2022 ORT shORT's No. 47-82

 

What Is Open and Relational Theology?

by the Center for Open & Relational Theology

Open and Relational Essays

Bibliographies, Podcasts, & Videos

Web Essays & Sites

Featuring 3-Minute Episodes NEW OPEN AND RELATIONAL THEOLOGY PODCAST This new podcast offers 3-minute episodes -- "shorts" -- on open and relational perspectives on God.  Each episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. Find ORT Shorts on Apple, Google, or Spotify podcasts. Listen, and if you like what you hear, subscribe and review! Click a podcast icon below... Spotify ORT ShORTs Apple ORT ShORTs ORT  SHORTS  TITLES No. 47 - 82 ~~   TO PLAY, CLICK ON TITLE not "Play" icon  ~ ~ by Thomas Jay Oord Religion & Spirituality Listen on Apple Podcasts  APR 29, 2022 Ep. 82: A Jewish Process Theology Ep. 82: A Jewish Process Theology Dr. Oord shares the Jewish Process thought that covenant has always involved a divine/human partnership, as expressed in an essay by Sandra Lubarsky. 2 min APR 26, 2022 Ep. 81: Do I Stay Christian? Ep. 81: Do I Stay Christian? Dr. Oord focuses in one of the reasons Brian McLaren, in his latest book "Do I Stay Christian?, gives for why he's stays Christian. 4 min APR 22, 2022 Ep. 80: Donna Bowman on an Open Future Ep. 80: Donna Bowman on an Open Future Dr. Oord discuss Donna Bowman's thoughts on an open future and a God worthy of worship from her essay in "The Handbook of Process Thought." 4 min APR 19, 2022 Ep. 79: Organic Islamic Humanism Ep. 79: Organic Islamic Humanism Dr. Oord discusses Farhan Shah's essay as published in the book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira & Schwartz. 3 min APR 15, 2022 Ep. 78: Divine Justice as Restorative Ep. 78: Divine Justice as Restorative Dr. Oord shares his thoughts on Sharon Baker Putt's assertion that God's justice is restorative, not retributive, from her book, "A Nonviolent Theology of Love." 2 min APR 12, 2022 Ep. 77: Wild Nature in Process Ep. 77: Wild Nature in Process Dr. Oord shares some thoughts from Andrew Davis's essay in the recently published book, "Nature in Process," edited by Davis, Teixeira and Schwartz. 4 min APR 8, 2022 Ep. 76: God Everlastingly Loves & Creates Out of Creation Ep. 76: God Everlastingly Loves & Creates Out of Creation Dr. Oord opposes the Classical proposal that God created out of nothing, responding with his own rationale that God creates out of creation. 4 min APR 5, 2022 Ep. 75: Essential Hesed Ep. 75: Essential Hesed Dr. Oord discusses his new phrase, Essential Hesed, as found in his latest book, "Pluriform Love." 4 min APR 1, 2022 Ep. 74: A Flourishing Life Ep. 74: A Flourishing Life Dr. Oord shares a powerful quote from Patrick Mitchel's book, "The Message of Love." 4 min MAR 29, 2022 Ep. 73: Keith Ward's Open World Ep. 73: Keith Ward's Open World Dr. Oord shares Keith Ward's idea that what lies ahead is an open world/future, from Ward's book, "The Priority of Mind." 3 min MAR 25, 2022 Ep. 72: A Pet Rock Ep. 72: A Pet Rock Dr. Oord contrasts the impassible God of Classical Theology with the passible God of Open and Relational Theology. 3 min MAR 22, 2022 Ep. 71: God as a Good Parent Ep. 71: God as a Good Parent Dr. Oord uses the analogy of parenting to describe how God loves us and works in our lives. 2 min MAR 18, 2022 Ep. 70: God Creates By Speaking Ep. 70: God Creates By Speaking Dr. Oord discusses the implications of Terence E. Fretheim's ideas of God creating through speaking as it leader to God's partnership with creation. 4 min MAR 15, 2022 Ep. 69: Partnering Past a Pandemic Ep. 69: Partnering Past a Pandemic Dr. Oord talks about K. E. Carver's essay found in the book Partnering with God. 4 min MAR 11, 2022 Ep. 68: Why Is There Suffering? Ep. 68: Why Is There Suffering? Dr. Oord talks about Bethany Sollereder's book, Why Is There Suffering? 