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Homebrewed ChristianityA Tripp-y Tutorial: The Romance of Learning & Tripp’s Elevator Pitch for PhilosophyIn this episode, I team up with our producer, Josh Gilbert, for an experimental format inspired by our podcast planning sessions, where Josh often brings up intriguing questions he’s gathered while editing. Together, we explore how our initial infatuation with ideas can grow into a deeper understanding and mastery and how our personal biases inevitably shape our philosophical inquiries. We discuss the significance of philosophy in making sense of existence, agency, and how we apply ideas in everyday life. We talk about the value of curiosity and the ongoing journey of learning across the humanities, emphasizing the...
2025-01-0557 min
Theology Nerd ThrowdownTripp talks Bonhoeffer and gets fiesty about Eric MetaxasTripp joined Tim from the New Evangelicals podcast to talk about Bonhoeffer. Things got zesty. Join the Bonhoeffer class - The Rise of Bonhoeffer - and follow the Bonhoeffer podcast! Follow the podcast here. Find more TNT episodes at www.ProcessThis.Substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-09-282h 02
Homebrewed ChristianitySearching for Bonhoeffer: The Journey from Myth to ManJoin Dr. Jeffrey Pugh & Dr. Tripp Fuller as they delve into the complex life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The story flashes forward to a powerful juxtaposition: on February 1, 1933, two days after Hitler became Chancellor, both men addressed Germany. Hitler promised to restore national pride, while Bonhoeffer warned against creating an idol out of a leader. How did Bonhoeffer come to see the Nazi threat while so many others didn't? This episode begins the story by turning to his early life, his burgeoning critiques of National Socialism, and how his family, education, and travels deeply influenced his evolving theology. Discover how...
2024-09-171h 03
Homebrewed ChristianityRolf Jacobson: Creation & SinThe Bible is anything but clear when it comes to God. Within the text, God is not a consistent and defined character, and after thousands of years of debate and interpretation, God is no less a mystery today. In this episode, one of my favorite Biblical scholars, Dr. Rolf Jacobson joins me to discuss the character of God in the first 11 chapters of Genesis and how the stories of Creation and the crisis of sin give a narrative account of the human predicament before a loving God.If you enjoy the conversation, go grab the entire series...
2024-08-0545 min
Homebrewed Christianity Community-CastReligious Socialism Nerd-Out with Tripp Fuller
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2024-07-1856 minHomebrewed Christianity Community-CastBonhoeffer’s Secret to Faithful Discipleship – Tripp Visits the Pivot PodcastHow can the life and theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian who resisted the Nazi regime, inspire and challenge church leaders today?
In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Dwight Zscheile and Katie Langston talk with Tripp Fuller about Bonhoeffer’s enduring legacy and its relevance for the church in a polarized and rapidly changing cultural context. They discuss how Bonhoeffer’s experiences engaging with different cultures shaped his understanding of the gospel, his emphasis on discipleship and prophetic witness, and the vital role of deep relationships in sustaining faithful Christian community. Tune in for...
2024-05-3000 min
Homebrewed ChristianityBarry Taylor: Theology Beyond ReligionBarry Taylor and Tripp Fuller discuss the changing religious and spiritual space and how it shows up in culture. They reflect on the shift in the Western conversation in the last 25 years. Barry raises a growing awareness in how the concept of religion people thought they were updating, reorienting, and morphing, wasn’t ultimately finding traction in the historic religious institutions. WATCH THE EPISODE HERE Barry Taylor's work is focused on the intersections between religion, theology and culture, with a particular emphasis on the impact and interplay of contemporary digital life on religion and belief (pa...
2024-04-211h 32
Theology Nerd ThrowdownThe Post-Easter, Mo-Easter EditionOn this edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp & Bo nerd out about… post-Covid Easter worship the United Methodist Breakup over LGBTQ inclusion how frustrating LOTS of aging institutions can get the connection between the Religious Nones & Political Independents how the BoDaddy plans to demolish all beer-chugging challengers at Theology Beer Camp
Tripp gives Bo 6 thesis for understanding the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead & Bo gets him to explain and unpack them why Bo loves “AL” theologically why the conservative obsession with the physical resurrection and liberal naturalizing of the resurrection trigger Tripp theologically Check o...
2024-04-051h 35
Theology Nerd ThrowdownThe Post-Easter, Mo-Easter EditionOn this edition of the Theology Nerd Throwdown, Tripp & Bo nerd out about... post-Covid Easter worship the United Methodist Breakup over LGBTQ inclusion how frustrating LOTS of aging institutions can get the connection between the Religious Nones & Political Independents how the BoDaddy plans to demolish all beer-chugging challengers at Theology Beer Camp Tripp gives Bo 6 thesis for understanding the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead & Bo gets him to explain and unpack them why Bo loves "AL" theologically :) why the conservative obsession with the physical resurrection and liberal naturalizing of the resurrection trigger Tripp theologically WATCH the...
2024-04-051h 31
Homebrewed ChristianityFaith without Certainty & God After DeconstructionIn this live session, Tom Oord and Tripp Fuller will joined by Josh Patterson of the (re)Thinking Faith podcast to discuss the nature of faith after certainty and the role of scripture for a faith in transition. WATCH the video of this episode here. You can access all 10 videos now by joining the class at www.GodAfterDeconstruction.com
God After Deconstruction: Check out our upcoming class, book, and in-person events Theology Beer Camp: head over here to get info on 2024 camp Check out the ORTcon 24 event this coming summer Check out ORTline 24 – an am...
2024-04-041h 24
Homebrewed ChristianityWhat's the deal with Deconstruction?I am excited to share this conversation with Thomas Jay Oord. In it, we discuss what we've learned from surveying thousands of people in faith transition - the reasons, the process, and the possibilities after faith deconstruction. WATCH the video of the conversation here. JOIN our next class, GOD AFTER DECONSTRUCTION with Thomas Jay Oord Are you navigating the challenging landscape of faith deconstruction, seeking a path that affirms your deepest intuitions and values? Join theologians Dr. Thomas Jay Oord and Dr. Tripp Fuller for a transformative online class, "God After De...
