Religious Naturalism
Three separate sessions were held for the Fall 2017 Seminar on God and the Human Future and this audio set includes all three sessions. Single sessions can be purchased separately in MP3 format, please see the product listings below.
The Seminar on God and the Human Future tackled topics of Atheism, Religious Naturalism, and Christian Nationalism. In the first two sessions, spiritual leader Bart Campolo advocated religious naturalism for its relational approach to spiritual practice and its potential to provide an alternative for a nonbelieving or non-religious audience. In dialogue with John D. Caputo of Syracuse University and Carol Wayne White of Bucknell University, the panel explored religious naturalism in light of “weak theology,” and connected it to critical race theory, highlighting it as a resource for contemporary social movements.
Session One
Why I Don’t Call Myself An Atheist: A Relational Approach To Religious Naturalism
presided by Jeffrey W. Robbins
presented by Bart Campolo
commentated by John D. Caputo
Session Two
Religious Naturalism, Sacred Humanity, And God
presided by Karen Bray
presented by Carol Wayne White
commentated by Bart Campolo
Session Three
A Critical Report On The Threat Of Christian Nationalism
presided by Clayton Crockett
presenters include Daniel Miller, Karen Bray, Mark Lewis Taylor, Jordan Miller, Hollis Phelps, Namsoon Kang, Alan Richard, Sarah Morice Brubaker, John Caputo, Joe Bessler, Robin Meyers, and J. Kameron Carter
This discussion took place at the Westar Institute Fall 2017 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.