There has been a lot of discussion of whether a future regeneration of the Doctor could be black, or female. I would like to see humanity reach a point at which this would just be another difference, like whether or not the Doctor turned out to be ginger, or going from the very tall Colin Baker to the rather shorter Sylvester McCoy. Or having an accent that makes him sound like he’s from the north, or even further north than... Read more
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Having discovered the Ship of Fools site, I happened upon their latest caption contest, which is to find a caption for this image: Since the intersection of religion and science fiction (not always as hostile as depicted above) interests me and is a major focus of this blog, I thought that I would share it here. How would you caption it? Read more
Given my interests in the intersection of religion, technology, and bad puns, I had to share the Ship of Fools “Gadgets for God” page, which commenter Phil drew to my attention: If Paul the Apostle had an iPhone or an Android smart phone, what apps do you think he would have on it? Read more
Abram K-J has proposed a new blog carnival with a specific focus: the Septuagint Studies Soirée. Blog about the LXX, then click through and let Abram know that you’ve done so, and your post will most likely get included! Read more
A number of Doctor Who fans noticed that Peter Capaldi, when he first came on stage after the announcement that he would be the next Doctor, did the lapel grab that William Hartnell sometimes did. It was almost certainly intentional. As we reach what would, if the time lords’ limit on regenerations were enforced, be the Doctor’s final life, and as we have a return to the role being played by an actor who is the age of the original... Read more
So that’s why they always seem to be in a foul mood… Via Grumpy Cat on Twitter Read more
The proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Mandaic and Samaritan Studies, held in Berlin in 2008, has appeared in print, published by Harrassowitz Verlag. The title is »Durch Dein Wort ward jegliches Ding!« You can read the table of contents online in pdf format. A prepublication draft of Charles Häberl’s chapter on a Mandaean folktale can be found on Academia.edu, as is a draft of Ionuţ Daniel Băncilă’s chapter on a Mandaean version of Psalm 114 found in Qolasta, the Canonical Prayerbook... Read more
Gary Dorrien has some thoughts on why Liberal Protestantism may seem not to be thriving, and yet be doing some very important things less visibly. Here's the conclusion: I regret that religious progressives like me have reached so few people beyond the small worlds of the academy, church and community organizing in which we live. Progressive Christianity today, by whatever name, is characterized by an ethos of egalitarian civility that makes it allergic to developing strong leaders. It works in... Read more
Mark Goodacre brings his expertise in New Testament and his expertise in Doctor Who together in a Two Minute Timelord podcast. Click through to have a listen! I would be interested to know what listeners think of Mark’s points. An interesting point to consider is that this podcast is by definition not canonical, and so, just as with the New Testament, any answer to the question “what is in the Doctor Who canon?” is by definition itself extracanonical. Read more
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