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Love Over Religion - Dr Thomas Oord's Journey Through Faith and Belief

Love Over Religion: Dr. Thomas Oord's Journey Through Faith and BeliefJoin us on this episode of Peaceful Life Radio as we delve into an enlightening conversation with Dr. Thomas J. Oord, a theologian, scholar, and author. Dr. Oord discusses his evolution from a traditional evangelical upbringing t…

Episode 112: The uncontrolling God - Simon Cross and Thomas Oord

What if God wasn't all-powerful? What if you already held a theology that the mainstream Church saw as heretical? What are Process Theology and Open and Relational Theology? Simon Cross and Thomas Oord join us for this episode to talk about a theology that, in a sense, rejects the images of God t…

Thomas Oord: If God Can't, What About Miracles? & Other Questions

We talked with Tom Oord again about a lot of questions that came up in light of our conversation about his book God Can’t: How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils: If "God Can't" determine outcomes unilaterally, what can God do? What about miracles? What about the renew…

Episode 338: Thomas Oord And Chad Bahl - The Power Of Love In A Divided World

This week we're talking to Thomas Oord and Chad Bahl about Amipotence (ami ... who?!) and the power of love in a divided world. This one is a game-changer - enjoy! SHOW NOTES: THOMAS OORD: https://thomasjayoord.com CHAD BAHL: https://www.facebook.com/chad.bahl AMIPOTENCE: https://www.amazon.c…

Ep 1.14: How God Loves, A Conversation with Thomas Oord

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a conversation with Thomas Oord, a leading Christian theologian in “Open and Relational Theology.”  He is the Director of the Center for Open and Relational Theology and also on the doctoral faculty at Northwind Seminary.      In his theology, Oord proposes th…

God Can’t - Thomas Oord

Is there anything God can’t do?  Can God lie?  Can God act against God’s own nature?    Best-selling author Thomas Oord answers these questions in this provocative podcast, offering a new way to think and talk about God.  His answers have implications for our prayers, theologies and efforts to care…

Is God Really Omnipotent? The Open & Relational Theology Answer

What if everything you learned about God's power is incomplete — or even wrong? In this conversation, Kwok Pui Lan sits down with Thomas J. Oord to explore one of the most provocative questions in contemporary theology: is God truly all-powerful? Drawing on open and relational theology and process …

Dr. Thomas Oord, Rethinking God and human suffering

In this episode of Soul Care in Real Life, Brian sits down with Dr. Thomas Jay Oord—a leading voice in contemporary theology and one of the most influential thinkers shaping conversations about God, love, and human freedom today. Dr. Oord invites us into a deeper understanding of love as the defini…

S7E35 Dr. Peter Enns: Curve-ball - When Your Faith Strikes Out

Send us Fan Mail REPRISE - Dr. Peter Enns returns to the podcast to discuss his brand new book Curve-ball - When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming* or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God. Pete admits it's the longest title in the history of publishing. The popular pr…

The Nurture of an Amipotent God with Thomas J. Oord

This week's episode was recorded live at Wild Goose Festival 2026. We had the honor of talking with theologian and author Thomas J. Oord about a God whose power is loving influence rather than control, and how that view reshapes nurture, suffering, and faith. Oord also reflects on reconstructing be…