Episodes

  • Ep. 223: Future Needs a Big Kiss by Lukas Targosz
    Jun 26 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with a sermon by Lukas Targosz entitled "Future Needs a Big Kiss". This is one of many Open and Relational sermons, essays and worship elements contained in the book, Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays, and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology

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    3 mins
  • Ep. 222: To Be Emptied, by Vikki Randall
    Jun 18 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with a sermon by Vikki Randall entitled To Be Emptied. This is one of many sermons, essays and worship elements contained in the book, Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays, and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open, Relational, and Process Theology

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    2 mins
  • Ep. 221: Saida Mirsadri and a Process Relational Worldview
    Jun 11 2024

    In this episode Dr. Oord engages with Saida Mirsadri's essay in the book Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives as she discusses a Process Relational worldview.


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    3 mins
  • Ep. 220: Saida Mirsadri on Muhammad Iqbal
    Jun 4 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the work of Saida Mirsadri. Misadri is one of the contributors to the new book Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives.

    In her contribution, Misadri engages with the work of Muhammad Iqbal, an important Muslim open and relational thinker.

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    3 mins
  • Ep. 219: Overcoming Christian Nationalism
    May 28 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the chapter in the book God After Deconstruction (co-authored by Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller) focusing on politics and Christian Nationalism, one of many reasons people undergo spiritual deconstruction.

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    4 mins
  • Ep. 218: Opting out of Politics?
    May 21 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from T.C. Moore entitled, Forged: Following Jesus Into a New Kind of Family.

    Oord reads a section of the book where Moore discusses the Politics of Jesus and the responsibility to leverage privileges in the pursuit of justice and shalom.

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    3 mins
  • Ep. 217: Open Theism
    May 14 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from leading openness philosopher Alan Rhoda entitled Open Theism (part of the Cambridge Elements series).

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    3 mins
  • Ep. 216: Except Through Me?
    May 7 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Oord discusses the theme of religious pluralism, one of nine themes discussed in the new book God After Deconstruction co-authored by Thomas Jay Oord & Tripp Fuller.

    To explore this and other themes which cause people to deconstruct their faith pick up a copy of God After Deconstruction.

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    6 mins