Celebrating the Life & Thought of John Cobb

Tripp Fuller

Me and Andrew with JC at his 98th birthday and book release party.

We just lost John Cobb months before his 100th birthday. In this episode, Philip Clayton joins me for a conversation to celebrate his life and thought. My relationship with John started as the author of a book that changed my life (God & the World). Then, I got to take a summer school class with him in Claremont before Divinity School. When I moved to LA for my PhD he invited me and my family to lunch. Over the years in SoCal we had many meals and conversations together. We have recorded over 30 hours of conversation and taught two classes together. Beyond being a creative, brilliant, and ground-breaking scholar, John was a deeply passionate and compassionate disciple of Jesus. When friends ask about his picture with me, I say “That’s John freaking Cobb, and he’s my Gandalf.” The last time we got to hang he introduced me as his friend (and said this in front of a bunch of people).

I recently edited a book of John Cobb’s best theological writing from across his career, including some excellent introductory chapters for people new to Process theology. Check it out.

Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. taught theology at the Claremont School of Theology from 1958 to 1990. In 2014 he became the first theologian elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his interdisciplinary work in ecology, economics, and biology.

Previous Episodes with John Cobb

• Why Stay Christian?
• John Cobb turns 97
• Secularizing Christianity
• JC on JC: a conversation with John Cobb and Tom Oord on Jesus
• Why Whitehead?
• John Cobb goes to #TheologyBeerCamp
• LIVE from Vancouver with Sallie McFague and John Cobb
• How Modern Metaphysics Killed God
• Have Yourself a John Cobb Advent!
• Christology and Process Theology
• Why Metaphysics Matters
• Prayer & Process with John Cobb
• Theology for the People: Keller, Cobb and God

As a scholar, Philip Clayton (Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology) works at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology. As an activist (president of EcoCiv.org, President of IPDC), he works to convene, facilitate, and catalyze multi-sectoral initiatives toward ecological civilization. As a disciple of Jesus, he finds himself energized by the Spirit in the Quaker community.

Previous Podcast Convos w/ Philip Clayton

• Celebrating the Life, Legacy, and Thought of Jürgen Moltmann
• The Christology Ladder
• Christ, Christmas, & the Incarnation
• How to Think Theologically
• On the Meaning of Life
• on the Mindfulness of Nature
• The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg w/ Philip Clayton
• Finding God in Everyone and Everywhere w/ Philip Clayton and Andrew Davis
• Can a process theologian be an Evangelical & other questions with Philip Clayton
• The #GodDebacle w/ Philip Clayton and LeRon Shults
• Philip Clayton on the Shape of Postmodern Theology
• Party Time with Philip Clayton for “The Predicament of Belief”
• Bootlegged Christianity with Philip Clayton, Jack Caputo, Bill Mallonee, Peter Rollins, & Jay Bakker
• Philip Clayton on The Resurrection, Trinity, Eschatology & the Predicament of Belief
• Coming to Jesus with Daniel Kirk & Philip Clayton

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Here are a few episodes with a couple of their Profs

• Leah Schade & Wilson Dickinson: Faith During an Ecological Collapse
• Leah Schade: Preaching in a time of Crisis from Corona to Climate
• Wilson Dickinson: Faith After a Neo-liberal Compliant Church

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