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Deconstruction is hard!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.God After Deconstruction will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It's not a book for people who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught.Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and relational vision of God. This vision makes sense; it fits our experience; it's livable. The open and relational view aligns with our deep intuitions about love and freedom.God After Deconstruction is for those deconstructing and those wanting help after deconstruction. It's for people in the fire and those with scars.God After Deconstruction is an adventure for lovers in tumultuous times!Buy this book.Six-Word Endorsements for God After Deconstruction"When everything goes, only God remains." -- Simon Cross, chair of the Progressive Christianity Network (Britain)"Helpful companion on your deconstruction journey."-- EDJ, author of Deconstructing Religious Sexual Trauma: A Memoir"A faith beyond deconstruction is possible." -- Kathy Escobar, author of Faith Shift and Practicing "A relational way to think about purpose." -- Jonathan J. Foster, author of indigo: the color of grief"This is a really great book." -- Keith Giles, author of the 7-part "Jesus Un" book series"A God-centric approach to deconstruction." -- David Hayward, aka NakedPastor"A compassionate primer on our deconstruction."-- Angela Herrington, author of Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself"A thoughtful third way - highly recommended."-- Olivia Jackson, author of (Un)Certain"Life-giving for doubters, deconstructors, wonderers."-- Mark Karris, author of The Diabolical Trinity"Powerful, essential, required reading for everyone." -- Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Madang Podcast and author of Invisible"Adventure guide to life after deconstruction."-- Brian D. McLaren, author of Do I Stay Christian?"I've always believed in this God!" -- Mason Mennenga, A People's Theology podcast"A deconstruction journey worth taking!"-- Sherri Pallas, author of We Have Ruined God"An exvangelical deconstruction guide to God." -- Jim Palmer, author of Inner Anarchy "A haven for the hard questions."-- Elizabeth Petters, the Deconstructing Mamas podcast"Faces the hard questions without blinking."-- Janet Kellogg Ray, The God of Monkey Science"The God you need right now!"-- Gary Alan Taylor, the Sophia Society"Everyone deconstructing should read this book."-- Tim Whitaker, creator of The New Evangelicals"The God of Love always triumphs!" -- John Williamson, The Deconstructionists Podcast

The Church of the Nazarene claims that homosexuality is a perversion of human sexuality. The denomination and many of its members have also said same-sex sexual acts are sinful and subject to the wrath of God. Most Nazarenes maintain that the "homosexual lifestyle" is sinful and contrary to scripture.And yet the Church of the Nazarene also states that all people should be treated with dignity, grace, and as God's image bearers - regardless of sexual orientation or behavior. And the denomination's theology is grounded in love and acceptance.Nazarene clergy experience tension between the denomination's position on homosexuality and ministering to LGBT people. They want to love and support queer people, but the denomination's statement on human sexuality undermines love.Reginald Watson's qualitative study explores the lived experiences of thirteen Nazarene clergy. It identifies these clergy responses to homosexuality and clergy interactions with LGBT people. In this book, Watson identifies key themes from his study. Those themes affect clergy, the Church of the Nazarene as a denomination, LGBT people, counselor educators, and clinical practitioners.Endorsement: "Reg Watson's work points to the tension many Nazarene clergy feel as they relate with queer people. On the one hand, they want to be loving, empathetic, and affirming. But the denomination's view of queer people in general and same-sex relations in particular works against love. I recommend Reg Watson's book to those who want to take seriously what it means to be a clergy person in a denomination that is not (yet) affirming."Thomas Jay Oord, Co-editor of Why the Church of the Nazarene Should be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming

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 Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives" posits, aligns beautifully with important and ancient thinking from both traditions. Our world desperately needs "people of the book" to pursue cooperation over competition. Open and relational theology affords us that possibility. These essays were presented in their original forms at a conference hosted by the Center for Islamic Theology and the Center for Open and Relational Theology."As the dominance of substance-thought, with its inability to understand the central reality of relations, leads humanity to self-destruction, there has never been a greater need to recover the thinking associated with open and relational theology." -DR. JOHN B. COBB JR"This is a work to help us define the God-human relationship as a relationship of freedom." -PROF. DR. MOUHANAD KHORCHIDE

Year after year, a familiar narrative unfolds: Church attendance declines, communities wither away, and once-thriving churches shutter their doors. But does this spell the end of Christianity and the relevance of church communities? Absolutely not. We have the power to breathe new life into the church and restore its significance by embracing the ideas of Open and Relational Theology, allowing it to shape our ecclesiology. Within this transformation lies a profound summons - to actively engage in constructing the very kingdom of God, here and now. We are called to partake in the building of the kingdom of God, or the what the biblical writers called the Basileia, even as we keep our gaze fixed on the ultimate kingdom that awaits. This will be the key to new life for churches moving into the 22nd century.

