Ep. 203: A Finite God
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the work of personalist, Edgar Brightman's book Philosophy of Religion in discussing the finiteness of God in relation to the problem of evil and suffering.
26 Feb 20244min
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
