The Urban Mystic Podcast: Conversation about Deconstructing Church, the Problem of Godde, and Cultivating Relational Spirituality
Episodes
Nov 11, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
1hr 5 min
In this first episode of the miniseries, Delvyn Case joins us in conversation on his first experiences of God, his work and ministry in ecumenical spaces.
Delvyn has written on Open and Relational Theology for the ORT Center, and his story of process and deconstruction brings nuance to the impulse to look for a new theological framework within which to move and breathe more freely. For this reason we thought we’d include our conversation with him as the first episode of this series.
Del is a musician, educator, writer, scholar and speaker. You can head across to his website to connect with some of his current work, or connect with him on Facebook.
Our next two guests in this series dig into the specifics of Open and Relational Theology, but, again, we explore this from the richness of their own stories.
Next episode drops a week from this one.
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Nov 4, 2021
Nov 4, 2021
30 min
This is a short miniseries between episodes, and so is bonus content to the end of Season 3.
In this intro we look briefly at why we took this tangent into Open and Relational Theology, and how we came across our three wonderful guests.
We hope you enjoy.
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Sep 17, 2021
Sep 17, 2021
1hr 32 min
We've loved Season 3 of this podcast and not yet taken breaks between guests to reflect. And, in fairness, given the subject matter we've not been sure how best to do so. Having landed at such an enriching season that really is best left to speak for itself, we're drawing Season 3 to a close with a clear idea of where we'd like to go in Season 4.
Thank you to each and every one of our listeners and to each of our guests for being part of this incredible journey!
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Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
1hr 53 min
Our guest for this week's episode is Greg Farrand, Executive Director of Second Breath. We are privileged to get to know Greg as he shares the story of his early experience of God, the cultivation of a contemplative practice in the context of marriage and ministry, and his evolution toward the broader Christian Wisdom Tradition.
We highly recommend Second Breath's app which is available on Google Play and App Store. The app is for anyone looking to cultivate a great presentness their self, others, cosmos, and God.
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Aug 25, 2021
Aug 25, 2021
1hr 51 min
Costa served as head of the Association of Vineyard Churches South Africa until retirement. Costa is a Leadership Coach, specializing in the development and growth of leaders wherever and whatever they lead, whether business, board, team, department or family.
Costa is the author of Learn to love yourself: Developing a healthy self-image and Giving leadership: Taking others with you on a journey to destiny.
We get to speak to Costa about his experience of God, life journey and ministry, and dive deep into the Vineyard Model of Ministry and the need for a relational theology and spirituality.
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Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
1hr 43 min
Our guest for this episode is Derek Morphew. In this conversation we explore Derek’s early and ongoing experience of God and delve into his recent work titled The Kingdom Theology.
You can follow the links below to Derek’s works on Amazon:
And you can follow this link to Derek's website: kingdomtheology.net
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Jul 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021
1hr 28 min
In this episode we're joined by Professor Christo Lombaard from the University of Pretoria. This is a bit of an anomaly in the series as it was recorded close to a year ago. Here we explore postsecularism, a new era following secularism alongside secularism.
You can find Christo's publications on Academia.
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Jul 15, 2021
Jul 15, 2021
1hr 13 min
Our guest for this episode is Richard Kearney, a philosopher and theology with deep mystical leanings. He is the author of Anatheism: Returning to God after God, Reimagining the sacred: Richard Kearney debates God, and Radical hospitality: From thought to action, with his recent work Touch: Recovering our most vital sense (no limits).
In this episode we get to know Richard's early experience of God and dive into his work.
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Jul 8, 2021
Jul 8, 2021
1hr 26 min
This week we're joined by John W. Morehead, Director of Multifaith Matters. John's religious diplomacy approach takes people past "us vs. them" intergroup conflict, and in this conversation his interest in cognitive and neuroscience shine through. John us as we explore John's experience of God and the conversation that emerges as we explore his work.
You can dive into John's contributions, among others, in A Charitable Orthopathy: Christian Perspectives on Emotions in Multifaith Engagement, and Encountering New Religious Movements: A Holistic Evangelical Approach, and Beyond the Burning Times: A Pagan and Christian in Dialogue.
Jun 25, 2021
Jun 25, 2021
1hr 12 min
This week we’re joined by Thomas Jay Oord, a philosopher, theologian, and scholar who directs a doctoral program in at Northwind Theological Seminary and the Center for Open and Relational Theology. Tom has authored a number of books, such as God Can’t and The Uncontrolling Love of God. Join us as we get to know Tom through his life story and thinking about God and his new book Open and Relational Theology.
Follow any of the hyperlinks above to connect with Thomas or to find his books on Amazon.
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