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December 2011

December 18, 2011

Review Revisited: James Herrick’s Scientific Mythologies

A long time ago, in a parallel blogoverse, I reviewed James Herrick's book Scientific Mythologies....

December 14, 2011

Ouuuuuch

Another religion and sci-fi art mash-up gem from Jeff Carter. He added the following text...

December 09, 2011

How To Get Me A Christmas Present That Costs You Nothing And That Others Can Enjoy Too!

If you've ever thought that maybe it would be nice to give a Christmas present...

December 08, 2011

Call for Papers: Philip K. Dick Conference in San Francisco next September

The blog Philip K. Dick and Religion posted an announcement about the plans for a...

December 07, 2011

Chiron Beta Prime (A Sci-Fi Christmas Song)

HT Old Testament Space Opera  

December 05, 2011

Stormtroopers vs. Baby Jesus

The stormtroopers are hot on the heels of the Magi, and send their human conscripts...

December 04, 2011

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

The Doctor Who episode "The Space Museum" explores a temporal paradox of the sort that...

December 02, 2011

Using Science Fiction To Promote Higher Education

A commercial for the University of Huddersfield, featuring the voice of Patrick Stewart. HT IO9

December 01, 2011

Christmas in the Mutara Nebula

Via Reddit

November 2011

November 30, 2011

This is Not the Child You are Looking For

Another Star Wars Christmas mash-up that I made. Feel free to use it for Christmas...

November 30, 2011

The Star Wars – Christmas Connection

I think this is my first attempt at making a mash up. Let me know...

November 28, 2011

Doctor Who: The Visitation

As I continue my Doctor Who re-watch, I suspect that I am going to end...

November 27, 2011

Torchwood: Meat

The Torchwood episode "Meat" touched some more sensitive nerves and emotions than even some of...

November 26, 2011

Torchwood: To The Last Man

The Torchwood episode "To The Last Man" from Season 2 marks my return to watching...

November 25, 2011

Doctor Who: Snakedance and the Triple Temptation of the Mara

The Doctor Who episode "Snakedance" from the Peter Davison era is the sequel to the...

November 22, 2011

Cylon Resurrection and More from the Last Day #AARSBL #SBLAAR

If you didn't get a copy of Religion and Science Fiction at AAR/SBL, one of...

November 22, 2011

Religion and Science Fiction Sold Out at #AARSBL #SBLAAR

Religion and Science Fiction sold out at the AAR/SBL conference, and so the publisher has...

November 18, 2011

Daleks Still Seek Him

The latest in Jeff Carter's artistic sci-fi and religion series.

November 16, 2011

The Praying Jewbacca

Jeff Carter is continuing his depiction of sci-fi and comic book characters in poses and...

November 13, 2011

Spirituality and Sci-Fi Around the Blogosphere

At IO9, an article on "Why We Still Love Battlestar Galactica" focuses on Ron Moore's...

November 13, 2011

What Makes Doctor Who The Ultimate Science Fiction Show?

From Geeks are Sexy

November 10, 2011

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

The Doctor Who episode The Myth Makers witnesses the TARDIS and its occupants arriving near...

November 05, 2011

Doctor Who: The Sensorites

The episode "The Sensorites" is the first episode in Doctor Who characterized by a plot...

November 03, 2011

Religion and Science Fiction Interview at TheoFantastique

John Morehead interviewed me about the book I edited, Religion and Science Fiction, for his...

November 02, 2011

Torchwood: Weevil Fight Club

The episode "Combat" revolves around the Torchwood team's investigation into a mysterious group that has...

November 01, 2011

Doctor Who: Kinda

As I prepare to talk about religion and Doctor Who at AAR in a panel...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

Occupy Mordor, Occupy Arrakis

Via Joel Watts, Skye Jethani and Pat McCullough on Facebook

October 19, 2011

Prophets of Science Fiction (Exhibit A: Levitation via Quantum Locking)

Like many prophets, science fiction authors have been both spectacularly wrong and spectacularly right at...

October 17, 2011

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

The short (two part) story "The Edge Of Destruction" (the second part to which bears...

October 16, 2011

Longing for Magic and Miracle (Is Science Fiction Simply Fantasy?)

A question to which I keep returning is whether science fiction is fundamentally different than...

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