Homebrewed Christianity

Diana Bass is back on the podcast for a session of our ongoing series “Ruining Dinner.†We talk about religion and politics with a bunch of zest. Normally these conversations are for our community members, but we decided to share this one far and wide. To be a part of future zoom sessions and get access to past gatherings,  join Diana’s newsletter community, the Cottage &/or the Homebrewed Community. Previous Episodes with Diana & Tripp The Over-Rated Genie God Bad Blood, Civil War, and other Soothing Topics Shall the Fundies (Keep) Winning?, Abortion, and Black Holes Theology and Spirituality in a Time of Rupture White Evangelical Theopolitics, John Shelby Spong, & Jesus 20 Years of Religious Decline Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear Ruining Dinner with Diana Butler Bass and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza Evangelical Decline, the Supreme Court, and the Horizon of Possibility Debating, Praying, and Living with Tyrants Religion, Politics, & the Elephant in the Room Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join New Testament scholar John Dominic Crossan as he reveals significant archaeological discoveries about Jesus. Explore the historical context of figures like John the Baptist and Herod Antipas. Delve into Jesus' vision, solidarity against economic exploitation, and resistance to Romanization. Uncover impacts of globalization, neoliberal economics, and societal control. Learn about Advent events and visual presentations on Christmas narratives.

A couple of months ago, Ryan joined to discuss recent data on religion in America. It was a very popular episode, and members of the Homebrewed Community requested more charts! Here it is. Ryan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author of numerous journal articles, he is the co-founder of and a frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a general audience. Burge is a pastor in the American Baptist Church. Previous Vists from Ryan Burge 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes Myths about Religion & Politics The Charts We Discuss…(follow Ryan on twitter for more charts) Religious attendance among African-Americans. Never/Seldom attend in 2008 vs 2021, by age: 18-35: 35% -> 46% (+11) 36-44: 31% -> 45% (+14) 45-54: 23% -> 43% (+20) 55-64: 25% -> 48% (+23) 65+: 24% -> 40% (+16) pic.twitter.com/jffEBD5cM2 — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 26, 2022 This is empirically, undeniably false. This is 14 years of the Cooperative Election Study. Total sample size is 547,456. In no year are those with a college degree more likely to be religiously unaffiliated than those who stopped at a high school diploma. https://t.co/WPze6UCTjd pic.twitter.com/jI8tmSvGsd — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022 60% of Republican Protestants self-identify as evangelical/born-again. It’s 44% of Democrats. 19% of Republican Jews ID as evangelical. 6% of Democrats. 39% vs 15% for Muslims. 25% vs 8% for Buddhists. 37% vs 11% for Hindus. pic.twitter.com/2SNOL4nVJw — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 22, 2022 The more white people attend religious services, the more likely they are to identify as politically conservative. The same is true for Black people. And Hispanic people. And Asian people. It’s hard to find a situation where greater attendance doesn’t lead to conservatism pic.twitter.com/VO6IuBE4Gy — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 7, 2022 These are the 20 largest seminaries in the United States based on headcount. One is a mainline seminary: Duke, which is affiliated with the United Methodists. 20,172 students represented here. 97% of them being trained in evangelical seminaries. pic.twitter.com/7qLfc8vdKY — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the final live stream QnA from the Do I Stay Christian? online class. It was a complete blast to hang with Brian and a couple thousand readers To join Brian, Tripp, and a bunch of their friends at Southern Lights: an Adventure in Progressive Christianity this January head over here. If you decide to come in person message me so I can send info for the podcast hang. Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity†– just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  The Living School and podcaster with Learning How to See, which are part of the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and works closely with the Wild Goose Festival, the Fair Food Program, Vote Common Good, and Progressive Christianity. His recent projects include an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called Cory and the Seventh Story and The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey, and Faith After Doubt. His newest book is Do I Stay Christian? and we are going to read it together. Previous Episodes with Brian a God Worthy of Love Saying Yes to Christianity Questioning Christianity Do I Stay Christian? God – Pray – Driscoll Faith Beyond Fear in an Age of Terror 20 Years of Religious Decline A New Kind of Road Trip Parenting for the Common Good We need a new story! Avoiding spiritual and planetary collapse Brian McLaren & Pando Populus Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the Tolkien Heads class Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Universität. Her research focuses on the influence of Germanic mythology and culture in contemporary literature, Germanophonic fantastic literature between the 18thand 20th centuries, as well as J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary production. Mariana is currently a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow with the research project ?“Ethics, Femininity and the Encounter with the Other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth Narratives”, funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) as well as Mexico’s National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature (Fundación INBA). She is the Equality and Diversity Officer for the University of Glasgow?’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WOW! Theology Beer Camp was amazing! I had to debrief it with some friends so I invited Nick Polk (Tolkien Heads), Kevin Garcia (Tiny Revolution), Sarah Heath (REVcovery), and Sam Perez (FUNctional Adults /Skip Sandwich Deluxe) to join the conversation. Want to be the first to find out details for Theology Beer Camp 2023? Just sign up here and I will let you know.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next week is Theology Beer Camp, and almost all of the speakers have been on the podcast multiple times except my friend and New Testament scholar Jennifer Bashaw. Well, let’s fix that! In this convo, we discuss her new book Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims and her plans for karaoke Thursday night. Enjoy:) Jennifer Garcia Bashaw is assistant professor of New Testament and Christian ministry at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. She is an ordained minister and has served a variety of Baptist churches and ministries across the country. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah Robinson, Associate Professor of Religion, discusses practical theology, bad theology, and faith exploration. They explore the impact of harmful theological beliefs on experiences of the divine, promoting inclusivity and reevaluation of faith. The shift from eternal conscious torment in Christianity to living purposefully in the present world is highlighted. Banter about preparing for a high-quality karaoke event adds a fun touch to the conversation.

Authors and speakers Brian McLaren and Thomas Jay Oord discuss love, faith, and God, emphasizing the connection between love and God. They explore interpreting the Bible with a focus on love, promoting values like loving enemies, and advocating for LGBTQ inclusivity within religious communities.

Some pretty cool listeners sent a bunch of Process Theology questions & I got two #ProcessParty friends and scholars to hop on and answer them. Both Tom Oord and Andrew Davis will be at Theology Beer Camp and an upcoming event in Napa, CA – Power & the God of Love. Andrew M. Davis is a philosopher, theologian and scholar of world religions. He is Program Director for the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology at Willamette University. A native of northern California, he was born and raised among the towering redwoods of Occidental and the meandering woodlands of Santa Rosa’s Bennett Valley. It was out of these natural settings that his passion for the questions of philosophy, theology, and religion first emerged. Check out Andrew’s previous visit to the podcast here – Mind, Value, and the Cosmos. Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has written or edited more than twenty-five books. Oord directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. He won the Outstanding Faculty Award twelve times as a full-time professor and now speaks at institutions across the globe. Oord is known for his contributions to research on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, and freedom and relationships for transformation. This Episode is Sponsored By: You can learn more about the Pacific School of Religion, its online and on-campus programs, and set up a time to talk to an admission team member here. My interview with PSR President, David Vásquez-Levy, can be found over here.     Some Previous Tripp & Tom Pods Process Theology QnA Authority, Atonement, Abortion, and a Big Hug from Pluriform Love to Divine Revelation Big God Twitter Takes Trump is (NOT) a Process Theologian & Other Questions Thomas Jay Oord wants you to know “God Can’t†Open and Relational Theology Throwdown Open and Relational Q&A with Thomas Jay Oord Why Go Wesleyan? Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices