{"id":40,"date":"2020-01-01T06:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2024-11-10T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T00:42:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"row\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block1 hr { background-color:#ffffff;}<\/style><div id=\"block1\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-TJO_1657_V1a-square-scaled.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#FFFFFF;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/a-TJO_1657_V1a-square-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block2 hr { background-color:#9cb054;}<\/style><div id=\"block2\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper about\" style=\"background-image:url();background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#7E8F42;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h3>About<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<p>Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord is a best-selling and award-winning author, having written or edited more than forty books. <em>Academic Influence<\/em> ranks him among the most influential theologians in the 21st century. Oord directs doctoral programs at Northwind Theological Seminary and directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology. He is known for his research and writing on love, open and relational theology, science and religion, evil and power, and the implications of freedom and relationships for transformation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block3 hr { background-color:#427493;}<\/style><div id=\"block3\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper latest-news\" style=\"background-image:url();background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#325870;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h3>Latest Essay<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><h4>Why Systematic Theologians Don&#8217;t Prioritize Love<\/h4>\n<div class=\"date\">May 13, 2026<\/div>\n<p>In my recently published A Systematic Theology of Love, I say that, to my knowledge, this book is the first with that precise title. And few systematic theologians afford love preeminence in their work. Why is love not given prominence? I\u2019ve not conducted an official survey to answer this question. But here are my guesses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/blog\/archives\/why-most-systematic-theologies-dont-prioritize-love\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block4 hr { background-color:#579189;}<\/style><div id=\"block4\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper recent-publications\" style=\"background-image:url();background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#44716B;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h3>Recent Publications<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<ul class=\"publications-list\"><li class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GM8HC639\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cover-scaled-50x75.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-9\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GM8HC639\">A Systematic Theology of Love<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"details\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Nature-Essays-ebook\/dp\/B0GGTM3HGN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/oord-love-of-nature-fc-scaled-50x77.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-9\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Nature-Essays-ebook\/dp\/B0GGTM3HGN\">The Love of Nature and the Nature of Love<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"details\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Selections-Thomas-Jay-Oord-ebook\/dp\/B0GN5K27ZX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/oord-selections-fc-smaller-scaled-50x77.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"col-xs-9\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Selections-Thomas-Jay-Oord-ebook\/dp\/B0GN5K27ZX\">Selections from Thomas Jay Oord<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"details\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block5 hr { background-color:#5aa062;}<\/style><div id=\"block5\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper blog-categories\" style=\"background-image:url();background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#487F4E;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h3>Blog Categories<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<ul class=\"categories-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/love_and_altruism\">Love and Altruism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/open_and_relational_theology\">Open and Relational Theology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/postmodern_philosophy_theology_and_culture\">Postmodern Philosophy, Theology, and Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/theology_and_science\">Theology and Science<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/john_wesley_holiness_and_the_church_of_the_nazarene\">John Wesley, Holiness, and the Church of the Nazarene<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/and_the_kitchen_sink\">...and the Kitchen Sink<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasjayoord.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#block6 hr { background-color:#556877;}<\/style><div id=\"block6\" class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-wrapper media2\" style=\"background-image:url();background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: cover;background-position: center center;background-color:#404E59;\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h3>Book a Speaking Event<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"scrollbox3\">\n<p>Oord offers plausible answers to the biggest questions of life. 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