{"id":50897,"date":"2018-09-12T05:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T09:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=50897"},"modified":"2018-09-11T23:33:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T03:33:21","slug":"religionprof-podcast-episode-3-with-kimberly-winston-religion-science-fiction-and-the-upcoming-rna2018-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/09\/religionprof-podcast-episode-3-with-kimberly-winston-religion-science-fiction-and-the-upcoming-rna2018-conference.html","title":{"rendered":"ReligionProf Podcast Episode 3 with Kimberly Winston: Religion, Science Fiction, and the upcoming #RNA2018 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\nI think this is going to be the rhythm of my weekly blogging for the foreseeable future \u2013 on Tuesdays a new <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/religionprof\/episodes\/Episode-3-with-Kimberly-Winston-e26g02\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">ReligionProf podcast<\/a> will appear, and on Wednesdays I will add additional comments, links, and other materials in a blog post to go along with that new podcast.<\/p>\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/religionprof\/episodes\/Episode-3-with-Kimberly-Winston-e26g02\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">this week\u2019s episode<\/a>, I was delighted to have a chance to chat with Kimberly Winston, a journalist that I had spoken to previously about the topic of religion and science fiction, when she was working on <a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2017\/07\/26\/mormons-in-space-sci-fi-or-no-lie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">her article \u201cMormons in Space: Sci-Fi or No Lie.\u201d<\/a> We would have chatted anyway, since Kimberly is the moderator of a panel that I am on tomorrow in Columbus, Ohio at this year\u2019s Religion News Association conference. The panel title is <a href=\"https:\/\/rna18.sched.com\/event\/FEKG\/panel-close-encounters-of-the-god-kind-religion-in-science-fiction?iframe=yes&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no#\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">\u201cClose Encounters of the God Kind: Religion and Science Fiction.\u201d<\/a> In addition to me it will feature well known science fiction author John Scalzi, soon to be novelist Farah Rishi, and pastor and novelist David Williams.<\/p>\nI\u2019m the only one on the panel who hasn\u2019t written and isn\u2019t working on a science fiction novel, you\u2019ll notice. Should I try to rectify that? I obviously can\u2019t do so by tomorrow, but I wonder if I should be trying to branch out beyond the short story (I hope to have another one coming out in the not too distant future, with a bit of luck).<\/p>\nAt any rate, I just finished reading David Williams\u2019 novel <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CLKqVp\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">When the English Fall<\/a><\/i> \u2013 glad to have managed to do so before I meet him! The story explores the fascinating scenario of a technology-incapacitating magnetic storm that leaves the Amish (and other related groups uand offshoots) better poised to \u201cweather the solar storm\u201d and its effects than \u201cthe English\u201d of the title.<\/p>\nI have read John Scalzi\u2019s novels <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2N630wc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Redshirts<\/a><\/i> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O8y5fi\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Collapsing Empire<\/a><\/i>. The latter I had expected to engage with religion from things that I had read about it before diving into the novel (which is the first book in what will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2p0v8lR\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">ongoing series<\/a>). But the former, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2N630wc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Redshirts<\/a><\/i>, I had expected to be entertaining \u2013 and indeed, I found it to be laugh-out-loud funny \u2013 but not profoundly theological, exploring key religious questions such as whether God is a hack writer \u2013 in our universe or perhaps in others. I actually listened to it as an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2oXID5Q\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">audiobook (narrated by Wil Wheaton)<\/a> and I felt that Wheaton\u2019s narration (the puzzling accent for Lt. Kerensky notwithstanding) made enhanced or at least nicely conveyed the story\u2019s humor \u2013 and depth of emotion in the codas. I highly recommend the novel, in whatever format you choose to enjoy it.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/wdbxax\/for-muslim-writers-coping-post-election-science-fiction-is-the-new-frontier\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Farah Rishi has written about the situation of Muslims in the present social and political climate<\/a>, but has also written <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastle.org\/2018\/06\/15\/podcastle-526-when-shadow-confronts-sun\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">fiction intended for enjoyment in podcast form<\/a>, which is something of a rarity \u2013 storytelling that is supposed to be enjoyed in audible rather than written form.<\/p>\nListen to the podcast above to find out what science fiction Kimberly and I recommend, for viewing as well as reading or listening. Also, I understand that the panel at the Religion News Association conference will most likely be recorded, and so when that is available, I will also spread the word about it here and elsewhere on social media.<\/p>\nThe blog post associated with my podcast episodes is of course a natural place for discussion about the episode to occur and for you to offer your thoughts and feedback about it. I hope you enjoyed it, but either way, I hope you\u2019ll engage with it in comments on this post!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01F20E7CO\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=71fb26ee37f6df68e7846e28d14e2631&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B01F20E7CO&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B01F20E7CO\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Consuming-Fire-Interdependency-John-Scalzi-ebook\/dp\/B078X255Y1\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=8283666de2bfab2b60a3fd6213c91ff8&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B078X255Y1&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B078X255Y1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-English-Fall-David-Williams-ebook\/dp\/B01JKHTN8I\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1536710914&sr=8-2&keywords=when+the+english+fall&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=3d55ef547b3fddd49f1e9d5ca8f308d6&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B01JKHTN8I&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B01JKHTN8I\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I think this is going to be the rhythm of my weekly blogging for the foreseeable future \u2013 on Tuesdays a new ReligionProf podcast will appear, and on Wednesdays I will add additional comments, links, and other materials in a blog post to go along with that new podcast. 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