Tripp Fuller

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 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 relational vision of God. This vision makes sense; it fits our experience; it's livable. The open and relational view aligns with our deep intuitions about love and freedom.God After Deconstruction is for those deconstructing and those wanting help after deconstruction. It's for people in the fire and those with scars.God After Deconstruction is an adventure for lovers in tumultuous times Buy this book.Six-Word Endorsements for God After Deconstruction"When everything goes, only God remains." -- Simon Cross, chair of the Progressive Christianity Network (Britain)"Helpful companion on your deconstruction journey."-- EDJ, author of Deconstructing Religious Sexual Trauma: A Memoir"A faith beyond deconstruction is possible." -- Kathy Escobar, author of Faith Shift and Practicing "A relational way to think about purpose." -- Jonathan J. Foster, author of indigo: the color of grief"This is a really great book." -- Keith Giles, author of the 7-part "Jesus Un" book series"A God-centric approach to deconstruction." -- David Hayward, aka NakedPastor"A compassionate primer on our deconstruction."-- Angela Herrington, author of Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself"A thoughtful third way - highly recommended."-- Olivia Jackson, author of (Un)Certain"Life-giving for doubters, deconstructors, wonderers."-- Mark Karris, author of The Diabolical Trinity"Powerful, essential, required reading for everyone." -- Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Madang Podcast and author of Invisible"Adventure guide to life after deconstruction."-- Brian D. McLaren, author of Do I Stay Christian?"I've always believed in this God " -- Mason Mennenga, A People's Theology podcast"A deconstruction journey worth taking "-- Sherri Pallas, author of We Have Ruined God"An exvangelical deconstruction guide to God." -- Jim Palmer, author of Inner Anarchy "A haven for the hard questions."-- Elizabeth Petters, the Deconstructing Mamas podcast"Faces the hard questions without blinking."-- Janet Kellogg Ray, The God of Monkey Science"The God you need right now "-- Gary Alan Taylor, the Sophia Society"Everyone deconstructing should read this book."-- Tim Whitaker, creator of The New Evangelicals"The God of Love always triumphs " -- John Williamson, The Deconstructionists Podcast

When muttering the word "God" doesn't come easy, what does it mean to call Jesus "the Christ?" Fuller offers a robust constructive Christology that engages three theological registers - historical, existential, and metaphysical. Beginning Christology not from above or below but from within the Disciple's confession of Jesus as the Christ, Fuller constructs a powerful Open and Relational Christology. At the heart are three pairings of contemporary thinkers who share a thematic center with distinct trajectories. Fuller weaves each into a vision of God's self-investment in history and the person of Jesus. The constructive proposal not only uses an Open and Relational vision but reshapes it in light of God's self-investment in Christ. The significance of Fuller's proposal is wide-reaching, engaging revelation, divine power, evil, the cross, hope, the imago dei, and the Spirit. What They're Saying... "This ambitious Christology marks Tripp Fuller as one of the most significant young systematic theologians to emerge on the scene in recent years. One can profitably read this book as an introduction to Open and Relational Theology; as a refresher on Logos Christology, Spirit Christology, and the quest for the historical Jesus; or as a primer on his six theological discussion partners. But the brilliance of the volume is actually the blending of biblical, classical, and process insights into a single moving vision of God's self-investment in creation, Israel, and Jesus. Rarely have I encountered a young theologian who writes with this level of systematic depth."-- Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology "Tripp Fuller masterfully engages the crucial Christian question: Who do we say Jesus is? Engaging history, philosophy and theology, Fuller offers a vision of Jesus that weds evangelical convictions with progressive insights. His work stands alone side that of John Cobb, David Griffin and Elizabeth Johnson for required reading in Christology."-- Monica A. Coleman, Professor of Africana Studies, University of Delaware, author of Making a Way Out of No Way: a Womanist Theology

Christology is crazy. It's rather absurd to identify a first-century homeless Jew as God revealed, but a bunch of us do anyway. In this book, Tripp Fuller examines the historical Jesus, the development of the doctrine of Christ, the questions that drove Christological innovations through church history, contemporary constructive proposals, and the predicament of belief for the church today. Recognizing that the battle over Jesus is no longer a public debate between the skeptic and believer but an internal struggle in the heart of many disciples, he argues that we continue to make Christological claims about more than an "event" or simply the "Jesus of history." On the other hand, C. S. Lewis's infamous "liar, lunatic, and Lord" scheme is no longer intellectually tenable. This may be a guide to Jesus, but for Christians, Fuller is guiding us toward a deeper understanding of God. He thinks it's good news - good news about a God who is so invested in the world that God refuses to be God without us.