2024-03-2840 min
Homebrewed ChristianityCatherine Keller & John Thatamanil: Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing DiversityEnjoy this panel discussion on "Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing Diversity" featuring Catherine Keller and John Thatamanil with Tripp Fuller at the "God After Deconstruction" live event at Drew University in February 2024. ONLINE CLASS: Register now for the "God After Deconstruction" online class with Tripp Fuller and Thomas Jay Oord now available at http://www.GodAfterDeconstruction.com. LIVE EVENT: Don't miss the next "God After Deconstruction" live event on April 12-13, 2024 at St. Andrew UMC in Highlands Ranch, CO, with the Persuade preaching conference being held April 11-12, 2024 at the same venue. Register now at http://www.G...
2024-02-261h 04
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Story of the Emerging Church MovementI was in Minneapolis speaking at the Festival of Homiletics and ended up at a bottle release party at Surly Brewing with my friend Tony Jones. There, we shared stories from our time in the Emerging Church Movement, what we learned, all the friends we made, and where we’ve all ended up. We decided then to do a class exploring the movement and process our learning with a bunch of its participants. From there, the idea took off, and we decided it would be best to turn it into a podcast series and invite people to contribute to a m...
2023-10-161h 28
Homebrewed ChristianityForce Ghosts, a ‘Biblical’ Jesus, & Pre-Human Religion w/ Pete Enns & Tripp FullerA Bible scholar and a theologian answer a bunch of really important questions while having some fun. Pete Enns joined me live on the HBC YouTube channel (that you should follow) to tackle some fun nerdy questions. If this experience isn't painful and you think it would be fun to hangout with us, then join us in person at Theology Beer Camp October 19-21! Peter Enns (Ph.D., Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of biblical studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He has written numerous books, including The Bible T...
2023-08-011h 06
Homebrewed ChristianityBrian McLaren & Thomas Jay Oord: a God Worthy of LoveWhat a treat! I was joined by both Tom Oord and Brian McLaren for this wonderful live stream. FYI, SacraSage Press recently published a 200+ page book with chapter samples from Tom’s best-selling books. Anyone who joins his newsletter will get a complimentary ecopy. “Power and the God of Love” is an in-person conference in Napa, California featuring open, relational, and process people (including Tripp). The conference is November 4-5, 2022, and here’s a link with info. Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is an award-winning author, and he has writt...
2022-10-031h 40Homebrewed ChristianityThe Mighty Thor & the God Butcher RevivalOccasionally this theology nerd comes out as the other kind of nerd, a comic book nerd. My absolute favorite comic book run is Jason Arron’s time on Thor and it is at the center of the next MCU film, Thor: Love and Thunder. In this episode, HBC’s Guru of Geekdom, Rev. Will Rose, is here with a Thor specialist. – Ryan Does’ of Across the Bifrost: the Mighty Thor Podcast and we have a blast digging into Thor. Links Ryan Does’ podcast Across the Bifrost: the Mighty Thor Podcast
Ryan’s interview with Jason Arron
Tripp & Will’s...
2022-07-011h 56Homebrewed ChristianityDonna Bowman: Flowing with the Living GodI have so much fun talking nerdy with Donna Bowman. I’m so pumped to have her back on the podcast and a part of the Christianity in Process series.  Donna Bowman is professor of interdisciplinary studies in the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College at the University of Central Arkansas. In this conversation we discussed how Donna started as a Southern Baptist and found Process thought the nature of an open future Tripp complains about John Calvin being very very unBiblical and sub-Christian Donna gives a shout-out to her homeboy Karl Barth Should we fear the myster...
2022-06-201h 29Homebrewed ChristianityEuroTripp’n TonyTripp and Tony connect after their spring family outings and share stories before Tony gives some quality guidance for the Fuller Family’s upcoming trip Rome. Things we discuss… Plans for Theology Beer Camp & how to dominate the God-Box
go HERE and signup for an invite to Beer Camp tickets Tony shares about his time with his daughter in Turkey Tripp discusses his family trip to Paris and Belgium Tripp shares about his Truman Show nightmare Tony gives a very thorough guide to visiting Rome. I am now double pumped about it! Download Tony’s Rome Recommendations HERE You che...
2022-05-161h 28Theology Nerd ThrowdownEuroTripp’n TonyTripp and Tony connect after their spring family outings and share stories before Tony gives some quality guidance for the Fuller Family’s upcoming trip Rome. Things we discuss… Plans for Theology Beer Camp & how to dominate the God-Box
go HERE and signup for an invite to Beer Camp tickets Tony shares about his time with his daughter in Turkey Tripp discusses his family trip to Paris and Belgium Tripp shares about his Truman Show nightmare Tony gives a very thorough guide to visiting Rome. I am now double pumped about it! Download Tony’s Rome Recommendations HERE You che...
2022-05-161h 28Homebrewed ChristianityTony Jones: The Future of Evangelicalism is (NOT) David Brooks It’s always good to have a Deacon’s Meeting with one of the OG Deacons, a Senior… Arch Deacon even – Dr. Tony Jones. In this conversation we discuss… the Amazon LOTR show & my quest to peer pressure Jason Micheli into a response pod visiting Lego Land & Istambul Organizing your life around keeping Income-based repayment & my failed plan to be a prof THEOLOGY BEER CAMP why Tony loves Constantine & Monty Python The predicament of institutions, accountability, and injustice The future of evangelicalism is (NOT) David Brooks Righteous Gem Stones is a reality show & the MEGA pod might be A student...
2022-03-191h 33
Homebrewed ChristianityTony Jones: the Post-Emergent ChurchLong 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, and thoughts about the church post-collapse . We talk about... That one time with discussed demons on a roof with Greg Boyd and NT Wright The Phyllis Tickle beer the origin story of homebrewed we edited a bunch of stories out of the podcast... also for clarity Homebrewed started as a theology pub group with rewritable CDs and then became a podcast... so the blog/group is 15 years and...
2021-03-221h 34
Homebrewed ChristianityPhilip Goff: From Panpsychism to Religious FictionalismI am super pumped to have Philip Goff on the podcast and give a gigantic endorsement of his new book Galileo's Error: foundations for a new science of consciousness - now available in print, digital, and AUDIO. Goff is a leading philosopher of mind and advocate for a panpsychist account of mind. This new book is successfully written for a wider audience and should not be missed. If you want the super dense philosophical argument check out his text Consciousness and Fundamental Reality. It was a complete blast to finally get to talk to someone I have enjoy...
