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 Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
Ep. 295: One, Everlasting, All-Knowing Spirit
10/04/2026 | 5 mins.
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 9 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses a loving God who experiences time moment by moment, unchanging in God's essence but constantly changing in how God experiences creation. A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
Ep. 294: The Spirit is a Relational Person Who Feels
07/04/2026 | 3 mins.
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 8 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the reasons for believing the Spirit is a Relational Person Who Feels. A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
Ep. 293: Amipotent Spirit
03/04/2026 | 3 mins.
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 7 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses God as a loving Spirit of uncontrolling love A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
Ep. 292: God is Not Omnipotent
31/03/2026 | 3 mins.
In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with chapter 6 of his new book A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation as he discusses the challenges of reconciling a God of love with the ways in which God has traditionally been understood as omnipotent. A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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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