Latest Thomas jay oord Podcast Episodes
Ep. 214: Judaism is About Love
ORT Shorts - April 24, 2024 15:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode. Dr. Oord interacts with the new book Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life written by Jewish Open and Relational author and theologian Rabbi Shai Held. Rabbi Shai Held is the president, dean, and chair in Jewish thought at the Hadar Institute in New York ...
Ep. 213: The God Who Trusts
ORT Shorts - April 19, 2024 12:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord interacts with Curtis Holtzen's latest book, The God Who Trusts: A Relational Theology of Divine Faith, Hope and Love. Dr. Holtzen is a professor of philosophy and theology at Hope International University and will be one of many speakers at this summer's ORTCON24 even...
Ep. 212: ORTCON 2024 Pre-Registration
ORT Shorts - April 16, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord shares an excerpt from Jonathan Foster's book Indigo: The Color of Grief. Jonathan will be one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming ORTCON 2024 (July 8-12, 2024). Held at the beautiful Grand Targhee Resort in the Grand Teton mountains of Wyoming, ORTCON24 is an in...
Ep. 211: Deconstruction Firsthand
ORT Shorts - April 12, 2024 12:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from the conclusion of the new book project he and Tripp Fuller have recently released entitled God After Deconstruction. Having gone through their own deconstructions firsthand, Tom and Tripp share Open and Relational ideas many have adopted to fin...
Ep. 210: The Underbelly of Novelty
ORT Shorts - April 09, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord reads an excerpt from one of the sermons (The Underbelly of Novelty) in a new book entitled Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God. This book is a compilation of sermons, essays and worship resources with close to 75 contributors written from Open & Relational/Process...
Ep. 209: Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God
ORT Shorts - April 05, 2024 17:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord discusses a new book recently released entitled Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God. This book is a compilation of sermons, essays and worship resources with close to 75 contributors written from Open & Relational/Process perspectives with clergy, worship facilitat...
Ep. 208: God After Deconstruction
ORT Shorts - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord discusses a new book project he and Tripp Fuller have recently released entitled God After Deconstruction. This accessible book discusses the major reasons a growing number of people in North America are deconstructing from religious affiliation and/or faith, proposing ...
Ep. 207: Trauma-Sensitive Theology
ORT Shorts - March 18, 2024 14:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Jennifer Baldwin entitled Trauma Sensitive Theology: Thinking Theologically in the Era of Trauma which emphasizes the importance of considering victims of trauma when undergoing theological (re)formation.
Ep. 206: God and the World
ORT Shorts - March 11, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the doctoral dissertation work of Lina Langby, God and the World: Pragmatic and epistemic arguments for panentheistic and pantheistic conceptions of the God–world relationship.
Ep. 205: Essence and Experience
ORT Shorts - March 04, 2024 14:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord interacts with Mark Feldmeir's new book, Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore. Mark Feldmeir will be hosting two upcoming Open and Relational conferences to be held in the Denver, Colorado area over the weekend of April 11-13. The first confere...
Ep. 204: Preaching Open and Relational Theology
ORT Shorts - February 29, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord discusses two upcoming Open and Relational conferences to be held in the Denver, Colorado area over the weekend of April 11-13. The first conference is called Persuade (Apr. 11-12) and will focus on Open and Relational preaching, which will be followed by the God After...
Ep. 203: A Finite God
ORT Shorts - February 26, 2024 21:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the work of personalist, Edgar Brightman's book Philosophy of Religion in discussing the finiteness of God in relation to the problem of evil and suffering.
Ep. 202: Building the Basileia
ORT Shorts - February 19, 2024 12:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Ulrick Dam's new book, Building the Basileia: Moving the Church into the 22nd Century, an ecclesiology informed by open and relational theology. Ulrick Dam is one of 24 authors whose books will be discussed and engaged with at the upcoming International O...
Ep. 201: Register for ORTLine24
ORT Shorts - February 15, 2024 14:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord reveals the full line-up of 24 authors/books to be discussed at the upcoming ORTLine24 conference. The International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine24) takes place February 22-24 with each of the 24 sessions over 3 days being recorded and made a...
Ep. 200: Indigo
ORT Shorts - February 12, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this 200th ORTShort episode, Dr. Oord engages with Jonathan Foster's new book, Indigo: The Color of Grief a creative and vulnerable meditation on grief and loss from an author who has experienced the pain of losing a daughter. Jonathan Foster is one of 24 authors whose books will be discuss...
