John Caputo: What to Believe?

John Caputo is back on the podcast! If you are new to Homebrewed Christianity, you may not be familiar with Jack. Still, he is a longtime friend of the pod, a top-tier postmodern philosopher who radically returned to his theological roots. In his new book What to Believe? , he gives a beautiful introduction to his articulation of radical theology inspired by a Tillichian departure. 

If you no longer “believe in God,” the Supreme Being of classical theology, or you never did in the first place, is there anything you still ought to believe, anything you should cherish unconditionally, no matter what? In this lively and accessible book, addressed to believers, “recovering” believers, disbelievers, nonbelievers, and “nones” alike―to anyone in search of what they really do believe―the acclaimed philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo seeks out what there is to believe, with or without religion.

John David Caputo (born October 26, 1940) is an American philosopher who is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University. Caputo is a major figure associated with postmodern Christianity and continental philosophy of religion, as well as the founder of the theological movement known as weak theology. Much of Caputo's work focuses on hermeneutics, phenomenology, deconstruction and theology.

Previous Episodes with Jack

• Tillich and a Radical Theology of Culture 
• John Caputo on the End of Religion
• The John Caputo Book Party!
•  the journey form Radical Hermeneutics to the Weakness of God
• Homebrewed Christianity’s 5th Birthday with John Caputo 
• Get Lost in Order to be Saved! John Caputo on Radical Theology
• John Caputo says “GOD…perhaps”
• on the Future of Continental Philosophy
• Why Go Derrida with John D. Caputo
• Caputo Returns
• Stargazing with Nietzsche and Caputo
• Keller-riffic + Caputo Tells Pete the “lack” is BS
• Theology For the Subversive People! Caputo + Jonnie
• Fresh Jack Caputo for a Nerdy Thanksgiving!
• Bootlegged Christianity with Philip Clayton, Jack Caputo, Bill Mallonee, Peter Rollins, & Jay Bakker

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