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Podcast: Theological Ethics of Sexbots
Jump directly to Theological Ethics of Sexbots Podcast In an age of quick-paced technological developments, it’s no surprise we are seeing tv-series and films address ethical issues surrounding human interaction with robots. Even though Artificial Intelligence (AI) still has a ways to go before a synthetic being may be able to interact fully and free…
Read MoreThe Historian—Elizabeth Kostova’s Novel of Dracula’s Futures
Read or Listen [SPOILERS WARNING: Do I really have to say this? It’s a review! Read ahead at your own risk.] Several years ago I read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova as a commuter novel. Then, this past summer, I picked up a used copy of the same book at a charming bookstore in South…
Read MorePodcast: Anxiety about Reproduction in the Bible and Science Fiction
Why is there so much anxiety about reproduction in sci-fi? This question has been posited in several recent discussions. And now that I have asked the question, I keep seeing examples of this concept of concern over the human ability to have children by natural means. This can be seen in sci-fi books, short stories,…
Read MoreTwelve Monkeys Quotable Moments
About one year ago, I started my blog with a commentary on the Twelve Monkeys series streaming on Hulu. I also posted a short podcast reflecting on religious themes in Twelve Monkeys. I began streaming the series near the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, an apt time to watch an epic sci-fi story about a…
Read MoreThe Left Hand of Darkness, Right Hand of Light
Read or Listen to the Blogcast “Light is the left hand of darknessand darkness the right hand of light.Two are one, life and death, lyingtogether like lovers in kemmer,like hands joined together,like the end and the way.”― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin was an award-winning sci-fi author.…
Read MorePodcast: Religion in 12-Monkeys Series
When I first launched this blog, the world was entering lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic. My partner and I sued up Twelve Monkeys, the tv series streaming on Hulu at the time. Viewing sci-fi as a biblical scholar has me thinking about many religious themes like salvation, apocalyptic hope, science, humanism, love, death and rebirth,…
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With a PhD in Divinity, my research touches on a lot of different aspects of humanities. The subject of “god” or “religion” is not limited to particular belief systems. How we identify with each other, how we relate to the world around us, and even how we describe the way things work often intersects with…
Read MoreCSBV CSBV 2020 Spring Conference: Biblical Violence and Injustice
This is the second 2020 symposium hosted by the Center for the Study of Bible and Violence. The symposium is called In the Cross Hairs: Biblical Violence in Focus. Four papers were presented on the various subject matter related to violence in the Bible, how the Bible promotes violence, or how the Bible responds to…
Read MoreReverse Human Suffering
Thoughts While Watching Twelve Monkeys, the Sci-Fi TV Series, in 2020, Part IX of IX The consistent overarching narrative in the 12 Monkeys plot deals with how and why human suffering should be reversed. As the timeline changes, adapting to various efforts to reverse the conditions of the pandemic, the Splinter Project team constantly work…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About Jennifer Goines
Thoughts While Watching Twelve Monkeys, the Sci-Fi TV Series, in 2020, Part VII of IX Jennifer Goines, who is brilliantly portrayed by Emily Hampshire, is easily the series favorite. She is a gift to Gen-X, citing songs, movies, and books from late twentieth century pop-culture. Her best self-defining quote is “you have no idea how…
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