Omnipotence is dead. At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy. Those harmed and hurting wonder why an omnipotent and loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. Evil buries omnipotence six feet under. But the death of omnipotence is not the death of God. In this ground-breaking book, best-selling and award-winning author Thomas Jay Oord explains why omnipotence should be rejected. But Oord offers a replacement: amipotence, the power of love. If we think love shapes and guides God's power, we make better sense of life. We make better sense of the Bible. Amipotence explains why God doesn't prevent genuine evil and it overcomes other obstacles to belief. An amipotent Spirit empowers all that is loving, true, beautiful, and good. No book makes a bolder but more needed argument for why God is not all-powerful. Those who care about God, love, scripture, and logic will find what they've long been looking for. Get a copy of The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence! Endorsements: "Omnipotence has long been considered a basic, non-negotiable, characteristic of God. But is it biblical? And does it push us toward theological landmines that blow up faith? In this book, Oord, with his typical gentle candor, lays out the complex issues in clear and readable chunks. In the end, Oord points to the beauty and comfort of a God who is uncontrolling love." - Peter Enns, professor of biblical studies at Eastern University, author of Curveball "Thomas Jay Oord challenges one of the most fundamental attributes of God-omnipotence. He discloses that a narrow view of God as 'Almighty' is neither biblical nor adequately describes the God of Jesus Christ. Oord offers a new view of God as 'amipotent.' The power of God is the power of love, and the power of unconditional love is our strength. Oord has made an important contribution to restoring the biblical God, a God who is ever faithful in love, not a power over us but the power beneath our wings." - Ilia Delio, OSF, Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology, Villanova University "Omnipotence is widely believed to be one of the most important attributes of God. In this book, Thomas Jay Oord proposes a highly original and thought-provoking thesis: instead of omnipotent, God should be considered 'amipotent.' This is an important book which can radically change the way we approach central problems in philosophy of religion and philosophical theology." - Yujin Nagasawa, H. G. Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham "Finally God's love has been saved from God's control-faithfully, definitively, attractively! In this vibrantly accessible work, Thomas Jay Oord puts to rest the demoralizing, incoherent, and by the way nonbiblical notion of controlling omnipotence, used to justify endless injustice. In its stead, he unleashes 'amipotence'- code for the power of love. Its time has come: preach it, teach it, live it!" - Catherine Keller, Drew Theological School, and Author of Political Theology of Love "This book provides a provocative argument that cannot be easily dismissed. This is the kind of nuance that contemporary debates over models of God need to consider." - R.T. Mullins, Professor of Philosophical Theology, University of Lucerne

The insights in these 90+ essays are nothing short of inspiring! Their tips on best practices for social engagement, time management, social media as a resource for scholarship or creativity, technology and pedagogy, etc. will help readers tremendously.The contributors are diverse. They include....- Public theologians like Ben Corey, Brian McLaren, and Richard Rohr- Younger scholars like Tripp Fuller, Jory Micah, and Alexis Waggoner- Biblical scholars like Michael Gorman, Joel Green, and Daniel Kirk- Philosophers like Helen De Cruz, Aaron Simmons, and Kevin Timpe- Establish scholars like James Crossley, Kwok Pui-lan, and Amos Yong- Scholars outside North America like Deane Galbraith, RT Mullins, Hanna Reichel, and Atle Sovik- Pastoral theologians like Patricia Farmer, Len Sweet, and Kurt Willems- Historical theologians like Kim Alexander and Christine Helmer- Science and religion scholars like Ron Cole-Turner, Karl Giberson, Lea Schweitz, and Jim Stump- Constructive theologians like Oliver Crisp, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, and Jason Lepojärvi- Ethicists like Miguel De La Torre, David Gushee, and Michael Hardin...and the list goes on!Whether the reader is an armchair theologian, a professional scholar, a graduate student, or simply interested in how social media is changing religious and philosophical studies, that reader will find Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media of great help. pedagogy, religious education, philosophy, religion, theology, Christian education, activism, online education, Facebook, moocs, technology, social media