Book series: SacraSage Press

The language of life reflects one’s thoughts and convictions, as does the language of death. It is important that we pay careful attention to how we speak when talking about… Read More »Can We Talk About Death?: An Open and Relational Vision

Many Christian philosophers and theologians have proposed a variety of explanations over the centuries for why a God of love might exist yet seem so silent and hidden. The Silence… Read More »The Silence of the Lamb: Exploring the Hiddenness of Christ and God

God is neither omnipotent nor impotent but amipotent. At least that’s what Thomas Jay Oord argues. In The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence and other books, Oord makes… Read More »Amipotence: Support & Criticism

God is neither omnipotent nor impotent but amipotent. At least that’s what Thomas Jay Oord argues. In The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence and other books, Oord makes… Read More »Amipotence: Expansion & Application

Is God punishing me? What did I do to deserve this? I have heard these pleas coming from Christians and non-Christians alike. Reconciling suffering with a loving God has a… Read More »Putting Essential Kenosis to the Test: Applying the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

The microbiome is a vital part of life on Earth. Modern science has shown that the microbiome is involved in almost all aspects of human functioning, including human behavior. But… Read More »A Theology of the Microbiome: An Intersection of Divinity and the Microbial Life Within Us

Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But we’re right to run from the nonsense we’ve been taught and from those who hurt us.… Read More »God After Deconstruction

For decades, millions of Christians have been leaving church behind. Among those who have stayed, not only individuals, but entire congregations are rejecting traditions that fail to address the challenges… Read More »Preaching the Uncontrolling Love of God: Sermons, Essays, and Worship Elements from the Perspective of Open,…

With its emphasis on relation over substance and possibility over predetermined endings, open and relational theology provides a way forward for both Muslims and Christians. This way, as Open and… Read More »Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives

Meaning is not simply discovered but created. Two exceptional thinkers who can help us with this creative meaning-making process are the French academic René Girard and the British philosopher Alfred… Read More »Processing Mimetic Reality: Harmonizing Alfred North Whitehead and René Girard