Turnaround Chefs develops a recipe for change management through an analysis of Gordon Ramsay’s behaviour in the reality TV-show ‘Kitchen Nightmares’. Using the scientific methodology of grounded theory, the authors distil the key principles and techniques applied to transform ‘ego playgrounds’ and ‘hygienic death traps’ into vibrant, healthy, prosperous, and profitable businesses. The principles and techniques uncovered in the text are explained by linking them to existing academic theori...

This is the first book ever written with the title A Systematic Theology of Love.That this book is the first should puzzle those who consider love central, if not primary, to God. And yet systematic theologians typically orient their theologies around other concerns, such as divine sovereignty, freedom, scripture, trinity, or mystery,Thomas Jay Oord not only puts love first, he also offers an experience-informed and rationally-cohe...

Thomas Jay Oord's ideas are changing the world … for good!In this book, SacraSage Press offers selections from six of Oord's best-selling and award-winning books. These selections present and explain some of these world-changing ideas.Readers encounter statements like..."God can't prevent evil singlehandedly.""Love is the central theme of scripture, although some passages oppose it.""Creatio ex nihilo is not biblical and makes sol...

We have good reasons to believe God exists. But there are good arguments against the existence of deity.The best reasons to believe revolve around the call for love, beauty, justice, and social order. A good God is likely the inspiration for all that's good. And the best arguments against God's existence assume deity is all-powerful. An omnipotent God likely does not exist.In this short but powerful book, Thomas Jay Oord argues that a ...

Wesleyans and Wesleyan theology have long been interested in the sciences. John Wesley kept abreast of scientific developments in his own day, and he engaged science in his theological construction. Divine Grace and Emerging Creation offers explorations by contemporary scholars into the themes and issues pertinent to contemporary science and Wesleyan Theology. In addition to groundbreaking research by leading Wesleyan theologians, Jurgen Moltmann contributes an essay. Moltmann's work deriv...

Since its inception, the discussion surrounding Open Theism has been dominated by polemics. On crucial philosophical issues, Openness proponents have largely been devoted to explicating the underlying framework and logical arguments supporting their perspective against competing theological and philosophical perspectives. As a result, very little constructive work has been done on the interconnections between Open Theism and the natural sciences. Given the central place of sciences in toda...

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. Oord offers five aspects of a real answer to why a loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The most helpful: God can't stop evil singlehandedly.In this follow-up, Oord answers questions God Can't readers asked about his ground-breaki...

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 hearing defense.At the heart of Oord's argument is his belief that love should compel everyone to accept and affirm fully queer people. This means embracing LGBTQ+ identities, orientations, and healthy sexual behaviors.Oord believes that love acts intentionally, in relationsh...

Should we attempt to understand (macro-)evolutionary biology, in the twenty-first century, as secular or sacred? This book will attempt to answer this question by exploring the secular evolutionary worldview, the author's view of kenotic-causation, Whitehead's views on chance, Derrida's views on non-human animals, a statement upon the God of chance and purpose, Augustine's various theologies of creation, a decidedly non-dualistic (macro-)evolution, a provocative thesis regarding evolutiona...

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 will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It's not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught.Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and rela...

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 Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives" posits, aligns beautifully with important and ancient thinking from both traditions. Our world desperately needs "people of the book" to pursue cooperation over competition. Open and relational theol...

For decades, millions of Christians have been leaving church behind. Among those who have stayed, not only individuals, but entire congregations are rejecting traditions that fail to address the challenges of our contemporary world. They yearn, instead, for a profound relationship with the ever-present God who is loving, inclusive, persuasive, and uncontrolling.This rich and diverse collection of sermons, essays, and worship elements explores how to preach, teach, and practice Open...