjoy. RESOURCES:No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility (Book)On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity in Process (Book)The Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming (Book)*A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I was joined by Dr. Lina Langby to discuss her dissertation, "God and the World: Pragmatic and Epistemic Arguments For Panentheistic and Pantheistic Conceptions of the God-World Relationship". Langby takes us on a journey searching for a God worthy of worship assessing the impacts of Classical Theism, Panentheism, and Pantheism on gender equality, environmental concerns, science, and the problem of evil. Enjoy! RESOURCES:God and the World (Dissertation) Process-Panentheism and the "Only-Way" Argument (Article) *A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I was joined by Jeremy Hunt for a fun conversation around his lates book, "From Chaos to Ambiguity: A Theology of Noise Rock". It is not often that I get to nerd out about my love for music and my love for theology in the same conversation! We take a deep dive into the history of Punk to No Wave to Noise Rock. We discuss the power of music and sound and Jeremy weaves in a deep theology of presence and creativity. Radical Theology & Process Theology also find their way into the conversation as always... Enjoy!RESOURCES:From Chaos to Ambiguity: A Theology of Noise Rock (Book)QOHELETH (Band Camp)*A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I was joined by Gastroenterologist and Theologian Dr. John F. Pohl for a deep exploration of the intersection of Science, Medicine, and Theology. We talked about his recent book, "A Theology of the Microbiome: An Intersection of Divinity and the Microbial Life Within Us". In this conversation Dr. Pohl gives us a rundown of the microbial life that lives inside of us. The microbiome is then explored from the perspective of Process-Relational perspective. Enjoy!RESOURCES:A Theology of the Microbiome (Book)Open and Relational Theology Conference: Get Your Tickets Here! Theology Beer Camp 2025 *A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I was joined by my friends Nicky Pizaña and Dr. Adam Clark for a challenging but important conversation. In 1973 Dr. William R. Jones published a book titled, "Is God A White Racist: A Preamble to Black Theology". In this book, Jones concluded that if the God of classical theism is true, then God is indeed a White Racist. Is the claim that God is the liberator of the oppressed empirically verifiable? Jones concludes that it is not... and if God is all powerful, then why is there so much oppression? I think Open & Relational Theology could offer a different perspective that takes Jones argument seriously, but could ultimately could allow us to say, "No! God is not a White Racist". Often times however, Black Theology and Liberation Theology have been hesitant to engage with the Open and Relational or Process Relational tradition. In this conversation Nicky and Adam engage with Jone's strong claims and challenge me on the adequacy of my Process-Relational approach. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Is God A White Racist: A Preamble to Black Theology (Book)Making a Way Out of No Way (Book)THEOLOGY BEER CAMP 2025:Early Bird tickets are on sale now! Snag your tickets HERE.*A special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices