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Our goal is to bring the wisdom of the academy's ivory tower into your earbuds. Think of each episode as an audiological ingredient for your to brew your own faith. Most episodes center around an interview with a different scholar, theologian, or philosopher.

Homebrewed Christianity Podcast Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.6 • 527 Ratings

Our goal is to bring the wisdom of the academy's ivory tower into your earbuds. Think of each episode as an audiological ingredient for your to brew your own faith. Most episodes center around an interview with a different scholar, theologian, or philosopher.

    John Caputo: What to Believe?

    John Caputo: What to Believe?

    John Caputo is back on the podcast! If you are new to Homebrewed Christianity, you may not be familiar with Jack. Still, he is a longtime friend of the pod, a top-tier postmodern philosopher who radically returned to his theological roots. In his new book What to Believe? , he gives a beautiful introduction to his articulation of radical theology inspired by a Tillichian departure.

    If you no longer “believe in God,” the Supreme Being of classical theology, or you never did in the first place, is there anything you still ought to believe, anything you should cherish unconditionally, no matter what? In this lively and accessible book, addressed to believers, “recovering” believers, disbelievers, nonbelievers, and “nones” alike?to anyone in search of what they really do believe?the acclaimed philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo seeks out what there is to believe, with or without religion.

    John David Caputo (born October 26, 1940) is an American philosopher who is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University. Caputo is a major figure associated with postmodern Christianity and continental philosophy of religion, as well as the founder of the theological movement known as weak theology. Much of Caputo’s work focuses on hermeneutics, phenomenology, deconstruction and theology.

    Previous Episodes with Jack



    * Tillich and a Radical Theology of Culture 

    * John Caputo on the End of Religion

    * The John Caputo Book Party!

    *  the journey form Radical Hermeneutics to the Weakness of God

    * Homebrewed Christianity’s 5th Birthday with John Caputo 

    * Get Lost in Order to be Saved! John Caputo on Radical Theology

    * John Caputo says “GOD…perhaps”

    * on the Future of Continental Philosophy

    * Why Go Derrida with John D. Caputo

    * Caputo Returns

    * Stargazing with Nietzsche and Caputo

    * Keller-riffic + Caputo Tells Pete the “lack” is BS

    * Theology For the Sub...

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    Brian McLaren & John Dominic Crossan: The Message of Jesus & the Judgement of Civilization

    Brian McLaren & John Dominic Crossan: The Message of Jesus & the Judgement of Civilization

    This week, Brian McLaren and John Dominic Crossan join us as we discuss Jesus’s civilizational significance, hear his teachings in their historical context, examine the habit of interpreting Jesus against his intentions, and answer a host of questions from members of the online class.

    To join the class, head over to www.CrossanClass.com



    Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English

    teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  The Living School and podcaster with Learning How to See, which are part of the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and works closely with the Wild Goose Festival, the Fair Food Program, Vote Common Good, and Progressive Christianity. His recent projects include an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called Cory and the Seventh Story and The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey, and Faith After Doubt. His newest book is Do I Stay Christian? and we are going to read it together.

    Previous Episodes with Brian



    * Should I Stay Christian if I Don’t Believe?

    * a God Worthy of Love

    * Saying Yes to Christianity

    * Questioning Christianity

    * Do I Stay Christian?

    * God – Pray – Driscoll

    * Faith Beyond Fear in an Age of Terror

    * 20 Years of Religious Decline

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    Reversing the Goat & Baking Bread on Theology Nerd Throwdown

    Reversing the Goat & Baking Bread on Theology Nerd Throwdown

    Tripp and Bo nerd out and discuss preaching the atonement, liturgical frames, baking bread with kids, theological shoewear, and a Styper-themed show-and-tell.



    Check out Bo’s webpage and his podcast with Randy Woodley, Peacing it All Together.

    Bo’s new podcast exploring the legacy of his Father Dr. Martin Sanders can be found here.

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    • 1 hr 24 min
    Ryan Burge: The Future of Christian Education & Ministry in Charts

    Ryan Burge: The Future of Christian Education & Ministry in Charts

    Ryan Burge returns with a stack of charts as we explore the changing shape of theological education and ministry. Check out the video below to see the charts with your eyes.



    Ryan P. Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. Author of numerous journal articles, he is the co-founder of and a frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a general audience. Burge is a pastor in the American Baptist Church.

    Previous Visits from Ryan Burge



    * The Sky is Falling & the Charts are Popping!

    * Graphs about Religion & Politics w/ Spicy Banter

    * a Year in Religion (in Graphs)

    * Evangelical Jews, Educated Church-Goers, & other bits of dizzying data

    * 5 Religion Graphs w/ a side of Hot Takes

    * Myths about Religion & Politics



    Lenten Online Class w/ John Dominic Crossan







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    • 1 hr 52 min
    Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan: God, Violence, Empire, & Salvation

    Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan: God, Violence, Empire, & Salvation

    In this episode, we are joined by Rev. Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan. Brian kicks things off by sharing how Dom’s work on the historical Jesus and his conflict with Rome challenges us today. We end up tackling a host of questions from members of the online class and end with a conversation on the resurrection.

