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Homebrewed Christianity
Our goal is to bring the wisdom of the academy's ivory tower into your earbuds. Think of each episode as an audiological ingredient for your to brew your own faith. Most episodes center around an interview with a different scholar, theologian, or philosopher.
Episodes
Homebrewed ChristianityDiana Butler Bass: Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear
Last night I had some live streaming fun with Diana Butler Bass. She is not only a brilliant scholar and communicator but a mentor and friend. In this…
Homebrewed ChristianityGerardo Marti: Secularization & Social Change
Sociologist of Religion, Dr. Gerardo Marti, drops a powerful lecture that explores secularization in three parts - the statistics, the theory, and the history…
Homebrewed ChristianityRichard Wolff: Why Marx? Why Now?
Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a…
Homebrewed ChristianityBruce Rogers-Vaughn: the Economic Crisis is a Spiritual Crisis
Dr. Bruce Rogers-Vaughn is a Public Theologian & Scholar, Psychotherapist, Teacher, and Advocate for Radical Care. Check out his book: Caring for Souls in a…
Homebrewed ChristianityPeter Rollins: friends are friends forever
Peter Rollins returns to the podcast and we have a bunch of fun. Some of Pete's previous visits Peter Rollins Casts Out a Demon & Plans a Middle School Purity…
Homebrewed ChristianityGerardo Marti: a Sociologist on American Religion
Dr. Gerardo Marti is a professor of Sociology at Davidson in North Carolina. His research centers around race-ethnicity, religion, identity, inequality, and…
Homebrewed ChristianityTony Jones: the Post-Emergent Church
Long time friend of the podcast - Tony Jones - is back. This episode includes a bit of storytelling about origins of the podcast, the emerging church movement…
Homebrewed ChristianityJoerg Rieger: the End of Religion & Business as Usual
Joerg Rieger is Distinguished Professor of Theology and the Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair of Wesleyan Studies. He is also the founding director of the…
Homebrewed ChristianityOn John Polkinghorne: Creation, Prayer, Miracles, and Time
"John Polkinghorne said his being a physicist-priest might strike some like being a vegetarian-butcher. But in his writings, speaking, teaching, and ministry…
Homebrewed ChristianityDouglas Ottati: Reformed Theology for the 21st Century
Douglas Ottati joins the podcast for his 5th visit to discuss his new book, A Theology for the Twenty-First Century. This is one of the most significant…
Homebrewed ChristianityChase Tibbs: Why Go Christian Socialist?
This is a special crossover episode with Chase Tibbs from the Faith and Capital podcast. In our conversation, Chase gives 5 reasons to go 'Christian…
Homebrewed ChristianityKevin Max: From DC Talk to Spiritual Cosmonaut
How do you become a hippie socialist Jesus Freak? Well, this is the story of one of them. Very excited to have Kevin Max on the podcast! Kevin is a four-time…
Homebrewed ChristianityStaff Lounge Shenanigans with Sarah Lane Ritchie & Joshua Ralston
We continue a hardcore lockdown here in Scotland, so I talked two of my co-workers into joining me digitally to answer some of your questions. Just think of it…
Homebrewed ChristianityJohn Thatamanil: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity
Friend of the podcast and theological super-star John Thatamanil is back on the podcast to talk about his ohhh sooo good new book Circling the Elephant. We had…
Homebrewed ChristianityAndrew Davison: Participation in God
Dr. Andrew Davison is a lecturer in the Divinity Faculty of the University of Cambridge, and a fellow at Corpus Christi College, where he is also the Dean of…
Homebrewed ChristianityAlister McGrath: Faith and the Big Picture
Excited to have Dr. Alister McGrath on the podcast. He is a public intellectual, a scholar of science and religion, a prolific author, and the Andreas Idreos…
Homebrewed ChristianityBig God Questions: Aliens, Hope, the Cross, & Divine Hiddenness
In this Big God Questions live stream Thomas Jay Oord joins me to tackle a stack of questions people just like yourself sent in. If you enjoyed this, then you…
Homebrewed ChristianityJan 6th Theological Debrief: Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh
January 6th 2021 needed a theological debrief. I brought two friends of the pod and recent partners for reading groups, Adam Clark and Jeffrey Pugh. Recently…
Homebrewed ChristianityHelene Russell: Trauma Sensitive Theology
Dr. Helene Russell is an Associate Professor of Theology at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Russell has published the book The Pluralism…
Homebrewed ChristianityJan-Olav Henriksen: Symbol-Deficit Disorder and other Theological Predicaments
In this episode I am joined by the Norwegian philosopher and theologian Dr. Jan-Olav Henriksen. He is the Professor of Philosophy of Religion in MF Norwegian…
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Evangelical Youth Group Fantasy Draft
This is one wild and crazy episode with three friends. Sarey and Dan (You Have Permission Podcast) join me and Mason (a People's Theology Podcast) to launch a…
Homebrewed ChristianityWillie Jennings: Christianity Beyond Whiteness
This episode is #Zesty. Ever since I first started reading Dr. Jennings' work I have wanted to get him on the podcast and it did not disappoint. We discuss…
Homebrewed ChristianityDifferent Gods, Different Religions?