Ep. 199: Macroevolution, Contingency, and Divine Activity
ORT Shorts - February 09, 2024 04:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Bradford McCall's new book, Macroevolution, Contingency and Divine Activity: Divine Involvement Through Uncontrolling, Amorepotent Love in an Evolutionary World. Dr. McCall is one of 24 authors whose books will be discussed and engaged with at the upcoming...
Ep. 198: From Omnipotence to Amipotence
ORT Shorts - February 05, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord discusses the reasons for discarding traditional understandings of omnipotence and adopting what he calls "amipotence" (the potency of love). For more on this shift from omnipotence to amipotence, check out Dr. Oord's new book The Death or Omnipotence and Birth of Amipo...
Ep. 197: God After Deconstruction, Drew University
ORT Shorts - February 01, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord shares an excerpt of a book he and Tripp Fuller are writing on the theme of God After Deconstruction. He also shares an invitation to Drew University on Feb. 9-10 for the first God After Deconstruction event featuring a host of renowned Open and Relational Theologians. ...
Ep. 196: God Acts With the End in Mind
ORT Shorts - January 29, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord discusses God's providence and eschatology from an Open and Relational perspective which rejects the notion of a timeless God who has foreordained the future. Open and Relational Theology adopts a view of providence which views God's moment by moment love in relation t...
Ep. 195: The Power of the God Who Can't
ORT Shorts - January 25, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord discusses the new book from author Russ Dean entitled, The Power of the God Who Can't Russ will be one of 24 authors participating in the upcoming International Online Open & Relational Theology Conference (Feb. 22-24) as well as the Persuade conference, an upcoming Op...
Ep. 194: Making Sense of Religions
ORT Shorts - January 22, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord reflects on his time at the recent Theology Beer Camp and shares his 10 principles for making sense of religions. For more on the topic of religious pluralism, consider attending the upcoming God After Deconstruction event hosted by Drew University (February 9-10) dur...
Ep. 193: God After Deconstruction Online Class
ORT Shorts - January 18, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord discusses an exciting multifaceted initiative he and Tripp Fuller are rolling out in 2024 called God After Deconstruction. Tom and Tripp will be hosting an online class, writing a book and hosting numerous God After Deconstruction events across North America, all with ...
Ep. 192: Eternal Life
ORT Shorts - January 15, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Mark Feldmeir entitled Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore Mark is one of 24 authors who will be participating in the upcoming International Online Open & Relational Theology Conference (Feb. 22-24). To register fo...
Ep. 191: John B. Cobb Jr. - Christian Theologian
ORT Shorts - January 11, 2024 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord discusses a new book project compiling numerous unpublished theological essays written by John B. Cobb Jr. The new book, entitled Selected Writings from a Christian Theologian, is edited by Tripp Fuller and Wm Andrew Schwartz and is one of 24 books/authors featured a...
Ep. 190: Andrew Davis and Cosmotheology
ORT Shorts - January 08, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord engages with the recently released book from Andrew Davis entitled Metaphysics and Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology. Andrew Davis will be one of 24 authors presenting and engaging with their books at the upcoming International Open and Relatio...
Ep. 189: God Needs Creaturely Cooperation (Part 2)
ORT Shorts - January 04, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this second of a 2 part conversation, Dr. Oord continues to discuss the idea of the importance of a non omnipotent and bodiless God needing creaturely cooperation for love to win. Dr. Oord engages this idea deeper in his book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence.
Ep. 188: God Needs Creaturely Cooperation (Part 1)
ORT Shorts - January 01, 2024 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this first of a two part conversation, Dr. Oord interacts with both Stanley Hauerwas and John Calvin in discussing the importance of creaturely cooperation with a God who is not omnipotent. Dr. Oord engages this idea deeper in his book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence.
Ep. 187: Camping with Kierkegaard
ORT Shorts - December 18, 2023 17:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the excellent new book from J. Aaron Simmonds entitled, Camping with Jesus: Faithfulness as a Way of Life.
Ep. 186: ORTLine 24
ORT Shorts - December 14, 2023 13:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode Dr. Oord shares some information about the upcoming ORTLine 24: International, Online Open and Relational Theology Conference which will be held the weekend of Feb. 22-24, 2024. Tickets are now available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ortline-2024-tickets-755753899257
Ep. 185: God Empathizes with Our Suffering (Part 2)
ORT Shorts - December 11, 2023 13:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn this episode, Dr. Oord continues to discuss the God who empathizes with creaturely suffering without causing or permitting such suffering.
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