Homebrewed Christianity

John D. Caputo Returns: Homebrewed Christianity 82

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:23:48 +0000

John Caputo stops by for a sweet second coming on the podcast, interviewed by our friend Callid Keefe-Perry from TheImageofFish.com. And while I was touring the Midwest and rocking it out at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (hence AC/DC music) in Cleveland, Tripp and Callid caught up with each other for the intro. [...]

Andrew Root on the Promise of Despair: Homebrewed Christianity 81

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:58:16 +0000

This week our guest is Andrew Root, who is Associate Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He joins us to talk about his new book, “The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church.” As Tripp puts it in the interview, Andrew Root [...]

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove on the Wisdom of Stability: Homebrewed Christianity 80

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:08:00 +0000

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is a voice in the new monastic movement. He’s an author, speaker, North Carolinian, and Duke Divinity grad, who visits us to talk about his new book The Wisdom of Stability. In The Wisdom of Stability, Wilson-Hartgrove illuminates the biblical and monastic understanding of why staying in one place is both a virtue, [...]

NT Wright! Homebrewed Christianity 79

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:10:35 +0000

Tripp and I had a great visit with Bishop Tom, and the episode is destined to become a Homebrewed classic. In case he needs an introduction, NT Wright is the Bishop of Durham for the Church of England, leading New Testament scholar, and has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, and the Colbert Report, but [...]

Alexander Shaia on the Hidden Power of the Gospels: Homebrewed Christianity 78

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:10:06 +0000

In this episode, Tripp interviews Dr. Alexander Shaia about his new book, The Hidden Power of the Gospels. Dr. Shaia’s unusual approach combines anthropology, psychology, and ancient spiritual traditions to reveal that each of the four gospels focuses on a different spiritual question. These questions form a recurring cycle that guides us through our spiritual [...]

The Fascinating Life and Music of Kevin Prosch: Homebrewed Christianity 77

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:16:16 +0000

Long-time friend of the podcast Mike Morrell partners with Homebrewed this week for this fireside chat (minus the fire, unless you count the Holy Spirit) with Kevin Prosch, a renowned singer/songwriter/instrumentalist who has traveled the world and influenced virtually every well-known worship leader in recent decades. His story is incredibly fascinating — from his troubled [...]

The Teaching Company Legend Phillip Cary on Homebrewed Christianity!

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:21:25 +0000

Phillip Cary is a master of the lecture. He can keep any keen mind’s attention, get them excited, and send off thinking. I know this because I have all of his teaching company classes! When I ran into him at AAR this year I went in to ‘fan’ mode and just started talking to him [...]

Beta Faith with Philip Clayton, Spencer Burke, and Oozers: Homebrewed Christianity 75

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:04:28 +0000

One of the greatest insights of the Google-World is the freedom of Beta. A Beta is more than a product not-yet-ready-for-consumption, but a way of thinking, creating, and living. It owns being unfinished. It expects contribution, evolution, transparency. For a long time all of culture was under a spell. It believed in the myth of [...]

Chris Seay on the Gospel According to LOST: Homebrewed Christianity 74

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:55:59 +0000

Since I am a big fan of LOST, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to invite Chris Seay back on the podcast. Chris is a pastor in Houston and author of The Gospel According to LOST. In the conversation, we explore the biblical themes in LOST, the theme of science vs. faith, and we spend [...]

Visiting St. Peter’s Brewery with Jonathan Blundell: Homebrewed Christianity 73

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:01 +0000

Jonathan is a blogger, podcaster, and the author of the novel, St. Peter’s Brewery. He was a newspaper editor and used to be involved in Christian rasslin. St. Peter’s Brewery follows the tale of Jimmy, who runs away from all of his problems, and finds sanctuary in a small pub located in what used to be a church building. [...]

