{"id":17458,"date":"2013-09-12T16:21:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=17458"},"modified":"2013-09-12T16:21:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:21:54","slug":"doctor-who-and-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/09\/doctor-who-and-religion.html","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who and Religion Brown Bag Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

My talk yesterday on Doctor Who and religion<\/a> was well attended. A colleague snapped a photo afterwards when I was still answering questions but numerous people had had to slip out.<\/p>\n

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I honestly don\u2019t remember doing the jazz hands thing, but I\u2019m sure it was appropriate in connection with whatever point I made. Also, apparently the window behind me looked like a cross, and some colleagues wished that I were taller and had extended my hands upwards to allow for a James-being-crucified photo!<\/p>\n

I showed a number of clips<\/a> in the presentation, including this one, which illustrates one of the ways that the Doctor has been depicted as a focus of quasi-religious hopes for salvation \u2013 even faith and prayer!<\/p>\n