The Theology Mill

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Philip John Paul Gonzales / Responses to Jean-Louis Chrétien

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6 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes 57 seconds

The Theology Mill

Philip John Paul Gonzales is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary & University, Baltimore. He is author of Reimagining the Analogia Entis: The Future of Erich Przywara’s Christian Vision and editor of Exorcising Philosophical Modernity: Cyril O’Regan and Christian Discourse after Modernity, and co-editor of Finitude's Wounded Praise: Responses to Jean-Louis Chrétien.

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- Finitude’s Wounded Praise (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666710489/finitudes-wounded-praise/

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Paul R. Hinlicky / Lutheran Theology

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6 months ago

58 minutes 48 seconds

The Theology Mill

Paul R. Hinlicky is Tise Professor emeritus at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. He is author of numerous articles and books, including the Cascade Companion on Lutheran Theology (2020), Luther for Evangelicals (2018), Luther and the Beloved Community (2010), and a systematic theology, Beloved Community (2015). He is Distinguished Professor on the graduate faculty of Christ Seminary, Institute of Lutheran Theology.

PODCAST LINKS:

- Lutheran Theology (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781498234092/lutheran-theology/

- Reconstructions in Lutheran Doctrinal Theology (series): https://wipfandstock.com/search-results/?series=reconstructions-in-lutheran-doctrinal-theology

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Laurie M. Johnson / A Longer View on Our Culture Wars

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7 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 17 seconds

The Theology Mill

Laurie M. Johnson is professor of political science at Kansas State University and president of The Maurin Academy (https://pmaurin.org). Most of her work has involved developing an understanding and critique of classical liberal theory and includes works on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Tocqueville. Her recent book, Ideological Possession and the Rise of the New Right (2019), sets the stage for her newest book, The Gap in God’s Country (Cascade, 2024), with broader implications for what we can do to address our problems.

PODCAST LINKS:

- The Gap in God’s Country (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666737400/the-gap-in-gods-country/

- YouTube series on the book: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx-GdsauHvp0dmqOKq8f4jsB

- Laurie’s website: https://lauriemjohnson.com/

- Maurin Academy: https://pmaurin.org/

- Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy

- Political Philosophy podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ljpolitical-philosophy

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John H. Buchanan / Psychedelics, Process Philosophy, and Transpersonal Psychology

OUTLINE:

(02:49) – Meet Laurie

(05:08) – Roundtable: Jesus, Socrates, Karl Marx

(07:12) – Laurie’s political journey

(16:00) – Classical conservatism

(20:25) – US conservatives: right-leaning liberals?

(27:23) – Political instability today

(29:36) – Marxian critiques of capitalism

(34:58) – Transformations in the Democratic Party

(35:43) – Jacques Ellul and “technique” today

(44:14) – The Catholic Worker movement

(50:17) – Mass psychosis/ideological possession

(01:00:23) – Direct action

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7 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes 3 seconds

The Theology Mill

John H. Buchanan received a doctorate in liberal arts from Emory University. He was trained and certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner by Stan and Christina Grof. He is a contributing coeditor for Rethinking Consciousness (2020) and the author of Processing Reality: Finding Meaning in Death, Psychedelics, and Sobriety (Cascade, 2022).

PODCAST LINKS:

- Processing Reality (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666709285/processing-reality/

- John’s website: https://www.processingreality.com/

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Paul Louis Metzger / Christianity and Zen

OUTLINE:

(01:22) – Introduction

(05:56) – Roundtable: Olaf Stapledon, C. S. Lewis, Colin Wilson

(10:27) – Psychedelics: intersection of psychology, philosophy, religion

(16:30) – First experiences with mind-altering agents

(20:11) – Answering criticisms of psychedelics

(24:35) – Altered states: drug-induced vs. breath-induced

(31:42) – Stan Grof’s transpersonal psychology

(36:50) – Whitehead’s process philosophy

(43:34) – Grof and Whitehead in conversation

(48:50) – “Prehension”

(54:32) – Prehension and non-ordinary states

(57:43) – What’s next for John

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8 months ago

59 minutes 41 seconds

The Theology Mill

Paul Louis Metzger, Ph.D., is Professor of Christian Theology & Theology & Culture, Multnomah Biblical Seminary/Jessup University, Director of The Institute for Cultural Engagement: New Wine, New Wineskins, and author and editor of numerous works, including Evangelical Zen: A Christian’s Spiritual Travels with a Buddhist Friend(2nd ed., Cascade, 2024),More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture(IVP Academic, 2023), Connecting Christ: How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths (Thomas Nelson, 2012), and A World for All? Global Civil Society in Political Theory and Trinitarian Theology (co-editor, Eerdmans, 2011).

PODCAST LINKS:

-Evangelical Zen(book):https://wipfandstock.com/9781666768411/evangelical-zen-second-edition/

- Paul’s Patheos Blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/uncommongodcommongood/

- Paul’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.l.metzger/

- Paul’s website:https://paullouismetzger.com/

- New Wine, New Wineskins: https://www.new-wineskins.org/

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Johannes Steenbuch / Negative Theology, Pt. 2

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(03:44) – Roundtable: Kyogen Carlson, Augustine, Dogen, MLK, Steinbeck

(06:12) – Initial interest in Buddhism and Japanese culture

(10:35) – Where evangelical and Zen meet

(15:35) – Permanence vs. impermanence

(19:47) – Living with ambiguity

(23:22) – Holy envy

(26:55) – Buddhism and the culture wars

(35:40) – The life and poetry of Kobayashi Issa

(40:55) – Nirvana in Kanazawa

(44:54) – Inhabiting a tradition

(49:10) – The object of (this) multi-faith friendship

(51:25) – Book projects in the works

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8 months ago

57 minutes 24 seconds

The Theology Mill

Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Copenhagen with a dissertation on negative theology and ethics in Clement of Alexandria and Gregory of Nyssa. He is the author of Negative Theology: A Short Introduction (Cascade, 2022).

PODCAST LINKS:

- Negative Theology (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666742169/negative-theology/

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Andrew T. Draper / Theologies of Race and Place

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9 months ago

54 minutes 33 seconds

The Theology Mill

Rev. Dr. Andrew T. Draper is the Executive Director of Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay, OH. He is also teaching pastor at Urban Light Community Church in Muncie, IN. He has authored numerous books and articles on race, disability, and the church. Dr. Draper holds a PhD in theological ethics from the University of Aberdeen and an MDiv from Winebrenner Theological Seminary.

PODCAST LINKS:

- A Theology of Race and Place (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781498280822/a-theology-of-race-and-place/

- Dr. Draper’s website: https://atdraper.wordpress.com/

- Dr. Draper’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.t.draper.3/

- Dr. Draper’s X: https://x.com/AndrewTDraper

- Urban Light Community Church Staff Page: https://www.urbanlightmuncie.com/users/dr-andrew-draper

- Winebrenner Theological Seminary Faculty Page: https://winebrenner.edu/personnel/andrew-t-draper-phd/

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Jack Haberer / Leading the Full Spectrum Church in a Red-and-Blue World

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10 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes 34 seconds

The Theology Mill

Jack Haberer was raised Roman Catholic, became a Jesus freak, was formed in faith by Baptists, Pentecostals, Charismatics, Methodists, Non-denominationals, and finally ordained a Presbyterian, earning three academic degrees in the process. He has served influential churches as pastor—in twenty-two of which he preached to rocket scientists. The congregations flourished. He has written three earlier books and served as editor of The Presbyterian Outlook for nine years. He is the author of Swimming with the Sharks: Leading the Full Spectrum Church in a Red-and-Blue World (Cascade, 2024).

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- Swimming with the Sharks (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9798385210404/swimming-with-the-sharks/

- GodViews (book): https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664501907/godviews.aspx

- Jack’s website: https://jackhaberer.com/

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Andrew Barron / Human Difference and Disability

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10 months ago

59 minutes 14 seconds

The Theology Mill

Andrew Barron was an adjunct faculty at The Centre for Spirituality, Disability, and Care at Martin Luther University College, federated with Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He has previously taught disability and theology at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto where he graduated with his doctor of ministry degree in 2016. Barron is the author of Human Difference: Reflections on a Life in Proximity to Disability (Cascade, 2024). He is married to Laura and is the father of Rafael, Ketzia, and Simona.

PODCAST LINKS:

- Human Difference (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666779233/human-difference/

- Dr. Barron’s website: https://www.drandrewbarron.com/

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Johannes Steenbuch / Negative Theology, Pt. 1

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10 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes 51 seconds

The Theology Mill

Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Copenhagen with a dissertation on negative theology and ethics in Clement of Alexandria and Gregory of Nyssa. He is the author of Negative Theology: A Short Introduction (Cascade, 2022).

PODCAST LINKS:

- Negative Theology (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666742169/negative-theology/

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Susan Grove Eastman / Participation and Personhood in Pauline Theology

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11 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes 39 seconds

The Theology Mill

Susan Grove Eastman is associate research professor emerita of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. She is the author of Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul’s Anthropology (2017), Recovering Paul’s Mother Tongue: Language and Theology in Galatians (2007/2022), Oneself in Another: Participation and Personhood in Pauline Theology (2024), and Romans: An Interpretation Commentary (forthcoming, 2025).

PODCAST LINKS:

-Oneself in Another (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781532692628/oneself-in-another/

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Steven DeLay / The Ten Meditations of Jean-Louis Chrétien

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1 year ago

54 minutes 44 seconds

The Theology Mill

Steven DeLay is an Old Member of Christ Church, University of Oxford. He is the author of philosophical works and works of fiction, including Elijah Newman Died Today (2022) and Faint Not (2022), and the translator of Jean-Louis Chrétien’s Ten Meditations for Catching and Losing One’s Breath (Cascade, 2024).

PODCAST LINKS:

- Ten Meditations for Catching and Losing One’s Breath (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666766110/ten-meditations-for-catching-and-losing-ones-breath/

- Phenomenology in France (book): https://tinyurl.com/ypr4hr78

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Andrew M. Davis / Process-Relational Perspectives on Power and the God of Love

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1 year ago

50 minutes 43 seconds

The Theology Mill

Andrew M. Davis is program director for the Center for Process Studies. He is author, editor, and coeditor of several books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos (2020), Metaphysics of Exo-Life (2023), and From Force to Persuasion (Cascade, 2024).

PODCAST LINKS:

- From Force to Persuasion (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666784428/from-force-to-persuasion/

- Whitehead and Teilhard (book): https://tinyurl.com/2s3vxb5p

- How I Found God in Everyone and Everywhere (book): https://tinyurl.com/27nk7ck2

- Perspectives in Process Studies (book series): https://wipfandstock.com/search-results/?series=perspectives-in-process-studies-series

- Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.org/

- Andrew’s website: https://www.andrewmdavis.info/

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