2019-11-111h 33
Homebrewed ChristianityTheology Beer Camp Preview with Nathan GilmourNathan Gilmour, from the Christian Humanist podcast, joins Tripp for a taste of what to expect at Theology Beer Camp in Asheville, NC this August 16-18. There, you'll get to see the East Coast premiere of The Road to Edmond. If for some reason you can't come to the entire Theology Beer Camp, you can still come see the movie premiere on August 17th from 7-10pm at Habitat Brewing Co. Get Tickets here. In this episode, Tripp and Nathan talk about all sorts of things, including the role of scripture in issues surrounding sexuality, the church a...
2018-07-301h 44
Homebrewed ChristianityClose Encounters of the Theological Kind with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would your theological picture of the world change if there was a verified encounter with a sentient extraterrestrial? Scott and Tripp discuss what that would mean for Christian theology, if God created life on other planets, how we should rel...
2018-07-2620 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownClose Encounters of the Theological Kind with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would your theological picture of the world change if there was a verified encounter with a sentient extraterrestrial? Scott and Tripp discuss what that would mean for Christian theology, if God created life on other planets, how we should rel...
2018-07-2620 min
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Affinities Between Marxism and Christianity with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: what is gained by engaging with Karl Marx if you're a Christian? Scott and Tripp discuss the affinities between Marxism and Christianity, how capitalism is contrary to Christian values, how Marxism and Christianity draw upon each other, how money and pos...
2018-07-1925 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownThe Affinities Between Marxism and Christianity with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: what is gained by engaging with Karl Marx if you’re a Christian? Scott and Tripp discuss the affinities between Marxism and Christianity, how capitalism is contrary to Christian values, how Marxism and Christianity draw upon each other, how money and p...
2018-07-1925 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownAre We in the Midst of a Cold Civil War? with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would you make the best possible case, as a Christian, for supporting Donald Trump? Scott explains under what circumstances it is preferable to support Trump, discusses how an ethicist look at questions about truth, goodness, justice in our divided rel...
2018-07-1030 min
Homebrewed ChristianityAre We in the Midst of a Cold Civil War? with Scott PaethWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today Tripp is joined by Scott Paeth, professor and ethicist at DePaul University, to help answer your questions, including: how would you make the best possible case, as a Christian, for supporting Donald Trump? Scott explains under what circumstances it is preferable to support Trump, discusses how an ethicist look at questions about truth, goodness, justice in our divided rel...
2018-07-0730 min
Homebrewed ChristianityThe 3 Best (and Worst) Theological Ideas with Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: what are the 3 best and worst theological ideas you're thinking about today? Brian shares his three (total depravity/original sin; literal/inerrant interpretations of scripture; that humans are separate from creation) and asks Tripp an important question. Plus, Tripp rants about the importance of a constructive, art...
2018-06-2518 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownThe 3 Best (and Worst) Theological Ideas with Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: what are the 3 best and worst theological ideas you’re thinking about today? Brian shares his three (total depravity/original sin; literal/inerrant interpretations of scripture; that humans are separate from creation) and asks Tripp an important question. Plus, Tripp rants about the importance of a const...
2018-06-2518 min
Homebrewed ChristianityChristian Parenting without Baggage? with Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: How do you share your faith with your children with less baggage then you had? What is the role of the community and extended family in this process? Brian and Tripp talk about figuring out a curriculum of love, the opportunities and challenges that comes with bei...
2018-06-1323 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownChristian Parenting without Baggage? with Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: How do you share your faith with your children with less baggage then you had? What is the role of the community and extended family in this process? Brian and Tripp talk about figuring out a curriculum of love, the opportunities and challenges that comes with bei...
2018-06-1323 min
Homebrewed ChristianityWhat's the Point of Christianity? w/ Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: In the past 3 years I've become more committed as a christian and more progressive politically. I just don't understand the outrage cultural online among progressive Christians where we eat our own. How can we do better? and What is the point of Christianity (assuming yo...
2018-06-0825 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownWhat’s the Point of Christianity? w/ Brian McLarenWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today, Tripp is joined by Brian McLaren to help answer your questions, including: In the past 3 years I’ve become more committed as a christian and more progressive politically. I just don’t understand the outrage cultural online among progressive Christians where we eat our own. How can we do better? and What is the point of Christ...
2018-06-0825 min
Tripp FullerSurviving The Bible: The One About The TrinityWelcome to the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is Trinity Sunday.
Christian takes a look at Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17, and Romans 8:12-17. He explains why he hears more of a Pentecost message in these texts, gives...
2018-05-2626 min
Homebrewed ChristianityEvil: Part 2Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode, Tripp picks up where he left off last time and addresses some more questions surrounding evil: doesn't the problem of evil change throughout scripture? aren't there different answers to it? how does the move towards monotheism in Judaism (not to mention Christian monotheism) change our understanding of evil? Tripp explains the problem of evil for monotheism compared to po...
2018-05-1830 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownEvil: Part 2Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode, Tripp picks up where he left off last time and addresses some more questions surrounding evil: doesn’t the problem of evil change throughout scripture? aren’t there different answers to it? how does the move towards monotheism in Judaism (not to mention Christian monotheism) change our understanding of evil? Tripp explains the problem of evil for monotheism compar...
2018-05-1830 minTripp FullerSurviving The Bible: The One About The SpiritWelcome to the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is Pentecost.
Tripp kicks of with a look at Acts 2:1-21. First, he gives some context for the text (just in case you haven’t been using the Acts te...
2018-05-1547 min
Homebrewed ChristianityEvil: Part 1Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. We got lot of questions about evil, suffering, and divine power. There is the classic philosophical question about evil, and then there is the theological question about evil. How do you even begin to answer these questions? do you deny the goodness of God? do you deny the reality of evil? or do we reject God's divine omnipotence? But before he eve...
2018-05-1118 minTripp FullerSurviving The Bible: There Is No SpoonWelcome to the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is the seventh Sunday of Easter.
Both Amy and Christian take a look at John 17:6-19 this week, but from very different angles.
Christian focuses on the...
