Stark, Rodney. “The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion.” New York, NY: HarperOne, 2011. 506 pp. Every story worth telling is worth telling well, and Rodney Stark is worried that the story of Christianity has often been told poorly. The Enlightenment in general, and Hobbes and Voltaire in particular … Continue reading »
Episode 9 – Candy Coated Monkies It’s the end of the world and Rebecca Cohen, Joshua Gonnerman, Billy Kangas and Joshua Wise are hunkered down in a present under the tree in the Pryz to talk about all things End…ish. Cthulhu, Flying Flaming Skulls, and the Bloop make their expected appearances. Continue reading »
P Director Ang Lee creates an visual masterpiece from Yann Martel’s 2001 novel about Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, a boy shaped by his background as the son of a shopkeeper, and a striking multi-religious nature, practicing his mother’s Hindu religion, while at the same time adopting Catholicism and Islam, with a story which, as he … Continue reading »
Episode 8 – The Happy Frog This week we finally get around to talking about the Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon film The Cabin in the Woods. We bring up questions about sacrifice, roles, horror movies, and whether people are more important than a person. Also The Sword of Truth, and Kingdoms of Amalur come up. … Continue reading »
Fair Warning: I am going to discuss this weeks Bones episode (“The Ghost in the Machine”). If you have not watched it and are concerned about spoilers (not sure how many I’ll have), you can wait until it is on Hulu in a week. While you are at it, you should watch “The Patriot in … Continue reading »
Episode 7 – The Knowledge of Fruit and Evil This week we discuss Eden, the Nile River, and C.S. Lewis…as always. We also consider the virtues of the Lord of the Rings, the fact that humanity has fallen, Gattica, and Bioshock. There’s also some debate on how to pronounce The Brothers Karamazov. Continue reading »
