After all, what real good does sitting in pub talking to other people really do? But Berghoef suggests that: It is meant also to be a safe place to have one’s own views about Christianity and the Bible be refined.īryan Berghoef, who originally started pub theology, wrote an article about how pub theology might seem like a waste of time. People are free both to lament negative encounters with Christians and to ask pointed questions about what believing in God looks like. Pub theology has also been a place where people who are exploring Christianity can join us, and we’ve been delighted by how God has brought different people from different backgrounds to our conversations.

Its intent is not to convince people of the Christian position but instead to facilitate people learning from each other, being both encouraged and challenged that there is more than one way that Christians (and others) have approached difficult topics. Pub theology is a place to learn how to listen to each other and make space for people who see the world differently from me. It’s an opportunity for people to talk about how faith and spirituality interact with current events and topics of interest (e.g., sexuality, racism, politics, technology, etc.). Real-life stories gleaned from conversations and encounters during pub theology gatherings, combined with the author's own experience in grappling with these issues, make for an intriguing and enlightening read.At Campus Edge we’ve been hosting Pub Theology for several years now.

A faith that will have a seat at the table in the important religious conversations our world is having.

A faith that seeks not to teach, but to learn not to speak, but to listen. Yet what if God is to be found in places we haven't been looking at all: in a coworker who doesn't believe in God, in a Buddhist neighbor, in a friend who prefers a yoga studio to a sanctuary? This book will move readers to shift toward a more chastened, humble, and inviting faith. Berghoef contends that for too long the church has insisted on setting the terms for how one can find and encounter God. In Pub Theology, pastor, writer, and pub theologian Bryan Berghoef draws from his own experience in one such setting in northern Michigan. From London to New York to Ann Arbor, people are gathering in pubs and bars to communicate, connect, and learn from one another over the topic of religion, of all things.

Pub Theology by Bryan Berghoef