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ORT Shorts

ORT Shorts

By: Thomas Jay Oord
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 Open and Relational theology just makes sense... at least that's what most people say when they discover it. This podcast offers 3-minute short episodes -- "shorts" -- on this perspective on God. Episodes offer insights, inspiration, and information, and a few are posted each week. Dr. Thomas Jay Oord hosts this podcast. He's a best-selling author, world-renown speaker, and leading voice in this burgeoning field. Dr. Oord directs a Center and Doctoral Program in Open and Relational Theology too. Subscribe if you're tired of conventional theology and want a perspective that both makes sense and fits life as we live it.© 2026 ORT Shorts Christianity Spirituality
Episodes
  • Ep. 290: Universal, Incorporeal Spirit

    Ep. 290: Universal, Incorporeal Spirit
    Mar 24 2026

    After a hiatus, ORTShorts has returned with a series of episodes engaging with Dr. Oord's new book, A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the chapter 4 of the book as he discusses the implications of a God who is a universal, bodiless, active Spirit with both material and mental dimensions.

    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    3 mins
  • Ep. 289: A Loving God

    Ep. 289: A Loving God
    Mar 20 2026

    After a hiatus, ORTShorts has returned with a series of episodes engaging with Dr. Oord's new book, A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the chapter 3 of the book as he discusses his definition of love and identifying love as the orienting concern of this systematic theology.

    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    4 mins
  • Ep. 288: Reasons to Believe

    Ep. 288: Reasons to Believe
    Mar 17 2026

    After a hiatus, ORTShorts has returned with a series of episodes engaging with Dr. Oord's new book, A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God & Creation

    In this episode, Dr. Oord engages with the second chapter of the book as he discusses the reasons for love and how traditional arguments for God's existence, while having some merit, are not finally convincing for many.

    A Systematic Theology of Love - Volume 1: God and Creation is now available for purchase in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats.
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    4 mins
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