Googlicious Theology with Barry Taylor: Homebrewed Christianity 72

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:51:49 +0000

Heresy hunters, be on alert, because this episode features Heretic’s Guide to Eternity coauthor Barry Taylor hanging out in his Beverly Hills office with Tripp talking about all the various intersections he’s interested in involving faith and culture. Barry is the artist-in-residence at the Brehm Center for Worship Theology and the Arts at Fuller Theological [...]

Incarnation and Imagination with Darby Ray: Homebrewed Christianity 71

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:05:56 +0000

We finish up the second year of the podcast with Darby Kathleen Ray, professor of religious studies at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Ray’s book Incarnation and Imagination: A Christian Ethic of Ingenuity is about the incarnation as the key to God’s ingenious and imaginative response to human evil. Her work inspires Christians to [...]

Richard Rohr on Nondualistic Thinking: Homebrewed Christianity 70

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:53:56 +0000

Fr. Richard Rohr returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, which offers an understanding of the Christian mystic tradition as a nondualistic way of seeing the moment. This is what Fr. Rohr says is the most important book that he has written to [...]

Emilie Townes Introduces Womanist Theology: Homebrewed Christianity 69

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:29:10 +0000

What a treat we have this week! None other than Emilie Townes, ground breaking theologian, Baptist minister, and now Homebrewed Christianity guest. Ever since I met her last March at the Transforming Theology conference I knew she needed to be on the podcast. There I was able to interview her for a video series that [...]

Early Christian Monotheism with James McGrath: Homebrewed Christianity 68

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:44:25 +0000

Traveling for Thanksgiving? Why not spend it with a few turkeys? Tripp and I cut up for a few minutes as usual, with fresh taunting directed toward our lovable rivals over at The Nick and Josh Podcast, then we turn to the topic du jour. This week, we’re visited by James F. McGrath from the [...]

Everyday Justice with Julie Clawson: Homebrewed Christianity 67

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:22 +0000

This week we have Julie Clawson on the podcast, a prolific blogger, emerging woman, and author of Everyday Justice. Julie’s book challenges us all to love our global neighbors by practicing justice in our daily lives. She explains all of the systems of injustice we participate in – issues like sex trafficking and the use [...]

Trinitarian Theology from a Process Perspective with Joseph Bracken: Homebrewed Christianity 66

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:12:27 +0000

Dr. Joseph A. Bracken, S.J. is a retired Xavier University professor of theology, and author of many books on philosophical theology, including God: Three Who are One, which we discuss this week. I got a chance to read it for the Transforming Theology Theo-Blogger Consortium last spring. We begin our conversation with Moltmann’s theology and [...]

Robert Mesle’s Introduction to the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead: Homebrewed Christianity 65

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:58 +0000

Dr. C. Robert Mesle’s 136-page introduction to process-relational philosophy is a must-read for anyone new to process or who wants to be able to clearly articulate Afred North Whitehead‘s philosophy to others without a lot of technical language or headaches. The interview will give you an idea of why we get excited about anything related [...]

Harvey Cox and Philip Clayton on Faith and Theology for the Future Church: Homebrewed Christianity 64

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:45:05 +0000

What an episode! Not one, but two amazing and articulate theologians in one podcast. This week Harvey Cox and Philip Clayton get together for a conversation about faith and theology for the future church. Harvey’s newest book “The Future of Faith” and Philip‘s upcoming release “Transforming Christian Theology” create the backdrop for a quite engaging [...]

The Plurality of Truth with John Franke: Homebrewed Christianity 63

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:08:49 +0000

This episode contains the story and theology of an evangelical recognizing that plurality and diversity is part of the Christianity faith rather than something that should be eliminated. Tripp and special guest interviewer Mike Raimer-Goodman caught up with John Franke at the recent Emergent Conversation with Jurgen Moltmann. Franke is a professor of theology at [...]

Christology and Postmodern Philosophy with Jan-Olav Henriksen: Homebrewed Christianity 62

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:41:18 +0000

Jan-Olav Henriksen joins us this week to discuss his new book, Gift, Desire, and Recognition: Christology and Postmodern Philosophy (Google preview here). If you have wondered just how (or if) Derrida and company could be appropriated by a Christian theologian for a vibrant postmodern Christology, then wait no longer. Jan does a remarkable job in [...]

