{"id":57040,"date":"2019-04-17T05:17:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T09:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=57040"},"modified":"2019-04-17T02:48:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T06:48:16","slug":"kondo-canon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/04\/kondo-canon.html","title":{"rendered":"ReligionProf Podcast with Anthony Le Donne: Gods of Thrones, Canon, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/religionprof\/episodes\/Episode-34-with-Anthony-Le-Donne-e3naj9\/a-ad25uh\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anthony Le Donne returned to the ReligionProf podcast<\/a> to talk about his multivolume book project, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TTCnck\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gods of Thrones<\/em><\/a>, about religion on the television show Game of Thrones as well as the underlying novels.\u00a0Anthony also recorded a <a href=\"https:\/\/trippfuller.com\/2019\/04\/01\/anthony-le-donne-learning-religion-in-the-game-of-thrones\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Homebrewed Christianity podcast<\/a> episode on this topic:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3OEEeIjOaq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewedchristianty.com\/2019\/04\/01\/anthony-le-donne-learning-religion-in-the-game-of-thrones\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anthony Le Donne: Learning Religion in the Game of Thrones<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAnthony Le Donne: Learning Religion in the Game of Thrones\u201d \u2014 Tripp Fuller\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homebrewedchristianty.com\/2019\/04\/01\/anthony-le-donne-learning-religion-in-the-game-of-thrones\/embed\/#?secret=4tWSrEGXDJ#?secret=3OEEeIjOaq\" data-secret=\"3OEEeIjOaq\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/the-religions-in-game-of-thrones\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jana Riess also blogged about religion on Game of Thrones<\/a>.<\/p>\nAnthony and I also talk quite a bit about canon in this episode of the podcast, and if you listen you\u2019ll hear (among other things) a few teaser details about book chapters that I am working on, in particular one about canon in the realm of Star Wars \u2013 both within the fictional universe as well as in the franchise and associated fandom. But of course, the most important utterance of the week when it comes to the Star Wars canon is <a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/george-lucas-says-the-phantom-menace-is-one-of-his-favo-1834054609\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Lucas\u2019 statement that The Phantom Menace is his favorite film<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/swcc-2019-5-highlights-from-the-phantom-menace-anniversary-panel\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jar Jar Binks his favorite character<\/a>. Listen to the podcast to hear Anthony\u2019s thoughts and mine about this very topic!<\/p>\nReaching back into the past a bit, let me mention that recording an episode of Seth Price\u2019s podcast, \u201cCan I Say This At Church?\u201d, was one of the things that helped me make up my mind to start podcasting myself. That episode was also focused on canon. I\u2019m hoping that soon Seth and I can have another conversation that is broadcast on my own podcast. We\u2019ve actually been working on making that happen, but so far unsuccessfully. Hopefully we\u2019ll manage to in the near future. In the meantime, if you missed it, or would like to listen again, <a href=\"http:\/\/canisaythisatchurch.libsyn.com\/11-theology-and-science-fiction-with-dr-james-mcgrath\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the podcast episode I recorded with him previously can be found here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6222915\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/canisaythisatchurch.libsyn.com\/61-god-cant-with-thomas-jay-oord\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Seth also interviewed Thomas Jay Oord<\/a> about his book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UDMFmk\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">God Can\u2019t<\/em><\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/01\/religionprof-podcast-with-thomas-jay-oord.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I also did<\/a>.\u00a0I was also especially happy that, as we have talked about a future episode, Seth has suggested\u00a0canon<\/em> as a possible conversation topic, since I\u2019m interested in that not just in relation to Bible, but also in sci-fi, and as a point of comparison between the two. I\u2019ll be writing about that yet again, focusing specifically on <a href=\"https:\/\/themedium.ca\/features\/can-star-wars-be-seen-as-a-religion\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Star Wars<\/a> and canon both within its fictional universe as well as in the realm of fandom. On that topic, I<a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/padmes-new-novel-is-a-star-wars-story-i-didnt-know-i-ne-1833388831\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">O9 had a piece about a new novel about Padme Amidala<\/a>, and challenged us to read it not merely for the canonical tidbits of information it might fill in. That in itself raises an important question: how can a particular concept of canon and canonicity\u00a0ruin<\/em> a text for the reader?