ORT Shorts

Thomas Jay Oord
ORT Shorts
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  • ORT Shorts

    Ep. 301: The Problem of Good, Miracles, and God's Will

    02/05/2026 | 5 mins.
    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 relation to science and and the God of amipotent love, and ways of understanding God's will for creation.
    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    Ep. 300: Solving the Problem of Evil

    28/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    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 belief in God for many atheists and agnostics.
    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    Ep. 299: Amipotent Providence

    24/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    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 and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    Ep. 298: Ever Creator

    21/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    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 Nihilo) by proposing his creation theory, God as Ever Creator.
    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    Ep. 297: Creatio Ex Nihilo and Other Creation Theories

    17/04/2026 | 4 mins.
    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 Nihilo) while exploring various alternative ways of understanding creation.
    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.

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About ORT Shorts

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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