Tripp Fuller

In todays show Patrick and Christian talk about fresh hopping in beer and try Jefferson's Chef's Collaboration, a blend of bourbon and rye. And in the words of writer, Jarod Klintz - “Courage is a vitamin best swallowed with whiskey.” ? Jarod Kintz   Be sure to like our facebook page  and join our twitter feed to keep up with the chatter off the air, and to submit your own questions about beer, brewing or spirits (the drinkable kind) for us to take on during the show! Also, please rate and review us on iTunes to help increase the visibility of the show.

On Christian's recent "postChristian" book tour stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he caused quite a stir. No, folks weren't distressed by his claims of the decline of Christian empire, or his challenges to the religious powers that be... They were up in arms about serving 3.2 percent beer in (GASP!) church. The weekend culminated in a Beer and Hymns event at East Side Christian Church (DOC), followed by this live CultureCast recording with Christian, Phillips Theological Seminary's own Josh Linton, and Amy via Skype. But it also welcomed four local news channels who covered the event, after a local Fox affiliate, and then CNN, took the scandalous story national. Oh, and aside from the low-point beer, here's a taste of what we had on tap during the show: A Lesbian universalist minister singing a song on behalf of marriage equality; A discussion about the theological and justice implications of marijuana; A remote "ten in the den," quiz show, in which Pastor Mark Driscoll features prominently; A handful of Church Sign Epic Fails, and; Amy's double dose of her Fear of the Week. We tried to get some of the street protesters picketing outside (no joke) to come join us on the show, but to no avail. So the photo above will have to suffice. Ahh Tulsa, I love ya, you nut.

It's time for Advent and we have prepared a weekly exploration of the Biblical texts offered in the lectionary.  Due to Thanksgiving, we pre-recorded this episode and wanted to offer it for some fun and conversation. If you are interested in the next 4 please sign up for the class and plan to join us each Thursday night in Advent. You can sign up here if you are interested.   in the final segment we mention Critical Theory and the Emergent Village Conversation from 2012.

Last year in Baltimore the Open and Relational Theologies session took a look at the Emerging Church.  This session involves three conversations, with three participants in each. These conversations pertain to papers written by participants, but there will be no formal reading of the papers. The conversations explore issues in the emergent church as they relate to open and relational theologies. Presiding: Thomas Oord, Northwest Nazarene University Presenting: Jeremy Fackenthal, Vincennes University Process Theopoetics and the Emergent Church: Inviting Collaboration and Relationality [pdf] Callid Keefe-Perry, Boston University Theological Epistemology in The Emergent Church: A Form of Paul Ricoeur's Relational Attestation Responding: Diana Butler Bass Presenting: Sara Rosenau, Drew University Becoming Emergent: Theorizing A Practicing Church Timothy Murphy, Claremont Lincoln University The Emergent Church in its Planetary Context [PDF] Responding: Bo Sanders, Claremont School of Theology Benjamin Cowan, Claremont Graduate University John R. Franke, First Presbyterian Church The Pluralist Reformation: Open Theology and the Practice of Emergent Christianity Responding: Philip Clayton, Claremont School of Theology

Christian Piatt of the Homebrewed CultureCast was recently in SoCal to hang with Tripp Fuller and talk about his new book PostChristian: What's left? Can we fix? Do we care?   They were joined by Bart Campolo, Peter Rollins and Benjamin Cory to talk about the implications of moving on. Imagine this as an a living room conversation in an auditorium.  It was a ruckus affair but we wanted you to hear the first part of the evening where they all shared how they come to the conversation. We have live events coming up in November at AAR in San Diego on Friday night - plan to join us with Catherine Keller, John Cobb, and Jack Caputo  there! We will also be at Christianity21 this year in Phoenix (January 22-24) and at  this year's PMYC ! This episode is going out as a cross-pollination experiment on both the CultureCast and TNT streams.   

March 2014 in San Diego TransFORM provided Homebrewed with three firsts: The debut of a new gameshow "En Fuego!" Joerg Rieger says nice things about capitalism Tripp lost a preach-off (to Peter Matthews pictured right) We had a blast catching up with old friends and meeting tons of new folks. Rebekah Berndnt and Micky Jones were great contestants for En Fuego! and Joerg Rieger was a good sport for Bo's pro-capitalist chiding. You will hear plugs for George Fox Seminary and Chalice Press - both sponsors at the time. Check out Joerg Rieger's books here and make sure to come to our upcoming live events at AAR in November, at Christianity 21 in Phoenix (January), and at Progressive Youth Ministry in Chicago (March). Peter Matthews and Anthony Smith were there to tell you to tune into Soul Emergence Radio. Make sure to read Micky's blogs over at Emergent Village.