2018-05-1125 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownEvil: Part 1Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. We got lot of questions about evil, suffering, and divine power. There is the classic philosophical question about evil, and then there is the theological question about evil. How do you even begin to answer these questions? do you deny the goodness of God? do you deny the reality of evil? or do we reject God’s divine omnipotence? But before he ev...
2018-05-1118 min
Homebrewed ChristianityGod Loves Science (Fiction) with Jeff Pugh and Will RoseThis live podcast was recorded after a Theology Nerd Bootcamp about religion and science. Will Rose and Jeff Pugh joined Tripp for an evening about faith, science, and science fiction. The day-long event covered: The perceived cultural conflict between religion and science is primarily due to American Evangelicals' obsession with anti-intellectualism How Augustine is more progressive when it comes to religion and science dialogue than 98% of Evangelicals When theological truth is divorced from the scientific account of reality you end up with doctrines that have nothing to do with the world we live in Now what? Where d...
2018-05-091h 24
Homebrewed ChristianityShould We Open the Canon, or Keep It Closed?Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today's question: is the canon open or closed? how would communities decide what new texts should be considered to be part of an ongoing living bible or canon? In this episode, Tripp explains what the the canon is, and gives 3 reasons to open the canon, and 3 reasons to keep it closed. Plus, Tripp shares what he would add to the canon....
2018-05-0425 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownShould We Open the Canon, or Keep It Closed?Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today’s question: is the canon open or closed? how would communities decide what new texts should be considered to be part of an ongoing living bible or canon? In this episode, Tripp explains what the the canon is, and gives 3 reasons to open the canon, and 3 reasons to keep it closed. Plus, Tripp shares what he would add to the cano...
2018-05-0425 min
Homebrewed ChristianityResident Aliens LIVE from DurhamThis week's episode was from the live Resident Aliens podcast in Durham, North Carolina. Before we hear from Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon, Tripp talks with Molly Brummett Wudel and Tim Conder from Emmaus Way. You'll hear a little bit about the story behind Emmaus Way, the work they are doing in Durham, their community hermeneutic, how they confront the challenges of church planting today, and why helping churches learn to be a part of meaningful social change and also transforming the inner life of the church is so important to their work. Then, Stanley H...
2018-05-011h 32Tripp FullerSurviving The Bible: The Second PentecostWelcome to the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is the sixth Sunday of Easter.
Tripp looks at Acts 10:44-48 and explains why this is such an important turning point in the life of the church. First, he hel...
2018-04-3042 min
Homebrewed ChristianityDid Early Christians Think The Bible Was Inerrant?Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today's question: did the early Christians believe the Bible was inerrant? The short answer is no. But it's a little more complicated than that. Tripp explains what is even meant by inerrancy, how inerrancy is a product of the Enlightenment, the fights the early church had about the authority of scripture, the challenges the early church faced in interpreting sc...
2018-04-2727 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownDid Early Christians Think The Bible Was Inerrant?Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. Today’s question: did the early Christians believe the Bible was inerrant? The short answer is no. But it’s a little more complicated than that. Tripp explains what is even meant by inerrancy, how inerrancy is a product of the Enlightenment, the fights the early church had about the authority of scripture, the challenges the early church faced in int...
2018-04-2727 min
Homebrewed Christianity#TheologyBeerCamp LIVE from DenverWe're going back to the summer of '17 for the first night of #TheologyBeerCamp in Denver. Peter Rollins and Tripp will give you the 3 essential rules for Theology Beer Camp, tell the story of how they became friends, and what it was like living together. Pete explains why he thinks pastors have superpowers and gets honest about what he thinks about Tripp's beliefs. Then, they welcome Iliff School of Theology professor Ted Vial to the stage for Tripp and Ted's Excellent 19th Century German Philosophical Adventures. Tripp, Pete and Ted talk about their shared love for 19th Cent...
2018-04-241h 07Tripp FullerSurviving the Bible: It’s Not Personal, It’s Just BiblicalWelcome to the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is the fifth Sunday of Easter.
Tripp takes a look at Acts 8:26-40 – the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. This is the first salvation story of a Ge...
2018-04-2343 min
Homebrewed ChristianityBe Glad the Gospels Don't Line UpWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. This week's question: What do I do with 4 different, contradictory, gospel stories? In answering, Tripp wants to convince you that you should be glad the gospels don't line up. He shares about that time he discovered his bible was broken, the gifts that allowing the gospels to be different brings, the heresy of Tatian and where it creeps up today, and...
2018-04-2019 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownBe Glad the Gospels Don’t Line UpWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. This week’s question: What do I do with 4 different, contradictory, gospel stories? In answering, Tripp wants to convince you that you should be glad the gospels don’t line up. He shares about that time he discovered his bible was broken, the gifts that allowing the gospels to be different brings, the heresy of Tatian and where it creeps up toda...
2018-04-2019 minTripp FullerSurviving The Bible: An Inconvenient ChristianityWelcome to the first episode of the Surviving the Bible podcast. This is a lectionary podcast not just for pastors or preachers, but for Bible nerds everywhere. Each week Christian and Amy Piatt (from the Homebrewed CultureCast) and Tripp Fuller (from the Homebrewed Christianity podcast) explore the bible readings for the week. You’ll get three different perspectives on three different texts to help you survive reading the Bible.
This week is the fourth Sunday of Easter.
Tripp looks at the Acts 4:5-12 story of Peter healing the lame man. He suggests that if you pa...
2018-04-161h 00
Homebrewed ChristianityFaith, Reason, and Reading the BibleWelcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode Tripp tries to tackle two questions: How did the early church see the relationship between religion/faith and reason/science? How has contemporary science impacted the way Christians read scripture? Learn about Augustine's 4 rules for negotiating faith and reason, the multiple layers of meaning in scripture, and how this battle between faith and reason has been internalized....
2018-04-1223 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownFaith, Reason, and Reading the Bible Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Theology Nerd Podcast with the Dr. Tripp Fuller. This is a shorter Q&A episode, where your friendly, local internet theologian answers questions submitted by you. In this episode Tripp tries to tackle two questions: How did the early church see the relationship between religion/faith and reason/science? How has contemporary science impacted the way Christians read scripture? Learn about Augustine’s 4 rules for negotiating faith and reason, the multiple layers of meaning in scripture, and how this battle between faith and reason ha...
