
Ep. 202: Building the Basileia
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Ulrick Dam's new book, Building the Basileia: Moving the Church into the 22nd Century, an ecclesiology informed by open and relational theology. Ulrick Dam is ...
19 Feb 20243min

Ep. 201: Register for ORTLine24
In this episode, Dr. Oord reveals the full line-up of 24 authors/books to be discussed at the upcoming ORTLine24 conference. The International Online Open and Relational Theology Conference (ORTLine2...
15 Feb 20243min

Ep. 200: Indigo
In this 200th ORTShort episode, Dr. Oord engages with Jonathan Foster's new book, Indigo: The Color of Grief a creative and vulnerable meditation on grief and loss from an author who has experienced ...
12 Feb 20243min

Ep. 199: Macroevolution, Contingency, and Divine Activity
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with Bradford McCall's new book, Macroevolution, Contingency and Divine Activity: Divine Involvement Through Uncontrolling, Amorepotent Love in an Evolutionary World....
9 Feb 20243min

Ep. 198: From Omnipotence to Amipotence
In this episode Dr. Oord discusses the reasons for discarding traditional understandings of omnipotence and adopting what he calls "amipotence" (the potency of love). For more on this shift from omni...
5 Feb 20243min

Ep. 197: God After Deconstruction, Drew University
In this episode Dr. Oord shares an excerpt of a book he and Tripp Fuller are writing on the theme of God After Deconstruction. He also shares an invitation to Drew University on Feb. 9-10 for the fir...
1 Feb 20244min

Ep. 196: God Acts With the End in Mind
In this episode, Dr. Oord discusses God's providence and eschatology from an Open and Relational perspective which rejects the notion of a timeless God who has foreordained the future. Open and Relat...
29 Jan 20243min

Ep. 195: The Power of the God Who Can't
In this episode Dr. Oord discusses the new book from author Russ Dean entitled, The Power of the God Who Can't Russ will be one of 24 authors participating in the upcoming International Online Open ...
25 Jan 20244min



