Scott Paeth is back to talk about the Niebuhr Brothers - this time for armchair theologians. Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. He works in the fields of Christian Social Ethics and Public Theology. You can check out some of his texts here.  He is also a blogger and excellent twitter-logian.  You may remember Scott from his segment at last years Progressive Youth Ministry Conference live event. Check out the bonus round of this conversation about contemporary issues that the Niebuhr brothers may have something to say about!  Make sure to get to this year's PMYC a day early for a day long workshop with Scott and Tripp. We are going to be at AAR in San Diego on Friday night - plan to join us with Catherine Keller, John Cobb, and Jack Caputo  there! We will also be at Christianity21 this year in Phoenix (January 22-24).

Two Friars and a Fool come by to explain why they think you should stop praying. It's an interesting conversation about their concept of prayer and action. We want to thank Chalice Press for sponsoring the show. Check out the book on Amazon (Kindle is $7) Make sure to check out Phillips Theological Seminary ahead of our AAR event! We have a new 'Support the Pod' page

Christine Helmer chats with Tripp about her book Theology and the End of Doctrine. You can check out a sample chapter at WJKbooks.com or just get the book on Amazon. Christine Helmer is Professor of Religious Studies and German at Northwestern University. She is the author of The Trinity and Martin Luther (Zabern 1999) and contributing editor of numerous books on biblical interpretation, historical theology, and contemporary theology, including The Global Luther: A Theologian for Modern Times (Fortress 2009). Check out our new 'Support' page!

We sit down with Pete Rollins and Phil Harrison in the backyard to chat about everything from art and justice to Jesus and religious authority. Phil was in town to promote his new movie The Good Man. Make sure to check it out and look for our upcoming interview with him! See the trailer here [link] 

 Ian McFarland is on the podcast for the first time and he's talking about his new book From Nothing: A Theology of Creation.  Dr. McFarland is a professor of theology at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in the ATL .  During the interview I found out he earned his PhD at Yale with former guest Kathryn Tanner.  It was an amazing conversation in which we discuss the nature of God, Creation, evil, divine action, providence and eschatology.  Not only that but at the end of the podcast you get a personal invitation to join the fan club for Maximus the Confessor.  In the podcast we discuss our previous conversation with Catherine Keller and her text The Face of the Deep.  We also make reference to the session from the American Academy of Religion title 'Creatio ex Nihilio?' that featured six different voices debating the doctrine and then the follow-up TNT episode.

Incarnation, the Biblical conquest and worship for your benefit are our topics this week. We start with Victoria Osteen's viral video. Joshua's Canaanite genocide is up next. Then we flesh out the incarnation via an interesting thought experiment. We end with a little game to see what Tripp learned during his comprehensive exams. Outro music: Full Circle by Ben Kweller

Facebook & Ferguson  Bo is back and publishing some of his conversations recorded over the past months.  Tripp and Bo intro the episode then Micky Jones (starting at 7:50) and Bo chat for a half-hour. The second half is the Theology Nerds fielding phone calls about different types of  Christianity.   The 2nd half of this episode will come out in 2 days. 

 Catherine Keller is clearly one of the most brilliant theologians taking residence on our planet and she is our Barrel Aged interview this week.  We have done a bunch of process theology on the podcast but we haven’t had a process thinker who connects Whitehead with Deleuze and Derrida so sit back, relax, and get ready for a whole world of new ideas for your theological imagination. Catherine has a ton of books (On the Mystery is a book for everyone), Facebook author page, and a super-spiffy Professor page at Drew University (plus tons of free lectures\chapters for your reading). Catherine is a theological poet…theology needs more poets!!! Many thanks to Catherine for sharing her imagination and time.  May you all join the Nicolas of Cusa fan club. Don't forget to make your plans to attend a LIVE Homebrewed Christianity Podcast w/ Catherine Keller & John Cobb at the 2014 AAR/SBL gathering in San Diego.  It will be Friday November 21, 2014 from 700-900 pm at the Hilton Bayfront in room 202-A.  Anyone & everyone is welcome.

Referred to as a "prairie mystic" by the Boston Globe and characterized by Rolling Stone as someone who "asks all the right questions," Carrie Newcomer is a singer-songwriter that brings her spirituality to the same table as her songwriting. Callid got a chance to talk to Carrie about her new book and album, both called A Permeable Life. The book is full of great pieces of prose and poetry that she wrote while developing the album. The interview is addresses her writing practices, the ways in which questioning can be a form of faithfulness, and how sometimes the best we can do is to just keep going on. She also shares two songs and does a great reading about an amazing moment of clarity. Thank you to THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE for sponsoring the podcast.  They are an independent ecumenical platform that produces and publishes multimedia to stir imagination, spark discussion and move people toward discovery and transformation. Go HERE and get a free 30 day trial of this most awesome digital service.