Devilpalooza 2016 w/ NT Wright, Greg Boyd, Richard Beck & friends

"and friends" is hot

Thanks for posting this. I had been wondering if I ever was gonna hear or watch it. I'm a huge fan of Tom Wright's work and the questions you raised have been an interest of mine. I am a Ghanaian and from my experience growing up in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles and a culture where almost people never question the existence of demonic forces I face different challenges from what happens in the West. I also spent part of my childhood in the West so I can also appreciate where you guys are coming from. The problem here is the fear of evil forces and not why evil happens. God is hardly ever seen as responsible. The demons who do not want to follow God's will are the ones who cause them. (Wow this comment is becoming longer than necessary but I am so excited.) I do not mean people believe every single bad thing is the devils fault but the absolute goodness and power of God is never in question. People are worried about how they can win the battle against these evil forces. There is a lot of talk about it but i do not know any preacher in my context who has a full biblical theology of the demonic. I better pause here but great work. If the next time you are discussing this. If you can get a person from my part of the world to talk about this it would really help.

great podcast

Cool and super nerdy!

Never heard of a Church of Christ have musical instruments before.

Beck nails it identifying patronization and paternalism as essential attributes of arrogance and not a meaningful way to engage Christians that don't share your worldview. If we care about ministry we are called to be humble. Instead, intellectual arrogance often leads to condescension. Fun program.

Hilarious. Witty.

Kingdom of God destroying the kingdom of Satan is central to the gospels. Identifying where liberal Christians tend to reduce KOG to politics, and conservatives cashing out demons and devil as a reductive personal evil. Both/and is Beck's idea.

Great podcast - NT Wright and Richard Becks  = awesome!

sad to see identity by how much you know here. Good info though.

That lad with the beard and glasses...what a Muppet...having the opportunity to sit down with one of the leading theology scholars of our age, and to trivialize the whole affair, with his Mickey mouse comments...his speaking over him, and his self aggrandizement.....is shocking....a wasted opportunity big time.... could of been an enlightened discussion....and they fucked it up...sorry HE fucked it up

Whose the knuckle head with the beard!

Bad Question! The knuckle head with the beard sitting at the end of the Table next to the Guest Speaker N. T. Wright!  Relax!!! I know your not perfect like me, but don't cut your Guest off!! Especially Him. Having said that , your a good Dude!

Unfortunately only 17,433 people have watched this video. Being thrust into this battle in the late 80’s I was blessed to receive some sound teaching before encountering this battle first hand. Tom’s statement on his psychrist friend who found some instances where something dark was at hand is quite true. Demonized people are out there suffering and the Lord is faithful where He can to direct these suffering souls to a Christian who can minister to them. Most denominations don’t want to believe it’s among us let alone enter into helping such people. Most times they demonic spirit can be dealt with without fanfare. Education and sound teaching should be sought before trying to help someone thought to be in this kind of trouble. Messy things can happen, as Tom eludes to.

Oh and if and when you meet your first demon remember Jesus Lord!

This is an absolute trial to try and listen to. Wish it could be edited to NT Wright commentary only. The rest of the "panel" are total twits who try way too hard to be clever and funny. Give them orange slices and Capri Suns and have them sit in the corner. Let NT speak.

What is truly missing from this debate is the folks in deliverance ministry that Bishop Wright spoke about. So much of this is theological theorizing, why not have folks that deal with these realities on a day to day basis especially those that help people get delivered from the occult. Greg Boyd's experience with the 15-year-old girl is revealing about his belief in the demonic realm but Greg still has to be condescending toward those that actually engage in deliverance ministry and their methods. Greg Boyd has a deliverance ministry at his church but at the same time, they also have yoga classes at the church so he is still must be confused about idolatry and the demonic. It seems that the biggest fear of members of this panel is appearing to be a "fundie."

Tripp Fuller? Who are you? Judging from this...a total immature douche bag. I checked out your channel. Basically no views. Your theology is weak, and your demeanor is horrifically pathetic mirroring obnoxious pagans. Please get off the internet. You suck. Literally horrified that anyone would listen to you.

I wish I could attend an event like this with Tripp, Greg, and Tom!

Can we get another devilpalooza in 2024?! This was so good

Something that always puzzled me.... People use the word "satan" like "he" is omnipresent, tempting everybody everywhere at the same exact time. This gives "satan" the same power as God. It just doesn't make a lot of sense. Thoughts?