Guest Blogger: Charles Camosy – Is the Church Speciesist?
Speciesism can be likened to racism and sexism—i.e. just as a person’s sex or race is not relevant to whether they get equal moral consideration of their interests, all animals—human and...
View ArticleBrad Jersak: Why Did Jesus Die?
Tom Wright, in his book, The Day the Revolution Began, struck a nerve with the candor of his critique of any gospel that implies, “God so hated the world that he killed his only Son.” Of course, laying...
View ArticleMichael Frost: If You Want to Change the Church, Change the Metaphor
Joseph Campbell once said, “If you want to change the world, change the metaphor.” Maybe if you want to change the church you should change the metaphors you use to describe it too. You’re probably...
View ArticleNomad 126: Nomad Gathering – The Nomad Story
We recently invited the beloved listener to Nottingham for Nomad’s first offline get-together. It was a splendid weekend of conversation, interviews, music, food and drink. And we recorded some of it...
View ArticleRichard Beck – #Resistance
Talk of resistance is everywhere these days. Especially among my progressive and liberal Christian friends in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. And I know there are similar sorts of worries in the...
View ArticleNomad Live: Mark Vernon – The Art of Uncertainty
This podcast comes to you from Nomad’s first offline Gathering. We had a great weekend of food, drink, conversation, music and meditation. We also interviewed Mark Vernon. Mark was an Anglican priest...
View ArticleNomad Spirituality: Mark Vernon – Living on the Edge of the Circle
At our recent offline Gathering, Mark Vernon – former Anglican Priest, turned atheist, turned Christian agnostic – led us in a Buddhist inspired meditation. To get the full benefit from this, you might...
View ArticleBrian McLaren – A Curriculum of Love
When I was 22, I had almost everything completely figured out … about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, theology. Strange … by 30, I knew a little less, and the certainty/mystery ratio has only...
View ArticleNomad 128: Greg Boyd – The Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Greg Boyd is back on the show! This time he’s tackling the thorny issue of violence in the Old Testament. How is it, for example, that the God revealed in Jesus loves his enemies and lays down his life...
View ArticleThomas Jay Oord – God Can’t: Making Some Sense of God and Life
I’m on a quest to make some sense of God and life. The journey isn’t easy. I seek help from the sciences, arts, literature, cultures, sages and saints, and wisdom traditions. I also read theological...
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