Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

This week I had a great conversation with the filmmakers behind the new feature film Hosea – a modern-day retelling of the ancient biblical story through the eyes of its forgotten female character. The film comes out today on iTunes, Amazon, etc. and I definitely recommend you check it out. You  can WATCH THE TRAILER… Read more about Hosea: a film

Today my friend and theological ethicist Ryan Newson is back the podcast. He has a brand new book out on Confederate monuments titled Cut in Stone and you don’t want to miss it. Dr. Ryan Newson is Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC. Their mascot is a really cool Camel.… Read more about Ryan Newson: Confederate Monuments and Theological Disruption

David Gushee returns to the podcast for a book launch party! His brand new book After Evangelicalism is out and we had a live stream book launch. It was a bunch of fun to reconnect with David and celebrate my new favorite book of his. Dr. David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and… Read more about David Gushee: After Evangelicalism

We had a bunch of questions and we attempted to answer them! The questions came from all the cool people in our Black Theology reading group. If you want to join and get access to the readings, deep dive lectures, and more than head over here. Here’s the books we recommended: Making a Way Out… Read more about From Lebron James to the Black Panther: Black Theology QnA w/ Adam Clark

Dr. Monica A. Coleman is back on the podcast and it is fun ride! Adam Clark and I were thrilled to welcome her as a special guest in the Black Theology reading group (which you can still join). Monica A. Coleman is committed to connecting faith and social justice. She is a widely sought speaker… Read more about Monica A. Coleman: Process Womanist Theology

The one and only Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the podcast!! I cannot exaggerate the respect I have for Rev. Jackson. When I found out that Dr. Adam Clark and I were going to be visited by Rev. Jackson and Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim I was beyond thrilled. The brand new book, Keeping Hope Alive is out now… Read more about Rev. Jesse Jackson: Keeping Hope Alive

Has Trump become a Process theologian? What doctrine from church history would you get rid of? How does Open and Relational thought frame how you handle strong disagreement? These are a few of the questions Thomas Jay Oord and I answered in a pretty fun live stream. Tom’s new book  God Can’t Q&A is now available… Read more about Trump is (NOT) a Process Theologian & Other Questions w/ Thomas Jay Oord

In this episode you get to hear the story of historian, Episcopalian gone Rev., the nature of comparative theology, and the glories of weird Anglican twitter. Very happy to introduce you all to Dan and let you in on a fun conversation. The Rev. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, PhD, is the Duncalf-Villavoso Professor of Church History at… Read more about Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkosk: a Christian Reading the Mishnah Avot & Weird Anglican Twitter

I had an inappropriate amount of fun talking with Dr. Fiona Ellis in this episode. If your inner-nerd doesn’t get pumped by the end, then it is hibernating. There’s a high likelihood you will end up getting her book God, Value, and Nature.  Plus my son Elgin (12) joins for the intro and while he wasn’t… Read more about Fiona Ellis: Expansive Naturalism & the Desire for More

Dr. Adam Clark is here as we kick off the Black Theology Reading Group. This episode is not just a description and invitation to join the reading but, an outline of the centering questions of the class. If you don’t want to miss out on some amazing reading, lectures, conversation, and community then join up… Read more about Adam Clark: What is Black Theology?

Are you ready for a super fun and nerdy podcast? Dr. Stanely has been an important thinker for my current research project. His book on renowned Quaker physicist Arthur Eddington was one I kept on telling friends about. When his new book Einstein’s War came out I knew it would make for a good reason to… Read more about Matthew Stanley: Science & Religion Beyond the Conflict Model

This August we kick off the next Homebrewed reading group on James Cone and Black Theology. We will be joined by our lead theological facilitator, Dr. Adam Clark, Associate Professor of Theology at Xavier University. In this episode Adam and I discuss (the Father of Black Theology) James Cone, Black theology, and the present moment. After hearing… Read more about Adam Clark: James Cone was right

When people ask me about my favorite authors they aren’t surprised to hear me say Alfred North Whitehead, Elizabeth Johnson, or Origen, but when I say Jason Aaron I get a look of confusion. Then I explain how much I love comics and that Jason Aaron is my absolute favorite author. When I found out that… Read more about Jason Aaron: He is Worthy, but is God? Thor, Star Wars, and Southern Bastards

Dr. Stephen Haynes is the Albert Bruce Curry Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College and theologian-in-residence at Idlewild Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He joined the Rise of Bonhoeffer reading group and we decided it best to share with you. Enjoy! The figure of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) has become a clay puppet in modern American politics.… Read more about Stephen Haynes: the Battle for Bonhoeffer

Dr. Reggie Williams is the Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary and author of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus:Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance. The book is an analysis of exposure to Harlem Renaissance intellectuals, and worship at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist on the German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, during his year… Read more about Reggie Williams: Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus