Las personas heridas hacen preguntas sinceras acerca de Dios y el sufrimiento. Algunas "respuestas" que reciben apelan al misterio: "los caminos de Dios no son nuestros caminos". Algunas respuestas dicen...

La omnipotencia está muerta.Al menos debería de estarlo. No tiene apoyo bíblico. Y muere una muerte de mil calificativos en filosofía.Aquellos dañados y heridos se preguntan por qué un Dios omnipotente...

If we boiled down the Christian good news to itsc core, what would we have? We'd have the good news as presented in this short but highly readable explanation of what it means to follow Jesus. This book...

If God can't prevent evil, what can God do? In his best-selling book, God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils, Thomas Jay Oord solves the problem of suffering....

That love does not control seems obvious to many people. And yet the temptation to control—often with good motives — is strong. The long-term results of yielding to this temptation damage everyone.Contributors...

"A masterpiece from the preeminent theologian of love!" Love is the center of Christian scripture and experience. And yet Christians often fail to give love center stage in biblical studies and theology. Why...

This book fundamentally changes the game for the Church of the Nazarene.A growing number of people are calling for fresh conversations about sexuality and gender. And many want fundamental change. This...

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...

Kann die Theologie Antworten auf die großen Fragen unseres Lebens geben? Wie lässt sich die Erfahrung von Freude und die Schönheit unserer Welt in Einklang bringen mit Leid und Zufall? Nur selten werden...

Thomas Jay Oord is changing the landscape of theology and spirituality.In popular and academic books, Oord addresses the biggest questions we ask. Using philosophy, science, scripture, experience, and...

Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: "God's ways are not our ways". Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some...

Most theologies suck.   They're too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes the God portrayed sounds like a controlling boyfriend or absentee parent. Rather than woo or persuade,...

Verletzte Menschen stellen aufrichtige Fragen über Gott und das Leid. Einige "Antworten", die sie erhalten, verweisen auf ein Mysterium: "Gottes Wege sind nicht unsere Wege." Einige Antworten vermitteln,...

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...

Thomas Jay Oord has been handed charges and faces a trial for being fully LGBTQ+ affirming. This book offers the documents of his defense for that trial. It also features other documents, including his...

IVP Readers' Choice AwardRarely does a new theological position emerge to account well for life in the world, including not only goodness and beauty but also tragedy and randomness. Drawing from Scripture,...

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...

The idea that we can partner with God strikes some people as audacious. Others consider it pretentious. Some may think it's downright blasphemous!Can creatures actually can partner with God?This book...