Today is the religion and Doctor Who synchroblog! Here’s what I’m aware of so far on other blogs: Jack Collins has been live-blogging (or live micro-blogging) the Religion and Doctor Who conference at the University of Manchester. He started with his arrival, then the amazing library, then his panel having gone well, and having spoiled what others were planning to say. And apparently he even made a connection between Donna Noble and the dangers of theosis! I hope he’ll flesh... Read more
For some reason I thought this might give some history nerds who are also pop music fans a chuckle. I decided that having Miley Cyrus twerking in the chariot might be a bit too risqué for this blog. Read more
I was tempted to call this post something like “Don’t accept a slippery slope argument unless it is from a geocentrist in an arranged marriage” but that seemed a bit too long for a title. Eric Reitan has been posting about slippery slope arguments, tackling them in detail in order to show how they are problematic. As for myself, I think that slippery slope arguments should be dismissed outright when they are offered by anyone who is already on the... Read more
There are so many wonderful little details in Doctor Who that one is liable to miss the first time around. For instance, how did I miss until recently that, in the episode “The End of the World,” a computer makes the following announcement: Shuttles five and six now docking. Guests are reminded that Platform One forbids the use of weapons, teleportation and religion. Earth death is scheduled for 15:39, followed by drinks in the Manchester suite. There are lots of... Read more
Tom Bolin shared a link on Facebook to a Tumblr page with this observation: DISCOVERY: that the addition of “Harry” to almost any Plato quote makes it seem legitimately like a nugget of wisdom out of the mouth of Albus Dumbledore. “Death is not the worst that can happen to men, Harry.” “Harry, good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” “He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it, Harry.”... Read more
If you don’t buy Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith: Religion and Doctor Who, the Daleks win! And the good news is that despite the Daleks’ best efforts, the book is now available for purchase on Amazon.com! Also, don’t forget the synchroblog on religion and Doctor Who tomorrow, to coincide with the day conference on religion and Doctor Who at the University of Manchester. Please participate, and please spread the word! And if you blog about religion and Doctor Who... Read more
Brian Davidson has posted the latest Biblical Studies Carnival, with a round up of highlights in this past month’s Biblical studies blogging. This month’s Septuagint Soiree has also been posted, as has this month’s Hebrews carnival. Read more
Thanks to Sabio Lantz for the image above. This is in keeping with the explicit teaching of the Bible, in Leviticus 19:33, which says “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.” Read more
For some reason, coming across an echo of George Orwell’s 1984, I found myself thinking about how it is paralleled in the revisionist history that has claimed that religion and science have always been at war. Read more
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