Open and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. He's a best-selling author, world-renown speaker, and leading voice in this burgeoning field. Dr. Oord directs a Center and Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology too. Subscribe if you're tired of conventional theology and want a perspective that both makes sense and fits life as we live it.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOpen and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast.
ORT Shorts is hosted by Thomas Jay Oord. The show has published 315 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 315: Reimagining God" (1 September 2026, 4 minutes), "Ep. 314: All Flesh Shalom (Part 2)" (25 August 2026, 3 minutes), and "Ep. 313: Made By Love, For Love" (19 August 2026, 3 minutes).
ORT Shorts publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 4 minutes across 315 episodes.
Booking probability for ORT Shorts is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ORT Shorts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ORT Shorts's contact route on record: public web form.
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Thomas Jay Oord hosts ORT Shorts, a religion show with 315 episodes published.
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ORT Shorts
In this episode, Dr. Oord re-engages with the new book from Michael Rose entitled, Made By Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of Relentless Love . Made by Love, for Love invites readers to...
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In this episode Dr. Oord re-engages with Steve Watson's new book entitled All Flesh Shalom: Larger, Freer, More Loving Readings of the Good News of Jesus From the book description: So many of the forms of Christianity...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Michael Rose entitled, Made By Love, For Love: Reimagining God, Power, and Faith in Light of Relentless Love . Made by Love, for Love invites readers to reimagine...
ORT Shorts
In this episode Dr. Oord engages with Steve Watson's new book entitled All Flesh Shalom: Larger, Freer, More Loving Readings of the Good News of Jesus From the book description: So many of the forms of Christianity we...
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Theology Beer Camp 2026 will take place Oct. 8-10 in Kansas City, MO. Thomas Jay Oord and Jonathan Foster will facilitate a special Theology Beer Camp pregame all day on October 8 alongside theologians, authors...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with Brandon Evans book entitled The Parable of the Road . The Parable of the Road is a fiercely funny, brutally honest, and ultimately healing post-evangelical novel about rediscovering...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Ulrick Dam entitled Inspire, Equip, Empower: How to Lead with Love, Inspire Your People, and Build a Thriving Church. Author Ulrick Dam understands Church...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the new little book from Ian Todd entitled Veridical-Experiential Theology (VET): Christianity that takes 'extraordinary' evidence seriously. In the book, author Ian Todd explores...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book from Jonathan Bentley entitled Shadowing St. Francis: A Pilgrimage of Sacred Emergence in the Age of AI. Blending travel narrative with open and relational theology...
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In this episode Dr. Oord continues to engage with the book Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open and Relational Theologies , a compilation of essays written for pastors, spiritual...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open and Relational Theologies , a compilation of essays edited by Sheri Kling. Broken down into 7...
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In this episode Dr. Oord engages with the book Second Thoughts About Hell: Understanding What We Believe by Ronald Allen and Robert Cornwall. In the book Allen and Cornwall guide the reader through the historical...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord continues to engage with the new book from Chad Bahl entitled The Death of Supernaturalism: The Case for Process Naturalism . This book, the culmination of Bahl's doctoral work at Northwind...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the new book from Chad Bahl entitled The Death of Supernaturalism: The Case for Process Naturalism . This book, the culmination of Bahl's doctoral work at Northwind Seminary...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the final chapter of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the problem of good, the challenge of how to understand miracles in...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 14 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as lays out his six-fold proposal for solving the problem of evil, the biggest challenge to...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 13 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he unpacks his view of Amipotent Providence. A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 12 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he follows his critique of the traditional belief that God created out of nothing (Creatio Ex...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 11 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses and critiques the traditional belief that God created out of nothing (Creatio Ex...
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In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 10 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the proper role of mystery. A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and...
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