2018-04-1223 minTripp Fuller#SurvivingTheBible for Lent: No Less Than PhysicalIt’s Holy Week, and Tripp, Amy and Christian are here on the LectioCast to help you survive Easter.
John 20:1-18 | Amy shares the Easter message she would preach, the calling out of Mary’s name and the importance of the act of naming, the significance of Jesus the gardener, opening ourselves to truth, being broken open by suffering, what we’ve missed about the resurrection, and how it relates to Genesis 3.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | Tripp shares his frustration with this passage and how this (and others) are used to kick people out for not ‘believing’ the correc...
2018-03-281h 09Tripp Fuller#SurvivingTheBible for Lent: The Democratization of GodThis week on the LectioCast Tripp gives you your Bible-nerd fact of the day, you’ll hear about why David is like the Harvey Weinstein of the Hebrew Bible, what Mandy Moore has to do with the Psalms, and our avoidance of suffering.
First up, Jeremiah 31:31-34. Tripp once again gives you many options for preaching this text: who has access to God in the new covenant? the tension between institutions and movements, the democratization of God, the deep political divisions latent in the passage, and how new life is stymied by needing to be right in tha...
2018-03-131h 11Tripp Fuller#SurvivingTheBible for Lent: Cleansing Our TemplesThis edition of the LectioCast is from the second live session of Surviving the Bible for Lent, with Tripp and Christian and Amy Piatt. They take a look at the texts for the second Sunday in Lent (Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22). Tripp gives you 3 different sermons you can preach for Lent using this text, Amy helps us find our true selves, and Christian helps us see the Good News, but difficult news, of Lent.
The 10 commandments – what are we supposed to do with them? What if they are descriptive not prescriptive?
Is Jesus cleansing the temple...
2018-02-281h 01
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Gift of Being a Minister with Sarah HeathRev. Sarah Heath, host of the Sonderlust The Podcast, the Bishop of Tapestry at the inaugural #theologybeercamp, and pastor at First United Methodist Church of Costa Mesa visit visited North Carolina and sat down with Tripp to talk about her conflicted upbringing (being both a Canadian and from Mississippi), her podcast - Sonderlust - the origins of it, the challenges of dating as a minister, the difficulties of having relationships as an adult, and how to have a life outside of your career. After some fun Sarah and Tripp get deep and talk about the questions that e...
2017-12-201h 14Theology Nerd ThrowdownThanksgiving, Nostalgia, and Togetherness with Robyn Henderson-Espinoza #GoActivistTheologyBack by popular demand, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza sits down to talk with Tripp about Thanksgiving, the theology of nostalgia, and the politics of wholeness. They discuss: the postwar origins of Thanksgiving how do we reconcile the Christian rhetoric of gratitude and the founding of our country on the genocide of indigenous peoples appropriate (and inappropriate) holiday costumes for children what did the first thanksgiving look like? do we really know that story? the bad theology of nostalgia and the bad politics of wholeness how to develop practices of togetherness Plus, Robyn and Tripp talk about a cool new...
2017-12-0141 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownSmells Like Teenage Phenomenology with J. Aaron Simmons LIVE from #PYM17We are live from North Carolina today! J. Aaron Simmons, Lauren Winner, and Ryan Newsome were all on stage for the live podcast from the Progressive Youth Ministry conference at Montreat in North Carolina. PYM just announced details for next year’s conference, so make sure to check progressiveyouthministry.org for more. This episode includes the full interview with Aaron Simmons from this past March. If you want the full live podcast experience you’ll have to come in person next year! Big thanks to the Center for Process Studies for sponsoring (and providing the beer...
2017-06-0952 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownDeep Religious Pluralism with Andrew SchwartzAre we all taking different paths up the same mountain? or are their many mountains? is there one ultimate reality or many? Andrew Schwartz, director of the Center for Process Studies – a research center of Claremont School of Theology, in affiliation with Claremont Graduate University. CPS seeks to promote the common good by means of the relational approach found in process thought. Andrew will be teaching one of the courses at the Process Summer Institute this June on deep religious pluralism. The Process Theology Summer Institute is a 4-day (June 5-8, 2017) intensive course designed to introduce basic issue...
2017-05-261h 07Theology Nerd ThrowdownLive at the Hive in CincinnatiThe podcast is coming to you live from the Hive in Cincinnati with our friends at the Common Pilgrim. Tripp talks to friend of the podcast (and author of the forthcoming Homebrewed Guide to Salvation) Adam Clark, and Alice Connor about her new book Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation. Plus, Tripp talks to Troy about the Hive, a new project in and around the Cincinnati area that cultivates mindfulness which manifests as creativity and intentional social engagement. They do this through retreats, events, classes, and one-on-one direction. #T...
2017-05-181h 25Theology Nerd ThrowdownBelieving Skepticast: Live in Santa BarbaraTripp was in Santa Barbara where the Way Collective sponsored the Believing Skepticast at the phenomenal Third Window Brewing Co. Tripp and Tim talk about what is happening with religion in the 21st century and navigating the tricky waters of faith and doubt. Whereas in the past, atheists and believers from separate camps would debate in the public sphere, today we often see hints of both schools of thought within the same person! Plus, as religion (especially Christianity) is changing all over the place, we need more conversations like this that help us stay tuned-in and promote...
2017-05-041h 40Theology Nerd ThrowdownTruth, Hermeneutics, and Revelation with Jeff Pugh and Eric HallJeffrey Pugh and Eric Hall have taken over the Theology Nerd podcast this week! Jeff and Eric, authors of the Homebrewed Guide to the End Times and God (respectively), sat down early on Holy Saturday to talk about their books, how a young Assemblies of God Eric got an endowed chair at a Catholic school, and what it was like to be an original Jesus Freak with Jeff in the 60s and 70s. They also get super nerdy and talk about: what is truth? and how do you get to the truth of God? how do...
2017-04-201h 13Theology Nerd ThrowdownOpen and Relational Q&A with Thomas Jay OordAre you an Oordian? Are you a member of Oord Nation? Listen to Thomas Jay Oord answer your questions about open and relation theology and you just might become an Oordian. In this episode Tripp and Tom answer a stack of questions that people sent in about open and relational theology. Topics include: divine power, dealing with doubt, the relationship between religion and science, evil and suffering, and some different reasons why people go open and relational, prayer, eschatology, and more! So if you have some questions that you are itching to get answered, make...
