Denver Brew Theology

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About us

***We are an active group - We hope you will consider joining us for an event. *** Check our upcoming events for further information!

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Do you like wrestling with meaningful questions? Do you like local brew? How about enjoying both at the same time? Denver Brew Theology (DBT) is a diverse community filled with a mosaic of amazing people across the religious/ nonreligious and interfaith spectrum. We hold organized weekly conversations at a local brewpub. DBT is a growing community that gathers around an eclectic table with moderators keeping the convo flowing over some delicious CO craft brew. We brew up some zesty topics and relevant questions ranging from Christianity to Atheism, Buddhism to Judaism, etc. along with kicking around conversations pertaining to science, philosophy, sex, gender, race, politics, socio-economic, and justice-centric issues.

We are very open and honest - everything is on the table. If you're going to get bent out of shape if someone questions what you think, maybe this isn't the place for you. Some of the greatest theological conversations throughout history have happened at local pubs. Let's keep that tradition alive. We find that even in our disagreements and differing beliefs, DBT is a safe, ecumenical community that values one another. We find common ground in our shared humanity and are strangely yet remarkably unified by being together.

In addition to the weekly pub talk, we also publish a podcast - the Brew Theology Podcast - which is a microcosm of our weekly gatherings in half the time. We affirm all people, and everyone's voice truly matters. We simply ask that everyone be respectful, loving and gracious toward his or her fellow Denver Brew Theologian. We are the "home base" to #BrewTheology, an alliance/ network with chapters across the country (www.brewtheology.org). Denver as well. See ya at the pub soon.

Peace,
Janel and Rob
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Remix - ORT101: Open and Relational Theology
Thu, May 21 · 7:00 PM MDT
Strange Craft Beer, 13th & Zuni - 1330 Zuni Street, Unit M, Denver, CO, US
Date: Thursday, May 21 @ 7:00pm
Location: Strange Craft Beer Co.
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83219357817
Curriculum: www.brewtheology.org/weekly-meetings/2026/5/14/ort-101-open-and-relational-theology
Password: brew

Join us for a remix of ORT101: Open & Relational Theology. Missed out last week? No sweat, we have notes to catch you up!

Join us this week as we learn about Open and Relational Theology.
Open and Relational Theology (ORT) is a theological school that is a branch of Process philosophy and theology.

Process Philosophy was created by Alfred North Whitehead in the 1920s as a response to the burgeoning field of quantum mechanics. Whitehead was primarily a mathematician and physicist. Whitehead admitted freely that the work of building a new metaphysic, a framework for understanding reality, was an immense project but he wanted to incorporate changes happening in the early 20th Century into our understanding of reality and God.

Open and Relational Theology is one such endeavor that offers us an understanding of God that widens our view. This includes exploring creation in its wholeness and integrating scientific understanding into how we see God. We can integrate new learnings and expand our understanding of how the universe works. We can also widen our view about who gets to participate in religion and what that can look like. And, fundamentally, we help people live into wholeness as they experience becoming.

Open and Relational Theology is a framework for making better sense of God in a complicated world. Its core tenets include: Knowing that we have some say in our lives, that God is with us through everything but doesn’t cause pain, and that God is always seeking to bring us into wholeness by offering us the best choice available in every moment. This means that no moment is lost and that there is hope even in the darkest of times.

Exploring ORT also gives us the gift of knowing we matter at the most basic levels of our being. Our choice matters and God trusts us enough to let us choose. When we fall short, they are always there to help us make the next best choice in our journey of becoming.
Join us this Thursday at Strange Craft as we explore this growing field of theology.
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