Dr. Oord discusses the Doctoral program in Open and Relational Program he supervises co-sponsored by The Center for Open and Relational Theology and Northwind Seminary.  To explore the full details and benefits of this doctoral program visit:https://www.northwindseminary.org/center-for-open-relational-theology

Dr. Oord discusses the Doctoral program in Open and Relational Program he supervises co-sponsored by The Center for Open and Relational Theology and Northwind Seminary.   To explore the full details and benefits of this doctoral program visit: <a href="https://www.northwindseminary.org/center-for-open-relational-theology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.northwindseminary.org/center-for-open-relational-theology</a>

Ep. 167: Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology

Dr. Oord discusses the upcoming Theology Beer Camp, hosted by Homebrewed Christianity which will bring together a large group of Open and Relational Thinkers and podcasters over one weekend (Oct. 19-21) in Springfield, Missouri.For information and registration visit: https://homebrewedchristianity.lpages.co/theobeercamp23/

Dr. Oord discusses the upcoming Theology Beer Camp, hosted by Homebrewed Christianity which will bring together a large group of Open and Relational Thinkers and podcasters over one weekend (Oct. 19-21) in Springfield, Missouri. For information and registration visit: <a href="https://homebrewedchristianity.lpages.co/theobeercamp23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://homebrewedchristianity.lpages.co/theobeercamp23/</a>

Ep. 166: Theology Beer Camp

Dr. Oord highlights an essay from Joshua Andrews entitled The Divine Change We Need; one of more than 50 essays in the new book Love Does Not Control: Therapists, Psychologists, and Counselors Explore Uncontrolling Love.

Dr. Oord highlights an essay from Joshua Andrews entitled The Divine Change We Need; one of more than 50 essays in the new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Control-Psychologists-Uncontrolling/dp/1948609851" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Does Not Control: Therapists, Psychologists, and Counselors Explore Uncontrolling Love</a>.

Ep. 165: The Divine Change We Need

Dr. Oord discusses the upcoming Girardian Intersections online conference (August 19, 2023)For more information and to register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girardian-intersections-tickets-617394753327

Dr. Oord discusses the upcoming Girardian Intersections online conference (August 19, 2023) For more information and to register visit:  <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girardian-intersections-tickets-617394753327" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girardian-intersections-tickets-617394753327</a>

Ep. 164: Girardian Intersections Conference

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Deanna M. Young (DThM, Northwind Seminary, Center or Open and Relational Theology).  The book is entitled Unblaming God:  Interpreting the Old Testament Through the Lens of Jesus Christ and is now available for purchase.

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Deanna M. Young (DThM, Northwind Seminary, Center or Open and Relational Theology).  The book is entitled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unblaming-God-Interpreting-Testament-Through/dp/1948609991/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1690726733&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unblaming God:  Interpreting the Old Testament Through the Lens of Jesus Christ</a> and is now available for purchase.

Ep. 163: Unblaming God

Ilia Delio

Dr. Oord interacts with Ilia Delio's forthcoming book The Not-Yet-God:  Carl Jung, Teilhard De Chardin, and the Relational Whole  with a focus on the relational holism Delio espouses.Available for pre-order (Sept. 15) now:https://www.amazon.com/Not-Yet-God-Teilhard-Chardin-Relational/dp/1626985359

Dr. Oord interacts with Ilia Delio's forthcoming book The Not-Yet-God:  Carl Jung, Teilhard De Chardin, and the Relational Whole  with a focus on the relational holism Delio espouses.Available for pre-order (Sept. 15) now: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Not-Yet-God-Teilhard-Chardin-Relational/dp/1626985359" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Not-Yet-God-Teilhard-Chardin-Relational/dp/1626985359</a>

Ep. 162:  Ilia Delio's View of God

Roger Haydon

Dr. Oord interacts with the work of Roger Haydon Mitchell and the term he has coined 'kenarchy', a combining of the Greek words "kenosis" (self-giving) and "archy" (rule or authority).To further explore the ideas and implications of kenarchy check out the books by Roger Haydon Mitchell Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West and Discovering Kenarchy: Contemporary Resources for the Politics of Love