2017-04-141h 42Tripp FullerA Man Attested by God with Daniel KirkThis episode is a crossover episode with the Good Doctor Daniel Kirk (of the LectioCast fame).
How high was the early church’s Christology? Daniel is on this podcast to talk about his new book A Man Attested by God, and answers this very question. This book is a bit oppositional. The Good Doctor is taking on very trendy New Testament scholars and early church theologians around the emergence of a high Christology early in the history of the church. He discusses:
Why have these early high Christologies become so popular?
What is the place of Jesus...
2017-04-121h 24Theology Nerd ThrowdownTheological Tailgating with Phil and TrippThis is an audiological taste of what happened at the first annual Theology Beer Camp. During this special session of theological tailgating Philip Clayton and Tripp got all processy and talked about Jesus, God, creation, science – all while a cornhole tournament happened below! If after listening to this you’ve got some questions about process theology you should let us know! We will be doing an intro to process episode and want your input. So send us a tweet, or email us your questions. Or, you could just join the Homebrewed Community (click, “Join the Commun...
2017-02-201h 14
Homebrewed ChristianityTheological Tailgating with Phil and TrippThis is an audiological taste of what happened at the first annual Theology Beer Camp. During this special session of theological tailgating Philip Clayton and Tripp got all processy and talked about Jesus, God, creation, science - all while a cornhole tournament happened below! If after listening to this you've got some questions about process theology you should let us know! We will be doing an intro to process episode and want your input. So send us a tweet, or email us your questions. Or, you could just join the Homebrewed Community (click, "Join the...
2017-02-201h 14Theology Nerd ThrowdownBiblical Problems, God’s Problem, and EvilIt’s time for The Theology Nerd podcast. We are relaunching this podcast stream (formerly TNT) with a multitude of formats, like Q&A, webinars, special HBC community events, and more! Make sure to click subscribe in wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode. For this Q&A episode, we tackle: the logical and ethical problems with penal substitutionary atonement how the Kung Fu Panda (2) model of theodicy can help you win at parenting and at theology Tripp clears up some confusion about heresy the preferential option for the Jesse ho...
2017-01-231h 51
Theology, Philosophy, and Religion from the BarrelBarrel Aged: Remixing Theology with Adam EnglishAdam English, professor of religion and philosophy at Campbell University, and Tripp’s undergrad prof, remixing theology. In his first podcast visit, Him and Tripp discuss his book, Theology Remixed, and how Christianity is like:
a story, a game, a language, a culture.
Also check out the most recent episode with Adam English, where he grills Tripp about his book in Raleigh, and his book on St. Nicholas, The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus.
2016-08-1553 min
Tripp FullerMorgan Freeman is HERE + we talk about Miracles #StoryOfGodOn this special edition of the Story of God-cast you will hear from the one and only Morgan Freeman! It is kind of like talking to the voice of God about God.
He joined fellow producer of The Story of God on the National Geographic Channel, Lori McCreary, for a conversation with Tripp about the series.
Afterwards Barry and Tripp dig into the sixth and final episode of the series on Miracles. Over the course of the discussion miracles are used to unpack divine action, chance, and the power of the mind. We tackle the rath...
2016-05-091h 03Theology Nerd ThrowdownMorgan Freeman is HERE + we talk about Miracles #StoryOfGodOn this special edition of the Story of God-cast you will hear from the one and only Morgan Freeman! It is kind of like talking to the voice of God about God. He joined fellow producer of The Story of God on the National Geographic Channel, Lori McCreary, for a conversation with Tripp about the series. Afterwards Barry and Tripp dig into the sixth and final episode of the series on Miracles. Over the course of the discussion miracles are used to unpack divine action, chance, and the power of the mind. We tackle the rath...
2016-05-091h 07Theology Nerd ThrowdownThe Creation of the Cosmos, God, Rock and Roll, and Morgan Freeman’s Voice #StoryOfGodReligion, science, faith, God, history, anthropology, prayer, and a few other topics all solicit questions. At least a few of them get tentative answers this week. In this episode we talk about the fourth episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – Creation. In this week’s podcast Barry and Tripp discuss bones, ancestor veneration, SoCal pseudo-religion, Adam’s hidden bone under Golgotha, the Vatican’s poor science PR, Islam’s preservation of the West’s best thought, the sneaky snake in the garden, Mayan beheadings, corn deities, large cosmic rivers of creation and extremely gener...
2016-04-251h 06Tripp FullerThe Creation of the Cosmos, God, Rock and Roll, and Morgan Freeman’s Voice #StoryOfGodReligion, science, faith, God, history, anthropology, prayer, and a few other topics all solicit questions. At least a few of them get tentative answers this week. In this episode we talk about the fourth episode of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman – Creation.
In this week’s podcast Barry and Tripp discuss bones, ancestor veneration, SoCal pseudo-religion, Adam’s hidden bone under Golgotha, the Vatican’s poor science PR, Islam’s preservation of the West’s best thought, the sneaky snake in the garden, Mayan beheadings, corn deities, large cosmic rivers of creation and extremely gener...
2016-04-251h 02Theology Nerd ThrowdownBeyond Death and Downloadable Consciousness #StoryOfGod Here it is! The first episode of a brand new podcast. On the Story of God-cast Tripp Fuller and Barry Taylor will be unpacking, exploring, and expanding the conversation Morgan Free starts. The National Geographic Channel produced a six part series called The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and we plan to dig deep into each one here for your listening pleasure. The first episode is titled Beyond Death. It tackles near death experiences, technological means to immortality, and the Day of the Dead. Morgan takes a trip to Jerusalem, the Ganges, Mex...
2016-04-041h 00Tripp FullerBeyond Death and Downloadable Consciousness #StoryOfGod
Here it is! The first episode of a brand new podcast.
On the Story of God-cast Tripp Fuller and Barry Taylor will be unpacking, exploring, and expanding the conversation Morgan Free starts. The National Geographic Channel produced a six part series called The Story of God with Morgan Freeman and we plan to dig deep into each one here for your listening pleasure.
The first episode is titled Beyond Death. It tackles near death experiences, technological means to immortality, and the Day of the Dead. Morgan takes a trip to Jerusalem, the Ganges, Mex...