This is a special episode where I share an audio version of my written response to Joerg Rieger's book Jesus vs Caesar. If you haven't read the book I imagine…
Homebrewed ChristianityTerence Fretheim: God So Enters into Relationships That...
I just saw Tom Oord's tweet that Terence Fretheim passed away while I was reading his new book God So Enters into Relationship That... It is always shocking to…
Homebrewed ChristianityJoerg Rieger: Jesus vs Caesar
When we observe a tension between Jesus and Caesar, we acknowledge that a fundamental tension remains at the heart of Christianity. The tension is not between…
Homebrewed ChristianityRuining Dinner with Diana Butler Bass and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is founder and co-director of The Activist Theology Project, is a nonbinary transqueer activist, Latinx scholar, and public…
Homebrewed ChristianityDiana Butler Bass: Evangelical Decline, the Supreme Court, and the Horizon of Possibility
Dr. Bass is an award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of America’s most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary…
Homebrewed ChristianityReggie Williams & Diana Butler Bass: Debating, Praying, and Living with Tyrants
Dr. Reggie Williams is the Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary and author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus:Harlem Renaissance…
Homebrewed ChristianityKeith Ward: Sharing in the Divine Nature
Keith Ward is a British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a…
Homebrewed ChristianityDiana Butler Bass: Religion, Politics, & the Elephant in the Room
Who is ready for some religion, politics, history, inspiration and a few pretty intense questions? I hope you are because Diana Butler Bass is here. This is…
Homebrewed ChristianityComing Out of (White) Evangelicalism with Dr. Daniel White Hodge
Dr. Daniel White Hodge is an associate professor of intercultural communications and the chair of the communication arts department at North Park University…
Homebrewed ChristianityHosea: a film
This week I had a great conversation with the filmmakers behind the new feature film Hosea – a modern-day retelling of the ancient biblical story through the…
Homebrewed ChristianityRyan Newson: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption
Today my friend and theological ethicist Ryan Newson is back the podcast. He has a brand new book out on Confederate monuments titled Cut in Stone and you…
Homebrewed ChristianityDavid Gushee: After Evangelicalism
David Gushee returns to the podcast for a book launch party! His brand new book After Evangelicalism is out and we had a live stream book launch. It was a…
Homebrewed ChristianityFrom Lebron James to the Black Panther: Black Theology QnA w/ Adam Clark
We had a bunch of questions and we attempted to answer them! The questions came from all the cool people in our Black Theology reading group. If you want to…
Homebrewed ChristianityMonica A. Coleman: Process Womanist Theology
Dr. Monica A. Coleman is back on the podcast and it is fun ride! Adam Clark and I were thrilled to welcome her as a special guest in the Black Theology Reading…
Homebrewed ChristianityJesseJacksonPodCOMP.mp3
The one and only Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the podcast!! I cannot exaggerate the respect I have for Rev. Jackson. When I found out that Dr. Adam Clark and I…
Homebrewed ChristianityTrump is (NOT) a Process Theologian & Other Questions w/ Thomas Jay Oord
Has Trump become a Process theologian? What doctrine from church history would you get rid of? How does Open and Relational thought frame how you handle strong…
Homebrewed ChristianityDaniel Joslyn-Siemiatkosk: a Christian Reading the Mishnah Avot & Weird Anglican Twitter
In this episode you get to hear the story of historian, Episcopalian gone Rev., the nature of comparative theology, and the glories of weird Anglican twitter…
Homebrewed ChristianityFiona Ellis: Expansive Naturalism & the Desire for More
I had an inappropriate amount of fun talking with Dr. Fiona Ellis in this episode. If your inner-nerd doesn't get pumped by the end, then it is hibernating…
Homebrewed ChristianityAdam Clark: What is Black Theology?