Reforming Ecclesiology in Emerging Churches with LeRon Shults: Homebrewed Christianity 61

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:07:17 +0000

LeRon Shults is back on the podcast! This podcast is like none other……why? LeRon is sharing an article with us AND has said he would love to dialogue with listeners\readers\Deacons in the comments of the post. Ohh did I mention LeRon will ask the question, “Should affluent white men be ordained?” So enjoy the podcast, [...]

An Emerging, Progressive, and Relational Vision of Faith: Homebrewed Christianity 60

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:17:08 +0000

What do you get when Tripp talks to a theologian, church planter, educator, with progressive, emerging, and process tendencies? A podcast unlike any you have ever heard – BUT that is what you get this week when Bruce Epperly joins us. Bruce Epperly is a man of many talents. He is a theology professor and [...]

God and the World Wide Web with Donna Bowman: Homebrewed Christianity 59

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:59:30 +0000

We’ll let Donna introduce herself as she does on her blog: 50% theologian, 50% pop culture junkie, 50% mom, 50% professor. That’s at least two people, right, math majors? She also teaches interdisciplinary studies, Twitters prolifically, and is the author of The Divine Decision: A Process Doctrine of Election. In this episode, Tripp interviews Donna [...]

Terence Fretheim’s Relational Theology of Creation: Homebrewed Christianity 58

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:20:37 +0000

To say Terence Fretheim is a leading Old Testament scholar is an understatement. Professor Fretheim has literally written the book on creation. His scholarship represents a shift from the previous school, which elevates heilsgeschichte (salvation history) as the primary lens for interpreting the Old Testament. He argues instead for creation as the primary theme. We [...]

Green Revolutionary Ben Lowe: Homebrewed Christianity 57

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:32:41 +0000

Ben Lowe is co-coordinator of Renewal, a grassroots student movement answering God’s call to renew creation through prayer, service, and advocacy. There are lots of books coming out about “creation care”, but this one, Green Revolution: Coming Together to Care for Creation, gets the official Homebrewed seal of approval. This is an extraordinary group and [...]

Happy 500th Birthday to John Calvin with Paul Capetz: Homebrewed Christianity 56

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:31:54 +0000

This week, (I know…we always say this) is a very special Homebrewed Christianity Podcast. It’s one of those moments where we visit that rummage sale that happens every 500 years and find some pearls of great price. It’s John Calvin’s 500th birthday. In this episode, Tripp interviews Paul Capetz, a progressive reformed theologian at United [...]

Robert Wright and the Evolution of God: Homebrewed Christianity 55

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:28:25 +0000

Robert Wright joins us this week for a conversation on his new book “The Evolution of God.” Blogger and Deacon Serious joins me for the interview and (if you are smart enough to read his blog) in soliciting questions from our listeners leading up to the interview. We had a bunch of great questions and [...]

Len Sweet on ‘So Beautiful’ and the ‘Jesus Manifesto’: Homebrewed Christianity 54

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:05:56 +0000

Len Sweet joins us this week for another outstanding podcast. The first half of the podcast focuses on his new book “So Beautiful” in which you get Len being Sweet as he discusses the DNA of the church. In doing so you get some refined and focused reflection on over-used and under-utilized buzz words in [...]

Is God a Delusion? A Philosopher’s Response to the New Atheists Homebrewed Christianity 53

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:21:06 +0000

This week we are joined by OSU philosopher, progressive Christian blogger, and author of “Is God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers” – Eric Reitan. In the book you get two things for the price of one. 1- An intro to the philosophy of religion and 2- a fun, readable, and vigorous critical [...]