2016-04-0457 min
Homebrewed ChristianityKirk tells Tripp he has some concerns...Get ready to travel deep with Kirk and Tripp. This non-violent improvisational encounter between the LectioCast's Daniel Kirk and Tripp was recorded at First Baptist Church in Palo Alto before the ClobberCast. They keep Christology crazy as they talk about awkward metaphysics, heretical Sunday School lessons, and some questions Daniel has about Tripp's book: Can you confess "Jesus is Lord" without becoming hierarchical? How do you understand who Jesus was? Wandering cynic sage? or Apocalyptic prophet? If God has to be at least as nice as Jesus, where does this nice Jesus come from? Start getting...
2016-03-251h 04Tripp FullerHoly Week Special with Tripp Hudgins #LectioCastWhat on earth is the Lectionary trying to do lead us into as we go through Holy Week? Tripp Hudgins, an ethnomusicology Ph.D. candidate at the Graduate Theological Union breaks it down for us. He leads us into an understanding of this week as the center of the church’s life, and invites us to see the Lections as an invitation to create a space for experiencing the gravity of the death of God. We catch a vision for a week-long, unbreaking service that does not resolve until Easter.
You won’t want to miss Tripp’s insi...
2016-03-1735 min
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Clobbercast: Sexuality, the Bible, and Ministry #LectioCast #NerdOutIt's a cross-over podcast explosion! Homebrewed Christianity + LectioCast = zesty nerdiness! In the CLOBBERCAST we tackle all the clobber passages some Christians use against the LGBTQ members of the church. Not only do we end up discussing the pastoral consequences and personal tensions connected to the larger conversation, but Rev. Mixon and Daniel share their own personal and powerful stories. Tripp and Daniel are joined by Pastor Rick Mixon from the First Baptist Church, Palo Alto. Rick has been Senior Pastor of FBC Palo Alto since 2006. Rick Mixon has been serving as an openly gay pastor in t...
2016-02-271h 52Tripp FullerThe Clobbercast: Sexuality, the Bible, and Ministry #LectioCast #NerdOutIt’s a cross-over podcast explosion! Homebrewed Christianity + LectioCast = zesty nerdiness!
In the CLOBBERCAST we tackle all the clobber passages some Christians use against the LGBTQ members of the church. Not only do we end up discussing the pastoral consequences and personal tensions connected to the larger conversation, but Rev. Mixon and Daniel share their own personal and powerful stories.
Tripp and Daniel are joined by Pastor Rick Mixon from the First Baptist Church, Palo Alto. Rick has been Senior Pastor of FBC Palo Alto since 2006. Rick Mixon has been serving as an openly gay pastor...
2016-02-271h 48Theology Nerd Throwdown#Jesusthon the back end or Even More Jesus! Khora is not reading Dad’s book! It is time for some Jesus fun! I recently published the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic or just freaking Awesome! Here’s the thing. When you release a book you have to promote it. I did some book tour fun across the country, like the goodness you can hear fro the OKC. But I also kicked it off with a 5 hour non-stop online tour across a host of bloggers. This episode (and the next) are some of the best conversation of the 5 hours. I hope you enjo...
2016-01-1943 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownThe Front End of #JesusThon Khora is not reading Dad’s book! It is time for some Jesus fun! I recently published the Homebrewed Christianity Guide to Jesus: Lord, Liar, Lunatic or just freaking Awesome! Here’s the thing. When you release a book you have to promote it. I did some book tour fun across the country, like the goodness you can hear fro the OKC. But I also kicked it off with a 5 hour non-stop online tour across a host of bloggers. This episode (and the next) are some of the best conversation of the 5 hours. I hope you enjo...
2016-01-161h 28Tripp FullerFrom the Word of God to the Words of our Mouths #LectioCastTripp Fuller joins Daniel Kirk to talk about John’s exclusive Jesus, the hard work of becoming truth tellers, and extending compassion to our heroes and ourselves.
John 6 Tripp and Daniel get all deep about naming Jesus wrongly even when we have our facts straight. Tripp breaks down how Jesus as Logos of God opens up a way for us to see how God has worked across all peoples.
Ephesians 4-5 We think through ways to trick people (in Christian love, of course!) into seeing ways that we are not the tru...
2015-08-0535 minTripp FullerNeighbor Hate, Neighbor Love, Neighbor Jesus #LectioCastA contest. Another contest. And the Lectionary Commentary for Proper 13, August 2, 2015. Tripp Fuller joins the party yet again. We end up threading together a conversation about neighbor love: how can focus on God get in the way? how can sermons on unity and gifts facilitate it rather than unraveling it? how does it show itself in acceptance of people who are just finding their way to Jesus and the church?
2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a & Psalm 51
Back to David’s abuse of power: Uriah’s wife and a wee ewe lamb. We remember that the Old Testame...
2015-07-2732 minTripp FullerReceiving Grace In Order To Know the Unknowable #LectioCastTripp Fuller returns to the podcast and drops his best breakdown of Anselm’s ontological argument. But not before we see stories that draw us to Jesus and draw us to the grace of God. This is good, because in order to understand Anselm’s God, we have to have been drawn already.
John 6 What does 5,000 mean, and for whom is this a miracle anyway? We break down the feeding narrative and Passover, and how to navigate the idea that the miracle is found in everyone sharing their lunch. With a little help from Bultmann. SPOIL...
2015-07-2131 minTripp FullerKingship and the Identity of GodJRDK refuses to enable our Marcionite brethren who just want to talk about Jesus. But in the end, slogging through the First Testament text is worth it.
2 Samuel 7 God is identified with the story of the people, but God is going to be in charge of how it plays out. Tripp tells the form/content distinction to step off. Daniel wants you to know that “son of God”—it does not mean what you think it means. He also wants you to buy A Man Attested by God: the Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels. But it...
2015-07-1336 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownPostChristian Piatt Fun!Christian Piatt of the Homebrewed CultureCast was recently in SoCal to hang with Tripp Fuller and talk about his new book PostChristian: What’s left? Can we fix? Do we care? They were joined by Bart Campolo, Peter Rollins and Benjamin Cory to talk about the implications of moving on. Imagine this as an a living room conversation in an auditorium. It was a ruckus affair but we wanted you to hear the first part of the evening where they all shared how they come to the conversation. We have live events coming up in...