<\/p>\nAlso related to canon, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/inside-the-lucasfilm-archives-the-jedi-texts\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this article on the Jedi texts<\/a> that appear in\u00a0The Last Jedi<\/em>:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/inside-the-lucasfilm-archives-the-jedi-texts<\/p>\nThe recent <a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/what-palpatine-left-behind-1834054363\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Star Wars trailer for \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d<\/a> also raises issues about canon.<\/p>\nOn fan fiction and spirituality:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/how-fan-fiction-gave-millennials-power-over-their-spirituality\/<\/p>\nYesterday the news broke that <a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/yes-lucasfilm-is-developing-something-for-knights-of-t-1834093809\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lucasfilm might have a project in view based on the game Knights of the Old Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\nOn the subject of a different canon, see <a href=\"https:\/\/steveawiggins.com\/2019\/03\/27\/eastern-canon\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Steve Wiggins\u2019 post \u201cEastern Canon\u201d<\/a>\u00a0as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/steveawiggins.com\/2019\/03\/23\/spoken-against\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">his earlier post, \u201cSpoken Against.\u201d<\/a> Of related interest, <a href=\"https:\/\/thetextualmechanic.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/text-and-canon-institute-at-phoenix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Phoenix Seminary launched a new institute focused on text and canon<\/a>\u00a0(which was also blogged about on the <a href=\"http:\/\/evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.com\/2019\/04\/the-text-canon-institute-fellowship-at.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Evangelical Textual Criticism blog<\/a>). Also:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/academic.logos.com\/where-text-and-canon-meet-an-interview-with-john-meade-and-peter-gurry\/<\/p>\nAnd on a more humorous note, Joel Watts shared two memes that have been circulating around the internet on the subject of the biblical canon, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsettledchristianity.com\/how-the-nt-canon-was-established\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">one equating Marie Kondo with Constantine<\/a> (as depicted unhistorically by Dan Brown), <a href=\"https:\/\/unsettledchristianity.com\/how-luther-formed-the-canon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">the other identifying her with Martin Luther<\/a>. I hope you enjoy them!<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60454\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/719\/2019\/03\/Kondo-canon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"746\"><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60457\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/719\/2019\/03\/Luther-Kondo-James-Romans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"668\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07Q8G7K9G\/ref=as_li_ss_il?fbclid=IwAR14mvaZ2AZkqdYRFgKQMmYIbcDl6cZy1gRMSsbnCfThrj7L8OcJ3CLzbvY&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=297c0161eb917c0afd546667435e3323&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07Q8G7K9G&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07Q8G7K9G\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gods-Thrones-Pilgrims-Guide-Religions-ebook\/dp\/B07JLNZB9G\/ref=as_li_ss_il?qid=1554313045&refinements=p_27:A.Ron+Hubbard&s=digital-text&sr=1-3&text=A.Ron+Hubbard&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=5fcb54538729f4fdcd371e971c4fe355&language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07JLNZB9G&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07JLNZB9G\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Le Donne returned to the ReligionProf podcast to talk about his multivolume book project, Gods of Thrones, about religion on the television show Game of Thrones as well as the underlying novels.\u00a0Anthony also recorded a Homebrewed Christianity podcast episode on this topic: Anthony Le Donne: Learning Religion in the Game of Thrones Jana Riess […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":60454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15465,91],"tags":[1555,8603,9268,15844],"class_list":["post-57040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","category-star-wars-science-fiction","tag-canon","tag-padme-amidala","tag-podcast","tag-seth-price"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>ReligionProf Podcast with Anthony Le Donne: Gods of Thrones, Canon, and More<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anthony Le Donne returned to the ReligionProf podcast to talk about his multivolume book project, Gods of Thrones, about religion on the television show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/04\/kondo-canon.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ReligionProf Podcast with Anthony Le Donne: Gods of Thrones, Canon, and More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anthony Le Donne returned to the ReligionProf podcast to talk about his multivolume book project, Gods of Thrones, about religion on the television show\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/04\/kondo-canon.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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