Dr. Adam Clark is here as we kick off the Black Theology Reading Group. This episode is not just a description and invitation to join the reading but, an…
Homebrewed ChristianityMatthew Stanley: Science & Religion Beyond the Conflict Model
Are you ready for a super fun and nerdy podcast? Dr. Stanely has been an important thinker for my current research project. His book on renowned Quaker…
Homebrewed ChristianityAdam Clark: James Cone was right
This August we kick off the next Homebrewed reading group on James Cone and Black Theology. We will be joined by our lead theological facilitator, Dr. Adam…
Homebrewed ChristianityJason Aaron: He is Worthy, but is God? Thor, Star Wars, and Southern Bastards
When people ask me about my favorite authors they aren't surprised to hear me say Alfred North Whitehead, Elizabeth Johnson, or Origen, but when I say Jason…
Homebrewed ChristianityStephen Haynes: the Battle for Bonhoeffer
Dr. Stephen Haynes is the Albert Bruce Curry Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College and theologian-in-residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church in…
Homebrewed ChristianityReggie Williams: Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus
Dr. Reggie Williams is the Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary and author of Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus:Harlem Renaissance…
Homebrewed ChristianityJeffrey C. Pugh: Why Go Bonhoeffer?
Dr. Jeffrey C Pugh joined the podcast tag-team of Crackers & Grape Juice + Homebrewed Christianity for a special live streaming Happy Hour. Dr. Pugh kicks…
Homebrewed ChristianityChristof Koch: why you can't squeeze consciousness out of a brain
This is a really fun conversation with one of the most influential living scientist. Dr. Christof Koch is neuroscientist pioneering th the neural bases of…
Homebrewed ChristianityMark Wallace: Faith After Religion
I had a blast talking with Dr. Mark Wallace. We ended up having so much fun we've decided to do it again. Be on the lookout for details about a Homebrewed…
Homebrewed ChristianitySusan Shaw: the story of a Process Southern Baptist Feminist
I have new nerd crush and it is Dr. Susan M. Shaw. This episode was one of the most fun conversations I have had in a while. It may be because we are both…
Homebrewed ChristianityJacob Erickson: a Theopoetics of the Earth
Jacob J. Erickson is Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Trinity College Dublin. He previously taught Religion and Environmental Studies at St. Olaf…
Homebrewed ChristianityViolence, Nationalism, and other things that ruin Christianity
In this episode I am joined by Kevin Miller and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza to discuss the documentary film J.E.S.U.S.A. J.E.S.U.S.A. is an in-depth exploration…
Homebrewed ChristianityTrilogies, Atonement Power Rankings, & Sex Work at Happy Hour
This is a Homebrewed Happy Hour in which I am joined by my friends Dan Koch & Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie. This is an adult conversation with friends. Don't listen…
Homebrewed ChristianityGodehard Brüntrup: Emergent Panpsychism & Process Theology
Dr. Godehard Brüntrup is a German philosopher, Jesuit, and professor of philosophy at the Munich University of Philosophy with a focus on metaphysics …
Homebrewed ChristianityLeah Schade: Preaching in a time of Crisis from Corona to Climate
Dr. Leah Schade is Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary, A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at…
Homebrewed ChristianityBill Walker: Globalization, Violence, and Salvation in the Drug War
The most important thing I can tell you about Bill Walker is that he simultaneously a brilliant scholar, a wonderful human, and a dear friend. We became…
Homebrewed ChristianityJohn Cobb: Secularizing Christianity
It is getting near the most epic of the HBC online classes. As part of the celebration - and the emails I got saying MORE PODCASTS BECAUSE I AM SELF-DISTANCING…
Homebrewed ChristianityElgin Frank Tupper: a Scandalous Providence (in Memoriam)
I lost a very dear mentor and friend - Elgin Frank Tupper. I tried recording the intro over 10 times and just started crying, so I decided to save my thoughts…
Homebrewed ChristianityIngolf Dalferth: Hermeneutics and the Predicament of Faith #BarrelAged
A number of Homebrewed Community Members asked for this episode to come out of the Barrel and back into the world, so here it is. In this episode I am joined…
Homebrewed ChristianityJC on JC: a conversation with John Cobb and Tom Oord on Jesus #BarrelAged
This is a super special conversation between two preeminent scholars and dear friends. Two friends of the podcast gathered in Claremont a few years back as…