2 min MAR 8, 2022 Ep. 67: Amipotence 2.0 Ep. 67: Amipotence 2.0 Is God omnipotent or amipotent, or impotent? Dr. Oord discusses the uncontrolling love of God. 3 min MAR 4, 2022 Ep. 66: A Limited God? Ep. 66: A Limited God? Does ORT portray a God who is limited, as some critics claim? 3 min MAR 1, 2022 Ep. 65: Must God Love? Ep. 65: Must God Love? Dr. Oord discusses whether God's love is voluntary or the result of his essence. 3 min FEB 25, 2022 Ep. 64: Jesus in Open and Relational Theology Ep. 64: Jesus in Open and Relational Theology Dr. Oord answers the question: Why is Jesus the center of his Open & Relational theology? 2 min FEB 22, 2022 Ep. 63: Clark Pinnock Ep. 63: Clark Pinnock Dr. Oord discusses the open and relational theology of Clark Pinnock. 3 min FEB 18, 2022 Ep. 62: Keith Ward Responds to David Bentley Hart Ep. 62: Keith Ward Responds to David Bentley Hart Dr. Oord share Keith Ward's response to David Bentley Hart. 4 min FEB 15, 2022 Ep. 61: The Center for Open & Relational Theology Ep. 61: The Center for Open & Relational Theology Dr. Oord explains what's available to all through "The Center for Open and Relational Theology." 3 min FEB 11, 2022 Ep. 60: The Evangelical Unbound God Ep. 60: The Evangelical Unbound God Dr. Oord discusses Chad Bahl's book God Unbound: An Evangelical Reconsiders Tradition in Search of Truth. 3 min FEB 8, 2022 Ep. 59: Open & Relational Theology & Deconstruction Ep. 59: Open & Relational Theology & Deconstruction Dr. Oord shares an example of how ORT can impact, deconstruct and reconstruct one's faith. 2 min FEB 4, 2022 Ep. 58: ORTLine Books Ep. 58: ORTLine Books An invitation and explanation of the February 19, 2022 online ORT Workshop 2 min FEB 1, 2022 Ep. 57: Possibilities Ep. 57: Possibilities How do we conceive of a future that is not predetermined, but is open? Think about the possibilities! 2 min JAN 28, 2022 Ep. 56: The Science and Philosophy of Free Will Ep. 56: The Science and Philosophy of Free Will Dr. Oord shares how both science and philosophy support the idea of free will, even though some deny it. 2 min JAN 25, 2022 Ep. 55: Separated from God? Ep. 55: Separated from God? Dr. Oord explains that sin cannot separate us from a God who is omnipresent. Learn more from his latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Relational-Theology-Introduction-Life-Changing/dp/1948609371/ 3 min JAN 21, 2022 Ep. 54: Love in Judaism Ep. 54: Love in Judaism Dr. Oord shares some thoughts on "love" from Shai Held's book in progress, titled, "Love in Judaism." 2 min JAN 18, 2022 Ep. 53: God Can't Prevent Trauma Single-handedly Ep. 53: God Can't Prevent Trauma Single-handedly Dr. Oord explains that God does not permit our suffering, but that God is not able to prevent suffering single-handedly. 3 min JAN 14, 2022 Ep. 52: Augustine on Love Ep. 52: Augustine on Love Dr. Oord talks about the book he is presently writing about love and how his view contrast with Augustine's. 3 min JAN 11, 2022 Ep. 51: Ryan Lambros on Healing Ep. 51: Ryan Lambros on Healing What does healing look like and what factors are involved, from an Open and Relational theological perspective? 2 min JAN 7, 2022 Ep. 50: Picking Up Your Cross Ep. 50: Picking Up Your Cross According to ORT how can we interpret Jesus' command to his disciples to "pick up your cross daily"? 2 min JAN 4, 2022 Ep. 49: Organisms and Aggregates Ep. 49: Organisms and Aggregates Dr. Oord talks about God's influence on creatures of varying levels of agency, like worms and rocks. 2 min DEC 31, 2021 Ep. 48: Life Changing Theology Ep. 48: Life Changing Theology Dr. Oord shares how ORT consists of ideas that have a life-changing impact. 2 min DEC 28, 2021 Ep. 47: Anthropomorphism Ep. 47: Anthropomorphism How much is God like us and how much is God different? Is ORT guilty of excessively anthropomorphizing God? 2 min Listen to Nos. 1-46 - click here © 2022 ORT Shorts