Rediscovering the Bible in Community with Tim Conder: Homebrewed Christianity 52

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:58:29 +0000

The hermeneutics train keeps rolling this week with Tim Conder, founding pastor of Emmaus Way in Durham, North Carolina. Tim talks about his new book, Free for All, about approaching biblical interpretation as a community of faith. Here’s a taste: The Bible, especially in times of great culture change, but always, the Bible is in [...]

Ron Farmer’s Quest for a Satisfying Hermeneutic: Homebrewed Christianity 51

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:52:13 +0000

Our guest this week, as we take a ride on the hermeneutics train, is Dr. Ron Farmer, religious studies professor at Chapman University and dean of Wallace All Faiths Chapel in Orange, California. Farmer discusses five approaches to scripture that he found in what he calls his “quest for a satisfying hermeneutic”. Next week, we [...]

Bart Ehrman and “Jesus, Interrupted” with Tony Jones: Homebrewed Christianity 50

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:20 +0000

Homebrewed Christianity celebrates its 50th episode, and there’s no better way to do it than with Tony Jones, author of The New Christians, interviewing Dr. Bart Ehrman. Dr. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and controversial author of several best-selling books, including God’s Problem: [...]

Bonhoeffer’s Religionless Christianity with Jeffrey C. Pugh: Homebrewed Christianity 49

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:41:07 +0000

Dr. Jeffrey C. Pugh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Elon University. His new book is called Religionless Christianity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer In Troubled Times. Dr. Pugh talks with Tripp about the life of Bonhoeffer, shares some of the famous words from his Letters & Papers from Prison, and leaves us [...]

Diana Butler Bass Tells the Other Side of the Story: Homebrewed Christianity 48

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:39:25 +0000

From our guest interviewer, Zach Roberts: Scholar and writer Diana Butler Bass‘s new book, A People’s History of Christianity, is a fascinating look at church history form the ground-up. Diana will be a featured speaker at the Alliance of Baptist Convocation April 17-19 at Park Road Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. I had the privelege [...]

A Tour de Amore with Thomas Jay Oord: Homebrewed Christianity 47

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:11:06 +0000

This week Homebrewed Christianity gets lovey dovey. Tripp interviews Thomas J. Oord, a Nazarene philosopher-theologian out of the Wesleyan and Holiness traditions. Thomas Oord’s work spans science, philosophy, and theology as he explores love’s role in the Big Bang and continuous creation of the universe, in all the major world religions, neuroscience, and human relationships. [...]

Balthasar Hübmaier, Another Flaming Heretic with Dr. Glenn Jonas: Homebrewed Christianity 46

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:15:11 +0000

Which heretic had the greatest final words ever before being burned alive? That would be Balthasar Hübmaier, whose birthday is today, March 10. As he was getting gunpowder rubbed into his beard before being burned at the stake, he supposedly said, “Salt me well, brothers. Salt me well!” Glenn Jonas, our guest this week, is [...]

Michael Dowd Thanks God for Evolution: Homebrewed Christianity 45

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:04 +0000

Tripp talks to Michael Dowd this week to round out our series on evolution. Michael’s book Thank God for Evolution has been endorsed by five Nobel Laureates. He is an “evolutionary Christian” exploring how current science shows evolution is not meaningless blind chance. His work transcends debate to give us a new way to think [...]

Evolution and Faith with Daniel Harrell: Homebrewed Christianity 44

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:05:55 +0000

We continue this week on the topic of evolution with a good Bible-believin’ evangelical who isn’t bothered by being cousin to a monkey. Pastor Daniel Harrell (Park Street Church, Boston) approaches the subject in his book Nature’s Witness from the perspective that all truth is God’s truth, and therefore scientific inquiry should be taken seriously. [...]

Evolution and Spirituality with Bruce Sanguin: Homebrewed Christianity 43

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:52:15 +0000

How can Christians discuss evolution in ways that move from scientific data towards spiritual inspiration? Bruce Sanguin and I try to recover a spirituality of awe and mystery, fostering an ecological Christianity. Our talk covers: • disenchantment in the modern era • a new cosmology that encourages a deeper relationship with God and creation • [...]