    To join the class, head over to www.CrossanClass.com

    Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. Known for his theologically informed preaching and his embrace of the deep and long history of the church, Zahnd provides a forum for pastors to engage with leading theologians and is a frequent conference speaker. He is the author of several books, including When Everything’s on Fire, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, A Farewell to Mars, and Beauty Will Save the World.

    John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. He lives in Minneola, Florida.

    Previous Podcast Episodes with Dom & Tripp



    * Why the Biblical Paul is Awesome

    * Christian Resurrection & Human Evolution

    * The Cross & the Crisis of Civilization

    * The Coming Kingdom & the Risen Christ

    * The Parables of Jesus & the Parable of God

    * How to think about Jesus like a Historian

    * the Last Week of Jesus’ Life

    * Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions

    * Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories

    * the most important discovery for understanding Jesus

    * The Bible, Violence, & Our Future

    * Resurrecting Easter

    * on the First Christmas

    *  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God 

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    Catherine Keller & John Thatamanil: Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing Diversity

    Catherine Keller & John Thatamanil: Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing Diversity

    Enjoy this panel discussion on “Deconstructing Divinity & Embracing Diversity” featuring Catherine Keller and John Thatamanil with Tripp Fuller at the “God After Deconstruction” live event at Drew University in February 2024.

    ONLINE CLASS: Register now for the “God After Deconstruction” online class with Tripp Fuller and Thomas Jay Oord now available at http://www.GodAfterDeconstruction.com.

    LIVE EVENT: Don’t miss the next “God After Deconstruction” live event on April 12-13, 2024 at St. Andrew UMC in Highlands Ranch, CO, with the Persuade preaching conference being held April 11-12, 2024 at the same venue. Register now at http://www.GodAfterDeconstruction.com. 



    Dr. Thatamanil is Professor of Theology & World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in NYC.

    Previous Podcast visits from John



    * God – the Ground, the Between, the Personal

    * What we do when we do theology

    * A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity

    * Theology Without Walls

    * Non-duality, Polydoxy, and Christian Identity



    Catherine Keller is George T. Cobb Professor of Constructive Theology in The Graduate Division of Religion of Drew University. If you are new to Catherine Keller and Process Theology this is the book to start with – On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity In Process.

    Previous Podcast visits from Catherine



    * Theology in the Capitalocene

    * Theology in Process

    * Apocalyptic #ProcessParty with Catherine Keller & Jacob Erickson

    * Theological Possibilities with Catherine Keller

    * God-ish?:Logos of Theos in a (Seriously) Uncertain Time

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Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
527 Ratings

527 Ratings

BillieWay ,

The Zestiest God-Pod

Tripp and all his friends and guests have changed my life and 3 years ago completely rocked my world after I learned about Homebrewed from starting listening to A People’s Theology in 2020. I immediately joined Tripp and Tom Oord’s Being Christian class and the rest is history*

It has been so extremely rewarding to travel this open and relational journey for the past three years. I’ve been lucky to do lay preaching on process and ORT themes, and talked to many friends about Homebrewed and have “shared the brew” and tried to lure others to the #ProcessParty.

Because I got into process philosophy and O.R. theology during my undergrad in philosophy, it was very exciting to think about Hegel’s mutual recognition and Heidegger’s being-in-the-world having already been into a dynamic ontology of entanglement and flux. In fact, as a PHIL101 supplemental instructor after undergrad, I presented to a class on an open and relational answer to the problem of evil.

Thank you Tripp and friends!

*has been taken up into the life of God who then provides novel possibilities for my future in each moment as we co-create together, knowing the past may perish in memory and “in” time, while at the same rime the life of the world becomes objectively immortal in the mind of God as God shares in the experience of all creation (and makes experience possible at all)

Aaron Pawelek ,

Emerging Church discussion in 12/23

I’m a UU, so I have no direct connection to the emergent church, the exvangelical movement, or Christian deconstruction. That said, I have found myself passionately interested in both the history of and the theological wrestling that has gone on in the post-evangelical community in the past 20 to 25 years. I also find myself quite moved by the emotion that you capture subtly but poignantly in interviews with folks like Tony and Doug. There is such depth of feeling in their reflection on their work and ministries. Love it! I also wanted to take this opportunity to make sure you meet Cody Sanders at Luther (you may already be gone?) and get him on the show. He’s written a number of books that have been really helpful for me. Peace!

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Rutledge

I am a huge LOTR fan and greatly appreciated your episode of it. However I was hugely disappointed with the lack of even one reference to Fleming Rutledge’s book on it. I can only imagine you havnt read it. Do yourselves a favor and check it out.

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