Recovering Evangelicals

#221 – A systematic theology of love

A leading figure in the Open Relational and Process Theistic camp critiques our own new Christology/Theology We asked Dr. Thomas Jay Oord to comment on the new theology/Christology that we’ve been unpacking on this

#220 – listener responses to Luke’s Christian Humanism

A vibrant conversation between Luke, Scott and several of our more engaged listeners generated a lot of heat and light Several listeners wrote in over the past few weeks in response to the new Christology/theology that L

#219 – a new Christology for the deconstructing Christian

After completely deconstructing the Christian faith he grew up with, Luke answers the question: “what do I still believe about Jesus?” This week’s episode is the cap-stone on the archway we’ve bui

#218 – Did John just make it up?

John’s Gospel is so different from the other three Gospel accounts, one might have to wonder ….. This week, we talk to a New Testament scholar with particular expertise on the writing of the Gospels. His most

#217 – Christianity: the “true myth”

Literary scholars such as JR Tolkien and CS Lewis see Christianity as not only the fulfillment of ancient Hebrew prophecies, but also the deep-seated yearnings of the human heart, expressed through a multitude of myths a

#216 – The Gospels aren’t what we thought they were!?

They were written by GrecoRoman elites in the 2nd century, and Paul radically influenced their writing!? Christians sitting in the pews have long had the idea that the Gospels were written by four individuals, at least o

#215 – Jesus: Cosmic Deity?

Paul and John (and modern Evangelicals) seem to paint a different portrait of Jesus than all the others who actually walked and talked with him. Jesus of Nazareth as … the Logos? [image created by Andrew … th

#214 – Jesus: Jewish Messiah?

The people reported as having walked and talked with Jesus in the first century all saw him primarily as a Jewish Messiah. Jesus and his disorganized, unarmed group of disciples re-imagined as a conquering hero leading a

#213 – Divine Inspiration

#212 – Are the Gospels (just) human documents?

#211 – Fish with feet?

#210 – YECist and ID proponents re-think snakes and wasps

#209 – Wasps and cockroaches re-invent “the birds and the bees”

#208 – It’s not a simple thing becoming a snake!

#207 – Defense and attack strategies

#206 – Ancient Christianities

#205 – Beyond Deconstruction: building a more expansive faith

#204 – Putting God in a box?

#203 – the evolution of religious belief and atheism (part 2)

#202 – the evolution of religious belief and atheism (part 1)