Theology Nerd Throwdown

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

Subscribe on iTunes Here! The deacons have responded to the challenge! That is exactly what we were hoping for when we cooked up a little obstacle course around issue of crucifixion and resurrection. The callers navigate the obstacles with ease and in doing so get to show off some their best theological moves! In this hour we hear from folks all the way from the forests of northern British Columbia, to the island of Jersey. In fact, we got calls from Africa, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe. Here is a hand-selected sample to showcase a variety of approaches. We want to thank everyone who called in and all of those that made donations to help support the podcast!   You can read the link to the original challenge here if you need to get up to speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our favorite theology nerds – author J.R. Daniel Kirk drops by the HBC Headquarters for an Easter style Throwdown. This was recorded last year and placed in the cellar to age. What you are about to enjoy is some vintage goodness! Kirk is the author of Jesus have I love but Paul? and he blogs at Storied Theology.  This is his third  visit to the podcast – and he talked with us at Wild Goose West.    WARNING: if you are going to call in a response to the Easter Call-In Challenge, do so before listening Kirk!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Birthday!  HomeBrewed is celebrating its 5th and BoDaddy is celebrating his 40th! Subscribe on iTunes Here! On this episode of the Theology Nerd Throw-down,  Tripp and Bo talk about same-sex marriage, Rob Bell and his detractors. This all started when Tripp posted about big platforms coming out in support. Then Bo posted about Rob and his detractors. It came to a head when Bo responded to an odd post about how this paints Jesus in a weird light. You will have to listen to the hour long conversation to put all the pieces together.   At the end – we talk about this Summer’s book series called “High Gravity” with Peter Rollins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Knight of SoGo Media pays a visit to the HBC Headquarters for a TNT worthy of the ‘throw-down’ moniker. We (mostly) talk about: Atheism for Lent What is ‘Missional’? Why White Guys care about Diversity and we tell a couple of stories to close You can find SoGo Media and their awesome array of videos here. You can connect to Steve Knight via his Twitter account @knightopia to keep up with all of the happenings in his multi-faceted universe. We also want to thank Epic Brewing for sponsoring the evening. You can find the Mumford -Music Industry blog post that was referenced [here]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices