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A 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 Adult Vacation Bible School this summer June 30 – July 2. 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 Tells Me So, The Sin of Certainty, and How the Bible Actually Works. Upcoming Online Class: Bonhoeffer & the Future of Faith Why does a theologian like Dietrich Bonhoeffer still excite our theological imagination? What is it about his work in a different era that still engages some of the most cutting edge theological work done today? Join us for the new Homebrewed Christianity class, “Bonhoeffer and the Future of Faith” as we listen to and learn from internationally known scholars working in areas such as climate change, prison reform, racial tensions, pastoral care, and Christian Nationalism. These scholars, generations removed from Bonhoeffer’s day, find inspiration in him for the continuing task of theology to interpret and respond to global challenges in our day. Together this class will think about Bonhoeffer’s enduring question to the church of his day, “What is Christianity for us today?” How we are responding in our time to this question will determine the shape of faith for our day and beyond. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

Tripp joins ‘Systematic Geekology’ to discuss the Ents from Lord of the Rings

John Dominic Crossan returns to the podcast to discuss the presence of empire throughout scripture and how recognizing the divine struggle against its oppression can reframe our understanding of Easter then and today. In the conversation, we mention some Dom’s books, including The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon, God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now and How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Is God Violent? An Exploration from Genesis to Revelation. John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American biblical scholar with two-year post-doctoral diplomas in exegesis from Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute and in archeology from Jerusalem’s École Biblique. He has been a mendicant friar and a catholic priest, a Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar, and a President of the Society of Biblical Literature. His focus, whether scholarly or popular, in books, videos, or lectures, is on the historical Jesus as the norm and criterion for the entire Christian Bible. His reconstructed Jesus incarnates nonviolent resistance to the Romanization of his Jewish homeland and future hope of a transformed world and transfigured earth. Crossan’s method is to situate biblical texts within the reconstructed matrix of their own genre and purpose, their own time and place, and to hear them accurately for then before accepting or rejecting them for now. Previous Podcast Episodes with Dom & Tripp * The Coming Kingdom & the Risen Christ * The Parables of Jesus & the Parable of God * How to think about Jesus like a Historian * the Last Week of Jesus’ Life * Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions * Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories * the most important discovery for understanding Jesus * The Bible, Violence, & Our Future * Resurrecting Easter * on the First Christmas *  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God  *

2. EASTER STORIES: The Western Tradition of Individual Resurrection

What do we know about the last week of Jesus’ life? Why was Jesus executed? In this visual lecture, renowned Historical Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan will walk us through a historical reconstruction of Jesus’ last week, ending in his crucifixion. Attending to the historical matrix of Jesus helps provide a rich context for exploring the challenge and meaning the execution of Jesus could have for us today. You can access the online visual lecture series “Easter Stories” and join the five live QnA sessions by going to www.EasterWithCrossan.com John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American biblical scholar with two-year post-doctoral diplomas in exegesis from Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute and in archeology from Jerusalem’s École Biblique. He has been a mendicant friar and a catholic priest, a Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar, and a President of the Society of Biblical Literature. His focus, whether scholarly or popular, in books, videos, or lectures, is on the historical Jesus as the norm and criterion for the entire Christian Bible. His reconstructed Jesus incarnates nonviolent resistance to the Romanization of his Jewish homeland and future hope of a transformed world and transfigured earth. Crossan’s method is to situate biblical texts within the reconstructed matrix of their own genre and purpose, their own time and place, and to hear them accurately for then before accepting or rejecting them for now. Previous Podcast Episodes with Dom & Tripp * Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions * Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories * the most important discovery for understanding Jesus * The Bible, Violence, & Our Future * Resurrecting Easter * on the First Christmas *  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God  * Render Unto Caesar * on God & Empire Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

I got to join Diana Butler Bass at the Southern Lights festival over MLK weekend where we recorded this live edition of Ruining Dinner. To be a part of future zoom sessions of the series and get access to past gatherings,  join Diana’s newsletter community, the Cottage &/or the Homebrewed Community. If you enjoy this, check out the upcoming lent group with Diana and me – Empty Altars: American Saints in a Cynical Age. We live in iconoclastic times. All around us, saints and heroes are being knocked off or taken down from public altars. It seems that nearly everyone we once admired or held in esteem has failed us. We’ve stripped the altars of both state and church. America’s spiritual landscape is now marked by empty altars everywhere. Taking down statues is nothing new, especially in Christian history. Cynicism and anger at failed institutions and flawed heroes is nothing new. But human beings rarely leave altars empty very long — there’s almost a pressing need to re-sanctify the geographies we inhabit. People always put statues back up. But of who? And to commemorate what? How do we move ahead with new saints and a less troublesome iconography? What “saints” can inspire us to address the hurts of our hearts, the brokenness of our communities, and the pressing issues of our times? Shouldn’t we just give up on the whole idea of saints anyway? Why bother? Join Diana and Tripp this Lent as they explore “sainthood” for an American — and global — future. We’ll share stories that need to be told of “saints” you know and those you need to know in a quirky learning journey through American religious history. Previous Episodes with Diana & Tripp * Welcome to the Post-Christian Century * Ruining Christmas Dinner * Ruining Election Night Dinner * The Over-Rated Genie God * Bad Blood, Civil War, and other Soothing Topics * Shall the Fundies (Keep) Winning?, Abortion, and Black Holes * Theology and Spirituality in a Time of Rupture * White Evangelical Theopolitics, John Shelby Spong, & Jesus * 20 Years of Religious Decline * Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear *

1. EASTER STORIES: Metaphors for Jesus’ Exaltation

Tripp & DBB on the New Evangelicals talking Lent

Diana Bass is back on the podcast for a session of our ongoing series “Ruining Dinner.” We talk about religion and politics with a bunch of zest. Normally these conversations are for our community members, but we decided to share this one far and wide. To be a part of future zoom sessions and get access to past gatherings,  join Diana’s newsletter community, the Cottage &/or the Homebrewed Community. Previous Episodes with Diana & Tripp The Over-Rated Genie God Bad Blood, Civil War, and other Soothing Topics Shall the Fundies (Keep) Winning?, Abortion, and Black Holes Theology and Spirituality in a Time of Rupture White Evangelical Theopolitics, John Shelby Spong, & Jesus 20 Years of Religious Decline Jesus After Religion and Beyond Fear Ruining Dinner with Diana Butler Bass and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza Evangelical Decline, the Supreme Court, and the Horizon of Possibility Debating, Praying, and Living with Tyrants Religion, Politics, & the Elephant in the Room Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

Thrilled to announce our upcoming Advent class with John Dominic Crossan. If you want to dig into the Biblical Christmas narratives with one of the most respected New Testament scholars alive, then signup. It will feature 4 visual lectures, live QnA, a discussion of his book ‘the First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Birth,’ & an online community of interested learners. PLUS, the class is donation based (including 0), so join the fun & get ready to nerd out with your Bibles out. John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American biblical scholar with two-year post-doctoral diplomas in exegesis from Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute and in archeology from Jerusalem’s École Biblique. He has been a mendicant friar and a catholic priest, a Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar, and a President of the Society of Biblical Literature. His focus, whether scholarly or popular, whether in books, videos, or lectures, is on the historical Jesus as the norm and criterion for the entire Christian Bible. His reconstructed Jesus incarnates nonviolent resistance to the Romanization of his Jewish homeland and the Herodian commercialization of his Galilean lake as present program and future hope of a transformed world and transfigured earth. Crossan’s method is to situate biblical texts within the reconstructed matrix of their own genre and purpose, their own time and place, and to hear them accurately for then before accepting or rejecting them for now. Previous Podcast Episodes with Dom & Tripp * The Bible, Violence, & Our Future * Resurrecting Easter * on the First Christmas *  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God  * Render Unto Caesar * on God & Empire Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

A couple of months ago, Ryan joined to discuss recent data on religion in America. It was a very popular episode, and members of the Homebrewed Community requested more charts! Here it is. Ryan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author of numerous journal articles, he is the co-founder of and a frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a general audience. Burge is a pastor in the American Baptist Church. Previous Vists from Ryan Burge * 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes * Myths about Religion & Politics The Charts We Discuss…(follow Ryan on twitter for more charts) Religious attendance among African-Americans. Never/Seldom attend in 2008 vs 2021, by age: 18-35: 35% -> 46% (+11) 36-44: 31% -> 45% (+14) 45-54: 23% -> 43% (+20) 55-64: 25% -> 48% (+23) 65+: 24% -> 40% (+16) pic.twitter.com/jffEBD5cM2 — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 26, 2022 This is empirically, undeniably false. This is 14 years of the Cooperative Election Study. Total sample size is 547,456. In no year are those with a college degree more likely to be religiously unaffiliated than those who stopped at a high school diploma. https://t.co/WPze6UCTjd pic.twitter.com/jI8tmSvGsd — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022 60% of Republican Protestants self-identify as evangelical/born-again. It’s 44% of Democrats. 19% of Republican Jews ID as evangelical. 6% of Democrats. 39% vs 15% for Muslims. 25% vs 8% for Buddhists. 37% vs 11% for Hindus. pic.twitter.com/2SNOL4nVJw — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 22, 2022 The more white people attend religious services, the more likely they are to identify as politically conservative. The same is true for Black people. And Hispanic people. And Asian people. It’s hard to find a situation where greater attendance doesn’t lead to conservatism pic.twitter.com/VO6IuBE4Gy — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 7, 2022 These are the 20 largest seminaries in the United States based on headcount. One is a mainline seminary: Duke, which is affiliated with the United Methodists. 20,172 students represented here. 97% of them being trained in evangelical seminaries. pic.twitter.com/7qLfc8vdKY — Ryan Burge ? (@ryanburge) October 24, 2022   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.

WOW! Theology Beer Camp was amazing! I had to debrief it with some friends so I invited Nick Polk (Tolkien Heads), Kevin Garcia (Tiny Revolution), Sarah Heath (REVcovery), and Sam Perez (FUNctional Adults /Skip Sandwich Deluxe) to join the conversation. Want to be the first to find out details for Theology Beer Camp 2023? Just sign up here and I will let you know.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community.