{"id":54054,"date":"2018-12-26T05:18:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=54054"},"modified":"2018-12-26T06:43:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T11:43:28","slug":"religionprof-podcast-with-christopher-benek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/12\/religionprof-podcast-with-christopher-benek.html","title":{"rendered":"ReligionProf Podcast with Christopher Benek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/religionprof\/episodes\/Episode-18-with-Christopher-Benek-e2mm3b\/a-a77h8a\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here is the supersized ReligionProf Podcast that was released as a \u201cChristmas Special\u201d yesterday, featuring Rev. Dr. Christopher Benek<\/a>, whom many of you will be familiar with as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christopherbenek.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">leading figure<\/a> in the Christian Transhumanist movement. You can learn more about that movement through the digital magazine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sci-techmaven.io\/superposition\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Superposition<\/em><\/a>, as well as the website for Benek\u2019s ministry, the CoCreators Network, which has as its slogan \u201cBetter People, Better Tech, Better World\u201d:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.cocreatorstech.com\/about\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-intersection\/researcher-says-ai-needs-human-rights-156a60ba22\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">He also has a channel on Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of related interest,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sojo.net\/magazine\/january-2019\/silicon-valley-s-original-sin\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Sojourners<\/em> has an article on Silicon Valley\u2019s \u201coriginal sin,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3quarksdaily.com\/3quarksdaily\/2018\/12\/it-doesnt-end-well.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Akim Reinhart asked about the ultimate fate of humanity<\/a>.\u00a0See also:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iKnQGufsdz\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2018\/12\/11\/playing-god-rjs\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Playing God? (RJS)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cPlaying God? (RJS)\u201d \u2014 Jesus Creed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2018\/12\/11\/playing-god-rjs\/embed\/#?secret=pCAo6duexu#?secret=iKnQGufsdz\" data-secret=\"iKnQGufsdz\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Garner concluded his series about childhood science fiction with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenflame.org\/2018\/12\/01\/childhood-science-fiction-television-part-10\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 10<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenflame.org\/2018\/12\/02\/childhood-science-fiction-television-part-11\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 11<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenflame.org\/2018\/12\/03\/childhood-science-fiction-television-part-12\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">part 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder about this call for papers:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/relcfp.tumblr.com\/post\/180523173206\/call-for-chapter-abstracts-theology-and<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qEiGZwVq2L\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aucklandtheology.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/29\/spotlighting-student-work-13-followers-of-the-apocalypse\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotlighting Student Work #13: Followers of the\u00a0Apocalypse<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cSpotlighting Student Work #13: Followers of the\u00a0Apocalypse\u201d \u2014 Auckland Theology & Religious Studies\" src=\"https:\/\/aucklandtheology.wordpress.com\/2018\/11\/29\/spotlighting-student-work-13-followers-of-the-apocalypse\/embed\/#?secret=Xy1zGOb5s3#?secret=qEiGZwVq2L\" data-secret=\"qEiGZwVq2L\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"L262vQY3Uk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aucklandtheology.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/01\/spotlighting-student-work-14-gently-saving-the-universe\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotlighting Student Work #14: Gently Saving the\u00a0Universe<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cSpotlighting Student Work #14: Gently Saving the\u00a0Universe\u201d \u2014 Auckland Theology & Religious Studies\" src=\"https:\/\/aucklandtheology.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/01\/spotlighting-student-work-14-gently-saving-the-universe\/embed\/#?secret=EXwSapBvn5#?secret=L262vQY3Uk\" data-secret=\"L262vQY3Uk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aucklandtheology.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/14\/spotlighting-student-work-18-the-genesis-of-gender-violence\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotlighting Student Work #17: The Genesis of Gender Violence<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XxguyfeA5A\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantastic-arts.org\/2018\/cfp-the-2019-academic-conference-on-canadian-science-fiction-and-fantasy-june-7-8-2019\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CFP: The 2019 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, June 7-8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cCFP: The 2019 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, June 7-8, 2019\u201d \u2014 International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fantastic-arts.org\/2018\/cfp-the-2019-academic-conference-on-canadian-science-fiction-and-fantasy-june-7-8-2019\/embed\/#?secret=0QezPf3zcD#?secret=XxguyfeA5A\" data-secret=\"XxguyfeA5A\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the supersized ReligionProf Podcast that was released as a \u201cChristmas Special\u201d yesterday, featuring Rev. 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