Dr. Oord interacts with the work of Roger Haydon Mitchell and the term he has coined 'kenarchy', a combining of the Greek words "kenosis" (self-giving) and "archy" (rule or authority). To further explore the ideas and implications of kenarchy check out the books by Roger Haydon Mitchell <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Church-Gospel-Empire-Sovereignty-Impregnated-ebook/dp/B00V9ILRDQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2AJWZHKAEGBGL&amp;keywords=roger+haydon+mitchell&amp;qid=1685466876&amp;sprefix=roger+haydon+mitchell%2Caps%2C114&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Church, Gospel, and Empire: How the Politics of Sovereignty Impregnated the West</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Kenarchy-Contemporary-Resources-Politics/dp/1498200605/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2AJWZHKAEGBGL&amp;keywords=roger+haydon+mitchell&amp;qid=1685466876&amp;sprefix=roger+haydon+mitchell%2Caps%2C114&amp;sr=8-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discovering Kenarchy: Contemporary Resources for the Politics of Love</a>

Ep: 161:  Kenarchy and Roger Haydon Mitchell

Dr. Oord discusses renowned theologian John B. Cobb Jr's new and most personal book, Confessions in which Cobb gives his most deeply personal beliefs full voice and exression.Confessions is now available for purchase:https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-John-B-Cobb-Jr/dp/1940447607

Dr. Oord discusses renowned theologian John B. Cobb Jr's new and most personal book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-John-B-Cobb-Jr/dp/1940447607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24TKDFK5FPLB4&amp;keywords=john+cobb+confessions&amp;qid=1685466555&amp;sprefix=john+cobb+confessions%2Caps%2C105&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confessions</a> in which Cobb gives his most deeply personal beliefs full voice and exression. Confessions is now available for purchase: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-John-B-Cobb-Jr/dp/1940447607" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-John-B-Cobb-Jr/dp/1940447607</a>

Ep. 160:  John B. Cobb Jr's Confessions

Peter Enns

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Peter Enns, Old Testament Professor and co-host of The Bible for Normal People podcast.  The book is entitled Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God) and is now available for purchase.https://www.amazon.com/Curveball-Coming-Stumbled-Tripped-Finding/dp/B09ZYSMRR1

Dr. Oord discusses the new book from Peter Enns, Old Testament Professor and co-host of The Bible for Normal People podcast.  The book is entitled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Curveball-Coming-Stumbled-Tripped-Finding/dp/B09ZYSMRR1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RGQBK6PG2Q2W&amp;keywords=peter+enns&amp;qid=1685465919&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=peter+enns%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C101&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God)</a> and is now available for purchase. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Curveball-Coming-Stumbled-Tripped-Finding/dp/B09ZYSMRR1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Curveball-Coming-Stumbled-Tripped-Finding/dp/B09ZYSMRR1</a>

Ep. 159:  Peter Enns and Curveball

Keith Ward

Dr. Oord discusses Keith Ward's new thought provoking and humorous new book Adventures in Belief: How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (Possibly)Now available for purchase:https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Belief-Discovered-Universe-Everything/dp/1666756237

Dr. Oord discusses Keith Ward's new thought provoking and humorous new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Belief-Discovered-Universe-Everything/dp/1666756237/ref=sr_1_3?crid=TK9WRSOCZ1PG&amp;keywords=keith+ward&amp;qid=1685464696&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=keith+ward%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C110&amp;sr=1-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adventures in Belief: How I Discovered the Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (Possibly)</a> Now available for purchase: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Belief-Discovered-Universe-Everything/dp/1666756237" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Belief-Discovered-Universe-Everything/dp/1666756237</a>

Ep. 158:  Keith Ward's Adventures in Belief

Open and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. He's a best-selling author, world-renown speaker, and leading voice in this burgeoning field. Dr. Oord directs a Center and Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology too. Subscribe if you're tired of conventional theology and want a perspective that both makes sense and fits life as we live it.

Dr. Oord discusses the Politics of Omnipotence and nefarious ways political and religious leaders can invoke the name of an almighty God to support their political agendas.  Dr. Oord cites the examples of The Doctrine of Discovery used by Pope Nicolas V justify the subjugation of the North American Indigenous population and more recently evangelical Christians claims that an omnipotent God appointed Donald Trump to be President of the United States.For more discussion on this topic, check out Dr. Oord's book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence now available for purchase.https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916

Dr. Oord discusses the Politics of Omnipotence and nefarious ways political and religious leaders can invoke the name of an almighty God to support their political agendas.  Dr. Oord cites the examples of The Doctrine of Discovery used by Pope Nicolas V justify the subjugation of the North American Indigenous population and more recently evangelical Christians claims that an omnipotent God appointed Donald Trump to be President of the United States. For more discussion on this topic, check out Dr. Oord's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2RO6GAZSYZB03&amp;keywords=oord&amp;qid=1685465240&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=oord%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C114&amp;sr=1-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence</a> now available for purchase. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916</a>