2014-11-0557 min
Homebrewed ChristianityPostChristian Piatt Fun!Christian Piatt of the Homebrewed CultureCast was recently in SoCal to hang with Tripp Fuller and talk about his new book PostChristian: What's left? Can we fix? Do we care? They were joined by Bart Campolo, Peter Rollins and Benjamin Cory to talk about the implications of moving on. Imagine this as an a living room conversation in an auditorium. It was a ruckus affair but we wanted you to hear the first part of the evening where they all shared how they come to the conversation. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedb...
2014-11-0557 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownPhyllis Tickle LIVE 3D & Au Contraire Mon Frère IIPhyllis Tickle was at Fuller Seminary for a talk about her new book “The Age of the Spirit”. She then came over to (a)Spire to have a pint with us. This was no ordinary pint! Tripp brewed ‘The Grain Emergence: a 500 year rummage ale’. We do some Q & R with Phyllis – then Barry Taylor chats with her. Then we played “Au Contraire Mon Frère II” with Tripp and Tony. Round 3 will be in Chicago at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this month. This is a rough-cut edit. That means that a couple of swear words ma...
2014-03-1558 min
Homebrewed ChristianityPhyllis Tickle LIVE 3D & Au Contraire Mon Frère IIPhyllis Tickle was at Fuller Seminary for a talk about her new book "The Age of the Spirit". She then came over to (a)Spire to have a pint with us. This was no ordinary pint! Tripp brewed 'The Grain Emergence: a 500 year rummage ale'. We do some Q & R with Phyllis - then Barry Taylor chats with her. Then we played "Au Contraire Mon Frère II" with Tripp and Tony. Round 3 will be in Chicago at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this month. This is a rough-cut edit. That means that a cou...
2014-03-1558 minTheology Nerd ThrowdownTNT: Tripp’s Timed Process Responses, Drugs & God as ‘He’Ahmed (@woodylovesJesus) & Tim ‘the Elder of Hops‘ (@timothytalks) visit the throw-down! This TNT was recorded after the Hobbit LIVE video-cast with Gregory Walter. Suffice to say, it was a rowdy affair. We start with a 3 minute challenge for Tripp to answer each of Process Theology’s big concerns. The 3 of us then judge him after each round. The 2nd question relates to drugs and tragedy. The 3rd question is about the gender of God. You might want to skip to the 8th min when the action really starts. In minute...
2014-03-061h 09
Homebrewed ChristianityTNT: Tripp's Timed Process Responses, Drugs & God as 'He'Ahmed (@woodylovesJesus) & Tim 'the Elder of Hops' (@timothytalks) visit the throw-down! This TNT was recorded after the Hobbit LIVE video-cast with Gregory Walter. Suffice to say, it was a rowdy affair. We start with a 3 minute challenge for Tripp to answer each of Process Theology's big concerns. The 3 of us then judge him after each round. The 2nd question relates to drugs and tragedy. The 3rd question is about the gender of God. You might want to skip to the 8th min when the action really starts. In minute 38...
2014-03-061h 09Theology Nerd ThrowdownTNT Bonus: Gendered God, Intelligent Design and Kind Conservatism 3 Books for the Price of 1! 6 week online class w/ Peter Rollins Last week’s 2013 Year In Review show took longer than expected – so we had to break off this conversation into its own episode. First, Bo talks with Tripp about a ‘Kind’ of Conservatism. Then Micky and Bo chat about gendering God. You may want to check out Bo’s old post on Calling God She and She Who Is Not as well as Elizabeth Johnson’s Barrel-Aged podcast about the Quest for the Living God. At minute 30, Tripp returns with some reflections on the Intellige...
2014-01-2151 min
Homebrewed ChristianityThe Gospel According to J.E.W.Jimmy Eat World drummer Zack Lind sits down in the tour bus with Tripp Fuller for a casual theo-chat. Zack is a long time deacon who linked us with Rob Bell for the first time. By the end of this episode Tripp has ordained him Bishop of Arizona. Don't worry, they cover a lot of ground on their way to that. If you are an emergent type - you will want to pay special attention in the 15-20 minute marks. Zack has a very interesting take that is sure to become a conversation this next w...
2013-12-061h 08
Homebrewed ChristianityKirk Have I Loved But Tripp?Daniel Kirk is on the podcast. The most sensational Theo-Blogger, Homebrewing, Fuller Professor of New Testament, and fellow Wake Forest Demon Deacon [he also went to Duke and UNC Chapel Hill but I forgive him for that... Go Deacs!] is on the podcast with a bunch of topics he's looking to settle with me. We had an amazing local for this conversation... only Orange County's greatest brewery... the Bruery. Not only is the Bruery in my Top 10 list of Craft Breweries but Deacon Brian White is one of their master of the taps. Kirk's previous visits to the...
2013-09-261h 07
Homebrewed ChristianityZombies Empire Bible & Theology: TNT April 22In this wild & wooly hour, Bo and Tripp cover 4 diverse topics. The first is a blog-post by Bo's mentor Randy Woodley over at Patheos . They also cover Tripp's post at PoMoMusings(@adamw) In between, the topic of Zombies (via the Walking Dead) and the Hunger Games is introduced by a call from Tripp's brother, Steven Fuller Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2012-04-211h 07
Homebrewed ChristianityOccupy Theology: Marx and WhiteheadIn this special episode Deacon Jeremy Fackenthal & Tripp Fuller talk Marx and Whitehead at the 2012 Emergent Village Theological Conversation for 2012. The "Inverse Theology" that is referenced is from Walter Benjamin and Theodore Adorno. Also referenced is the popular blog from last month "Undercover Boss" by Stephen Keating Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2012-02-071h 18
Homebrewed ChristianityRadical Political Theology with Clayton CrockettClayton Crockett tells that you can't go home again. The world of religion and politics has changed so radically that the old definitions and boundary markers are nearly unrecognizable - and even less helpful. Clayton Crockett is Associate Professor and Director of Religious Studies at the University of Central Arkansas. His work focuses on postmodern theology, Continental philosophy of religion, psychoanalytic theory and theoretical issues concerning religion and politics. In the 1960s, the strict opposition between the religious and the secular began to break down, blurring the distinction between political philosophy and political theology. This...
2011-11-231h 15