Bill Mallonee of the Vigilantes of Love: Homebrewed Christianity 42

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:52:35 +0000

Bill Mallonee of the Vigilantes of Love joins us this week for a great discussion on his journey as a singer-song writer. As a Bill Mallonee faniac (fan + maniac) I am thrilled to spread the word about my favorite song writer to the Homebrewed Christianity Deaconate. During the conversation he tells personal stories, frustrations [...]

Richard Rohr on Action and Contemplation: Homebrewed Christianity 41

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:34:21 +0000

This week on Homebrewed Christianity, Fr. Richard Rohr discusses the Emerging Church, and the upcoming conference with Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle, and Shane Claiborne at his Center for Contemplation and Action. We talk about the relationship between contemplation and action. Fr. Rohr says that the most important word in The Center for Action and Contemplation [...]

The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham: Homebrewed Christianity 40

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:18:19 +0000

In episode 40, the first episode of Homebrewed Christianity Season 2, we finally reveal the much anticipated “hypaliciousness”. Listen for the list of what is new this year for the podcast. The controversy over the new Emergent National Coordinator is settled, we share our plans for upcoming episodes, and tell our deacons about new ways [...]

Marjorie Suchocki discusses Sin, Salvation, and Creative Transformation in Film: Homebrewed Christianity ep.39

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:32:44 +0000

What do you get if Deacon Parker of Pop Theology and Marjorie Suchocki of the International Whitehead Film Festival talk film and theology? A great conversation! I hope you enjoy this final episode of Homebrewed Christianity Season 1. If you live in SoCal you should think about joining Marjorie, Ryan, and myself at IWFF in [...]

John Cobb on the Incarnation and its Theological Predicaments: Homebrewed Christianity ep. 38

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:57:11 +0000

John Cobb joins us this week for a fun and fascinating conversation on the incarnation, Christology, consumerism, philosophy, and advent. Cobb is one of the premier theologians of the 20th century with interests ranging from Christology to sustainable economies. He is the most noted voice in Process theology and is invested in articulating a constructive [...]

Evolutionary Biology and the Incarnation with LeRon Shults: Homebrewed Christianity ep.37

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:46:30 +0000

The HBC Advent Podcast series keeps picking up more steam by the episode. This week is the first of two podcasts that focus on the theological background of Advent, namely the Incarnation. LeRon Shults is hopefully a familiar name to all those in the blog-o-sphere, because he regularly reveals goodness on the net. In this [...]

Real Live Preacher and a Christmas Story You’ve Never Heard: Homebrewed Christianity 36

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:29:06 +0000

Gordon Atkinson was very kind to talk to me last weekend. He was on his wife’s cell phone (because he was having trouble with his) in his backyard, and this episode is the result of our conversation. I enjoyed talking about the theme of hospitality in A Christmas Story You’ve Never Heard and The Shepherds’ [...]

The Advent Conspiracy with Chris Seay: Homebrewed Christianity ep.35

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:39:35 +0000

Chris Seay, Chief Conspirator for Advent, brain behind the Voice Project, Emergent Villager, and founding pastor of Ecclesia in Houston, comes to the HBC podcast to inspire us to conspire this Advent. On top of an awesome conversation with Chris, Ryan Parker discusses the proleptic themes in the TV series ‘Life on Mars.’ We hope [...]

John Dominic Crossan on The First Christmas: Homebrewed Christianity ep. 34

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:02:31 +0000

Advent Week One….John Dominic Crossan….Homebrewed Christianity…..Your Questions…..Audio Goodness. We are real excited to have Crossan back at the HBC podcast and this conversation is an awesome way to kick off our Advent podcast series. In his first visit Crossan discussed his book “God and Empire” and this time we focus on your questions about his [...]

Pop Theology with Ryan Parker: Homebrewed Christianity ep.33

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:13:13 +0000

If you combine all the people who like going to the movies and those who regularly attend church, you get a bunch of people. For that bunch of people, this podcast is for you. We are joined by Ryan Parker of Pop Theology. He is currently working on his PhD in Religion and the Arts [...]