Ep. 157:  The Politics of Omnipotence

Dr. Oord discusses the Hebrew words El Shaddai and Sabaoth and the ways in which they have been misunderstood and mistranslated leading to a bogus misrepresentation of God as omnipotent.This and other arguments putting to death omnipotence can be found in Dr. Oord's new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'.Now available for purchase on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916

Dr. Oord discusses the Hebrew words El Shaddai and Sabaoth and the ways in which they have been misunderstood and mistranslated leading to a bogus misrepresentation of God as omnipotent. This and other arguments putting to death omnipotence can be found in Dr. Oord's new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'. Now available for purchase on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916</a>

Ep: 156:  El Shaddai and Sabaoth

Dr. Oord discusses Zack Hunt's new book Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired now available for purchase.https://www.amazon.com/Godbreathed-Really-Means-Divinely-Inspired/dp/1513811835

Dr. Oord discusses Zack Hunt's new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Godbreathed-Really-Means-Divinely-Inspired/dp/1513811835/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G7R0XK9A23YA&amp;keywords=godbreathed&amp;qid=1685465300&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=godbreathed%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C119&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired</a> now available for purchase. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Godbreathed-Really-Means-Divinely-Inspired/dp/1513811835" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Godbreathed-Really-Means-Divinely-Inspired/dp/1513811835</a>

Ep. 155: Zack Hunt and Godbreathed

Dr. Oord discusses Marjorie Suchocki's new book '21 Psalms for the 21st Century: A Process Meditation',Now available for purchase on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/21-Psalms-21st-Century-Meditation/dp/1940447615

Dr. Oord discusses Marjorie Suchocki's new book '21 Psalms for the 21st Century: A Process Meditation', Now available for purchase on Amazon:  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/21-Psalms-21st-Century-Meditation/dp/1940447615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/21-Psalms-21st-Century-Meditation/dp/1940447615</a>

Ep. 154:  Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki and The Psalms

Dr. Oord discusses his new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'.Now available for purchase  on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916

Dr. Oord discusses his new book, 'The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence'. Now available for purchase  on Amazon:   <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Death-Omnipotence-Birth-Amipotence/dp/1948609916</a>

Ep. 153:  The Death of Omnipotence

Dr. Oord extends an invitation to ORTCON23--an opportunity to connect, learn and dream together with fellow Open and Relational sojourners.For information and registration for ORTCON23 visit:  https://c4ort.com/ortcon/

Dr. Oord extends an invitation to ORTCON23--an opportunity to connect, learn and dream together with fellow Open and Relational sojourners. For information and registration for ORTCON23 visit:  <a href="https://c4ort.com/ortcon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://c4ort.com/ortcon/</a>

Ep. 152:  ORTCON23

Dr. Oord discusses his article entitled Imitating God which both interacts with and critiques Thomas A. Kempis' influential book The Imitation of Christ.

Dr. Oord discusses his article entitled Imitating God which both interacts with and critiques Thomas A. Kempis' influential book The Imitation of Christ.

Ep. 151:  Imitating God

Dr. Oord extends an invitation to the upcoming Love Does Not Control Online Conference (Saturday, May 13) To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-does-not-control-online-conference-tickets-574854143217

Dr. Oord extends an invitation to the upcoming Love Does Not Control Online Conference (Saturday, May 13)  To register visit: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-does-not-control-online-conference-tickets-574854143217" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-does-not-control-online-conference-tickets-574854143217</a>

Ep. 150:  Love Does Not Control Conference

Dr. Oord discusses the recently published collection of essays entitled Love Does Not Control with a summary of the essay 'Five Core Themes from an Open and Relational Informed Psychotherapy' by Mark Gregory Karris.Love Does Not Control is now available for purchase on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Control-Psychologists-Uncontrolling-ebook/dp/B0BWSHK497

Dr. Oord discusses the recently published collection of essays entitled Love Does Not Control with a summary of the essay 'Five Core Themes from an Open and Relational Informed Psychotherapy' by Mark Gregory Karris. Love Does Not Control is now available for purchase on Amazon:  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Control-Psychologists-Uncontrolling-ebook/dp/B0BWSHK497" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Control-Psychologists-Uncontrolling-ebook/dp/B0BWSHK497</a>

Ep. 149:  Love Does Not Control

Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Ian Todd's book, Near Death Experiences, which is one of the books featured at ORTLine 23 online conference, Feb., 10-11, 2023.

Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Ian Todd's book, Near Death Experiences, which is one of the books featured at ORTLine 23 online conference, Feb., 10-11, 2023.

Ep. 148: Near Death Experiences

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