In this week’s installment of the Theology Nerd Throw-down (TNT) we come in with a bunch questions but never get past the first one. “How are we to understand Christian unity with somebody like Mark Driscoll?”  Make no mistake though – that one

 This conversation with living legend Merold Westphal covers everything from the Rapture to Rob Bell, from his friendship with John Caputo to everyone’s favorite theological game: Name Association! He also introduces us to the ‘Gang of Four’- the D

 I loved talking to Merold Westphal and I’m pretty sure all the HBC Deacons and theology nerds across the inter-webs are gonna dig this two part conversation.  Westphal is a long time philosophy prof from Fordham University and has now reached the sta

This Theology Nerd Throwdown is sponsored by Claremont School of Theology. Tripp and Bo take on three topics in the news from a progressive Christian perspective with an eye toward the theological. 1. Did 9/11 really change us? You can read the initial bl

On the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we talk to Graham E. Fuller about the world we live in and geo-political roots of our contemporary conflicts. We talk about Israel, Turkey, Russia, Bosnia,  Malaysia, Indonesia and America.  We also

We may be in the midst of an ‘economic downturn’ but at Homebrewed Christianity we are having a ‘theological boom.’  If there was one single living person I would want to talk to about theology and economics Joerg Rieger is that person.  Guess

 Theology Nerd Throwdown! This is part 3/3  for Tripp and Bo sitting down to chat about the terms Evangelical, Progressive, Emergent and Liberal. A number of authors come up. Here is a handy list of the books that get mentioned and any relevant Homebrew

 A philosopher of religion from the continent (that means Europe) with a sweet accent and theological insights to drop in your ears is on the podcast. His name… Ingolf Dalferth.  His game… Hermeneutical Theology.  Dalferth is one of my professors a

 Tripp and Bo sit down for an hour-long chat about the term ‘Liberal’. Tripp interacts with Friedrich Schleiermacher and  Albert Ritschl for a historical perspective and then connects with Douglas Ottati and Peter Hodgson for a  contemporary eng

 If you are a history buff then this is the podcast for you!  We discuss the history of religion in American, its relationship to politics and culture, and how cool Roger Williams was.  Not only that, we tackle the current status of religion in America