Coffee House Theology with Ed Cyzewski: Homebrewed Christianity ep.32

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:31:28 +0000

Ed Cyzewski joins us this week on the HBC podcast, fresh off his whirlwind blog tour for his newest book “Coffee House Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life.” I blogged about the book previously, so I will just say that Ed keeps getting cooler in my mind and this interview was tons of fun [...]

Phyllis Tickle on “The Great Emergence”: Homebrewed Christianity ep.31

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:54:18 +0000

Last week was a trip to the past on the Reformation Day podcast and this week we look to the future with Phyllis Tickle as we discuss The Great Emergence. In the past I blogged about the book and now you get to listen in on Phyllis and I talking about it. If you haven’t [...]

The Luther Story on The Reformation Day Podcast with Prof. Craig Atwood: Homebrewed Christianity ep.30

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:20:32 +0000

Craig Atwood is back with all the fire the flaming heretic can bring. This Friday, October 31st, is indeed Reformation Day and I can think of no better way to celebrate it than listening to the Luther story on this podcast while you celebrate the new life the Reformation brought into the church. If you [...]

Brian McLaren joins us for Faith and Politics part 3: Homebrewed Christianity ep.29

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:15:06 +0000

Brain McLaren joins us again. Last time he brought us some Easter fire and this time instead of focusing on God’s New Creation that broke into being through Jesus’ resurrected life he tackled some other topics of smaller consequence. He will discuss the bail out package, his new book “Finding our way again,” the “Everything [...]

Faith and Politics Through Church History with Bill Leonard: Homebrewed Christianity ep.28

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:08:34 +0000

Part Two of the HBC Faith and Politics series features Bill Leonard, Church Historian and Dean of Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity. In a single hour you will be taken through the relationship of faith and politics in church history with a master historian. As you will see, there are a number of ongoing [...]

Walter Brueggemann on the ‘Prophetic Imagination’ for our Political Situation: Homebrewed Christianity ep.27

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:12:23 +0000

This is week one of the Faith & Politics series here at Homebrewed Christianity. We hope this series does a little bit to contribute to a broadening of the political conversation within the church. Dr. Brueggemann begins by walking through his famous book “The Prophetic Imagination,” zeros in on the Prophet Jeremiah, and then explores [...]

The Emerging Church with Bruce Sanguin: Homebrewed Christianity ep.26

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:15:57 +0000

Bruce Sanguin, author of “The Emerging Church” and pastor of Canadian Memorial Church, joins us this week for a discussion of his book and the transformative process he facilitated in his congregation. Since I posted a review of the book on the Emergent Village blog I don’t have a whole bunch to say other than [...]

Mark Scandrette wants you to Graffiti your Soul: Homebrewed Christianity ep.25

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:33:22 +0000

Mark Scandrette, co-founder of Reimagine, member of Seven, and author of Soul Graffiti, joins us this week with a podcast that is as cool and inspiring as San Fran. Chad got to talk with Mark in his home, so I had to listen to it in envy. I really enjoyed meeting Mark when he came [...]

Postmodernism 101 with Heath White: Homebrewed Christianity ep. 24

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:53:20 +0000

This week we are joined by Heath White, professor of Philosophy at UNCW, where we get a listener friendly introduction to postmodernity. On top of teaching philosophy, Heath is a committed Christian who wrote a book for his minister brother-in-law to help him understand postmodernism. The book, Postmodernism 101: A First Course for the Curious [...]

9\11 & the Emerging Church with Fred Burnham: Homebrewed Christianity ep. 23

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:17:07 +0000

This week we are joined by Fred Burnham, Senior Fellow of the Institue of Servant Leadership. He describes his experience on 9\11 at Trinity Church Wall St. where he was with Rowan Williams and the ensuing ministry that took place at St. Paul’s Chapel right in front of the Twin Towers. Having met Fred at [...]

The Gospel of John & Empire pt.2 with Warren Carter: Homebrewed Christianity ep.22

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:05:22 +0000

This is part two of our discussion with Warren Carter on his newest book “John and Empire.” If you haven’t listened to part one, go check it out and then come back and get the conclusion to the conversation in this episode. There is a bunch of background info, links, and such in the previous [...]

The Gospel of John & Empire with Warren Carter: Homebrewed Christianity ep.21

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:38:41 +0000

This week we are joined by New Testament scholar and professor at Brite Divinity School Warren Carter for the first part of a discussion on the gospel of John’s relationship to the Roman empire. If you are a fan of his previous work on the gospel of Matthew (like me) then even you may have [...]

Rapture Ready with Daniel Radosh: Homebrewed Christianity ep.20

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:16:55 +0000

This week author and blogger Daniel Radosh joins us to discuss his new book ‘Rapture Ready.’ It is an outsiders journey to understand America’s evangelical subculture. I can’t overstate how much fun the interview was and the book is even better. I started reading it and couldn’t put it down. Not only is it hilarious, [...]

From Radical Hermeneutics to the Weakness of God with John Caputo: Homebrewed Christianity 19

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:10:27 +0000

This week all-star philosopher John Caputo is our guest as he shares his philosophical and theological journey through his career. If you are already a Caputo fan you will hear how he managed to make his more recent theological turn. If you aren’t a fan yet, then you will be. He shares how an early [...]

Tom Sine on the New Conspirators: Homebrewed Christianity ep.18

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:03:08 +0000

Tom Sine is sweet. His new book ‘The New Conspirators” is awesome. His community is inspiring. If you don’t believe me look at the 23 positive blog responses below OR take the Tall Skinny Kiwi’s word (and you should) because he said this is the #2 emerging Church book for the USA. This week we [...]

Quest for the Living God with Elizabeth Johnson: Homebrewed Christianity ep. 17

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Elizabeth Johnson is a hero of mine. Such a gracious combination of fidelity to Christian tradition, creative exploration in Christian theology, and commitment to the church is hard to find (plus her writing is easy to read). As an aspiring theologian I tend to get theological crushes on books and her book “She Who Is” [...]

Hermeneutics, Homosexuality, Controversy, and Ministry with E. Scott Jones: Homebrewed Christianity 16

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:23:57 +0000

It is good to be back. Chad and I missed a week but were able to record an intro on the one day we were both at home. Hopefully you all listened to the Nick and Josh Podcast this past week where they interview Dr. Peter Rollins and reveal some of our endorsements. This week [...]

Homebrewed Christianity: Suffering and Meaning with Prof. Bob Mesle (pt.2)

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:48:42 +0000

Here is the first episode of this discussion, so if you didn’t listen last week check it out first. I am at the beach with my youth group so finding new links to put on the podcast didn’t happen. So here are the ones from last week. I will say two of my adult [...]

Homebrewed Christianity: Suffering and Meaning with Prof. Bob Mesle (pt.1)

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:40:59 +0000

This week Dr. Bob Mesle is our guest for part one of a two part discussion of Suffering and Meaning. Dr. Mesle is professor of Philosophy and Religion at Graceland University and author of a number of books including my favorite introduction to Process Theology and also the Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. You can [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 13: A Faithful Flaming Heretic and Divinely Sanctioned Violence with Dr. Craig Atwood

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:34:36 +0000

This week we have professor Craig Atwood on the show for a great conversation about a good’ole heretic Jan Hus. I don’t want to steal the historical thunder of Atwood, but I am confident that for those who listen you will be inspired by a heretic from Church History who was killed by the church [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 12: A Rollin’ Gospel Revival w/ Tony Jones & Doug Pagitt

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:02:26 +0000

The Church Basement Roadshow is traveling around the nation this summer. This week you will hear Professor Hawthorne (Tony Jones, author of The New Christians) and Brother Duke (Doug Pagitt, author of A Christianity Worth Believing) barnstorm Homebrewed Christianity. The CBR has a blog now at belief.net where they will be uploading videos and all [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 11: The Illustrated Life of Paul Soupiset

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:29:14 +0000

In this week’s episode, I chat with San Antonio artist Paul Soupiset. I blogged here about getting the opportunity to meet Paul at Ruta Maya Coffeehouse back at the beginning of April. We’ve been keeping this one under our hats for a while and I’m really excited about exposing this little bit of homebrewed Christianity [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 10: “Pagitt and Conder on A Christianity Worth Believing”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:57:32 +0000

This week you will hear two friends talking. Tim Conder of Emmaus Way and author of Church in Transition will be doing most of the interviewing of Doug Pagitt from Solomon’s Porch and fellow Emergent Village leader. They were both in Winston a few months ago for a church planting conference and I thought it [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 9 “Anthony Smith – the Postmodern Negro – talks the Blues, Race, Religion, and Politics”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:40:22 +0000

Anthony Smith, grade-A emergent blogger, joins Chad and I for a conversation that goes all kinds of places with all kinds of goodness. In the conversation you will get a preview of his seminar he is leading the the Cornerstone Music Festival, what he wants to put on the President’s Ipod, how the Rev. Wright [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 8 “John Dominic Crossan on God & Empire”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:37:20 +0000

This week’s episode is flat-out super sweet. John Dominic Crossan is our guest and we spend most of the time talking about ideas surrounding his newest solo book, God and Empire. Crossan was in town for a lecture series put on by WFU divinity school and Centenary United Methodist here in Winston Salem. I was [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 7 “E. Scott Jones and the Theology of Pizzazz”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:01:03 +0000

E. Scott Jones is a minister at the Cathedral of Hope in Oklahoma City and has a PhD in Philosophy from Oklahoma University. His lecture ‘The Theology of Pizzazz” (here in text) was recorded at Table Talk, a student group Chad and I helped start while we were at Wake Forest University Divinity School. In [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 6 “Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove talks race, gets Neo-Monastic, and Jesus”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:57:35 +0000

On this episode Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove of the Rutba House rocks it out with Chad. He shares a bit out of his new book on race in America entitled ‘Free to be Bound.‘ Since all I did was blab in the intro I will say that Chad did a great job and I am still [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 5 “A (super sweet) conversation with Brian Mclaren”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:17:51 +0000

This was an awesome conversation Chad and I had with Brian McLaren. We talk a bit about his Deep Shift tour and his most recent book (Everything Must Change), but mostly we talk about how to understand the kingdom of God and its relationship to the church today. It was a ton of fun and [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 4 “Tony Jones on wikichurch, ordination, and the Hauerwasian Mafia”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:37:39 +0000

This week I talk Tony Jones, Emergent Village guru in residence. Today is his 40th birthday so I thought I would let Tony know that I am glad he was born. I think the conversation is pretty good and it should inspire you to check out his new book, which I liked and Greg Horton [...]

Homebrewed Christianity 2.2 “A Church Historian Talks to Doug Pagitt and Tim Conder”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:03:21 +0000

Here is the second half of the conversation between Doug Pagitt, Tim Conder, and Bill Leonard. Enjoy it, I did.

Homebrewed Christianity 2.1 “A Church Historian Talks to Doug Pagitt and Tim Conder”

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:06:18 +0000

This is the first of two episodes taken from a conversation between Bill Leonard, Doug Pagitt, Tim Conder, Zach Roberts, and myself. I mostly just listened in to Bill Leonard, the Dean of Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity and professor of church history, have a fascinating conversation with Doug Pagitt and Tim Conder about [...]

Chad & Tripp try our podcasting skills out

podcast@homebrewedchristianity.com (Tripp & Chad) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:08:05 +0000

So here is Chad and I’s first podcast. For some reason one of the phones sounded kind of creepy, so if it creeps you out we are sorry. Until I figure out how to have my blog title something different than the podcast title they will both be Homebrewed Christianity.