Theology Nerd Throwdown

In this bonus track Bo chats with Micky Jones about the now infamous Rachel Held Evans post on CNN Religion about young people leaving the church. Then Bo and Tripp chat about what the topic means as youth pastors at Mainline churches. These two conversation were originally recorded earlier this summer as part of a bigger conversation that never came together … but instead of just getting rid of the audio, we wanted to use your responses to frame a future episode of the TNT. Please comment on this post or use the SpeakPipe on the homepage to let us know your thoughts!   *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a Summer break, Tripp and Bo catch up for 18 minutes – then they get down to business! HyperTheist is a term that holds a lot of potential for rupturing the problematic binaries that we have inherited in theology. The first installment of this conversation was last Summer between Tripp and Callid. This is part 2. Next week will be part 3. Let us know if you have any comments or questions so that we can cover them in part 3.   *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown is a smorgasbord of subjects – a cornucopia of concepts – a torrent of topics… you get the idea.  First up is the 30 second definition blind challenge when Bo has to define 3 terms or concepts. This week’s words are:  anointing, perichoresis and glossolalia. Then we chat with Micky Jones about the concept of post-cynical christianity suggested by Jim Wallis. We take a little break for the High-Gravity broadcast and then pick up with the Bible &  Tillich, Hegel, and Process. Our guest this week was Jonnie Russell who guest blogged last week. He was visiting for the High Gravity conversation. One production note: Bo forgot to bring the Mp3 call with Micky for Tripp to hear – so he is commenting blindly. THEN something went wonky with the sound and Bo’s audio on the call to Micky was muted so all of Micky’s comments were edited together to sound like a unified piece. Blogs that will be tied into this episode will be: Micky’s post on post-cynical christianity Bo’s pentecost’s initial aim and historic drift a Radical Theology cliffs-note   *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the opening session from Subverting the Norm 2 that was held this past Spring. The incomparable Jack Caputo brings the Radical Theology heat … and Tony Jones responds.   Here are some things that you will want to connect with: Katharine Sarah Moody (co-organizer of the conference)  introduces Caputo. She is a great tweeter – you will want to follow her. Tony Jones posted the 13 points on his blog. Subverting the Norm is a website you will want to keep track of for upcoming opportunities to connect. Caputo’s new book “The Insistence of God: A Theology of Perhaps ” is due out this Fall.   We will, of course, have lots of related events around the release.     *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of TNT come in 3 stages. First we meet our new Theology 101 corespondent Micky Jones. Then Tripp and Tony play the contrarian gameshow. Micky and Bo finish up by trying to tackle the 3 ‘I’s of Biblical stuff: inerrancy, infallibility and inspiration. George Fox Evangelical Seminary comes up  … as do the definitions out of The Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month Bo & Callid discussed it on TNT, then Bo put out the Church and World Call-In Challenge and hot diggity we got some great calls! This episode is a selection of those calls and the Nerd’s responses. We want to thank those who donated to the show and sponsored the episodes this month. Thank you to Jay Bakker, John Pohl, as well as Susan Rogers St Laurent and Marc St Laurent. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for some backyard tunes from the live Homebrewed Christianity Memorial Day podcast.  Bill Mallonee, singer-songwriter of the Vigilantes of Love, visits the podcast again but this time it was in Tripp’s back yard.  This podcast is a beautiful set of songs with all the juicy stories told by their composer.  When you listen you will ask yourself, “How Can I Get More?”  Well… go to Bill’s bandcamp store and download away. There’s even an entire free album! Check out Bill’s previous visits at the live podcast at Soularize and his interview from 2009. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode: Tripp talks with Jim Wallis about the Common Good and being on God’s side, then Bo and Callid chat about the church and the world. The four books that come up in this episode are: On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good by Jim Wallis The Argument Culture: Stopping America’s War of Words by Deborah Tannen The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics by Stanley Hauerwas Rethinking Christ and Culture: A Post-Christendom Perspective by Craig A. Carter    Let your voice be heard! Go to the ‘speak-pipe’ on the home page and let us know what you think about ‘the church and the world’ – we will use it on the TNT in 2 weeks.   We want to thank our sponsors this month:   Check Out These Most Awesome Sponsors       This place will turn Bo into Dr. BoDaddy The Resources of Fuller Theological Seminary for Pastors & the Local Church               *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a live Theology Nerd Throwdown from my visit to Oklahoma City.  It was hosted by the local Mutiny Reading group under the leadership of Damien Parks and Todd Littleton.  During the evening I talked for an hour about Philosophers loving on Paul, played some tunes, & then got GET interviewed by Greg Horton! Greg Horton was one of the inspirations behind starting the podcast. He had a podcast called ‘the Parish’ on the wired parish podcast network.  Back then he was an emergent Christian and has since left the building.  Throughout his journey I have loved following his blog, hearing about his undergrad religion and ethics students, and thinking through some of the serious criticisms he has leveled against the church. Plus he also does some wine reviews.  Greg is an intelligent hard a$$ and it was a real honor to get taken to task by him.  He wasn’t as rough as he was with Paul Young so I only hope next time I get the harsh treatment! When I got back from OKC I had over 5 hours of audio from the live podcast and the follow interview with Greg.  What you hear is the 90 minutes of the fun.  Then evening was lubricated by the Mad Farmer Brewing extraordinaire Charlie who brewed up my Midnight Saison recipe – Dasein! This Stud Sponsored the Podcast! This episode is sponsored by Jason Micheli over at the Tamed Cynic. Go check him out and thank him for keep the show running! *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome the newest Theology Nerd to the Homebrewed Team! Callid Keefe-Perry is a long-time friend of the podcast and a self-identified Hyper-Theist. Subscribe on iTunes Here! He is famous for his The Image of Fish blog and one of the ring-leaders of the Theopoetics working group at AAR. Bo and Callid take a tour of Quaker history, the theological Anabaptist landscape, what the deal is with “Communal Discernment,” and whether or not Rob Bell is doing something bad by not having it. They also wax poetic about why Practical Theology is the discipline that both he and Bo find a home in with the Academy.   You can hear Callid’s earlier appearance on the podcast from last year’s Wild Goose East Festival.   More stuff from Callid about Friends is over at the Jewels of Quakerism Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices