God Becoming Incarnate With Cooperation By Jaden Francis Marker Introduction One of the oldest and most essential Marian doctrines of the Catholic Church, (shared by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, …
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Love, Conflict, & an Unfolding Universe: Nov. 9-11
The World Institute for Science, Religion, and Culture (formerly Christogenesis) hosts a conference at Villanova, PA. Regisrer to attend in person and or online. For information and registration, click the …
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Center Co-Sponsors Seer Movie
The Center for Open and Relational Theology is a co-sponsor of a new movie from Thomas Jay Oord. It’s called “Seer,” and the forty-minute film features Oord exploring topics in …
Dwight Friesen Reviews A Systematic Theology of Love
Review By Dwight J. Friesen Thomas Jay Oord. A Systematic Theology of Love: God and Creation. Volume 1. Collector’s Edition. Grasmere, ID: SacraSage Press, 2026. Some books make arguments. Others …
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Love Resonance: To Declare and Defend God’s Love
As delivered by Jenny Alderfer at ORTCON2026 I was at a salon recently and a young woman there asked if I went to church. I said, “Yes, I’m a Mennonite.” …
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A Five-Star Experience: ORTCON26
Reflections on the Open and Relational Theology Conference, 2026 Before arriving at the 2026 Open and Relational Theology Conference, my wife and I spent several days exploring Yellowstone National Park. …
Backs Against the Wall: ORT & the Disinherited
By Rick Harrell My task is to share my perspective, as a minister of color, on Open and Relational Theology. I am not a theologian or scholar; I am a …
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Theology Beer Camp & Pre-Event: Oct. 8-10
Tripp Fuller’s annual Theology Beer Camp is October 8-10, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri. The Pre-Event is a standalone conference during the day of October 8 at the same location. …
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Uncontrolling Love & the Grammar of Divine Power
Engaging Oord through Conceptual History, Islamic Theology, and Process Thought By Adis Duderija Framing Oord: Love, Conceptual Contestation, and the Architecture of Theology What follows is not a conventional book …
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Oord Publishes Open and Relational Systematic Theology
Thomas Jay Oord has published an open and relational systematic theology of love! Oord dedicates the book to a number of open and relational thinkers, including John B. Cobb, Jr., …
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