{"id":71895,"date":"2019-12-11T05:06:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T10:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=71895"},"modified":"2019-12-10T05:29:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T10:29:02","slug":"this-is-the-way-and-emails-instead-of-meetings-starwars-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/12\/this-is-the-way-and-emails-instead-of-meetings-starwars-edition.html","title":{"rendered":"This Is The Way (and Emails Instead of Meetings: #StarWars Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not the only religion professor who is a Star Wars fan whose ears perked up when the Mandalorian said<\/p>\n

A former student of mine shared this meme with me, pointing out that the early Christians referred to their movement as \u201cThe Way\u201d:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Mike Duncan writes in the first post in a series of Star Wars emails<\/a>:<\/p>\n

My favorite scene in the first Star Wars film is\u2026 the meeting chaired by Grand Moff Tarkin. Why? Well, it\u2019s a classic example of an announcement that could have been handled better with an email because there is no action to be taken, and Tarkin surely had better things to do than watch his subordinates bicker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read and enjoy it, and then move on to the email exchange between Leia and Obi-Wan<\/a>, one between Luke and his aunt and uncle<\/a>, Han and Greedo (cc-ing Chewbacca)<\/a>, and Boba Fett and Darth Vader<\/a>. I could imagine a whole book in which the entire Star Wars story unfolds but using emails and texts to address matters remotely in the way we do now, and so we would have to imagine that a more technologically advanced society would even more efficiently.<\/p>\n

In other Star Wars news:<\/p>\n

IO9 had two pieces<\/a> on the sheer number of languages in the Star Wars galaxy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ewoks as the most tactical fighting force in the galaxy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Han shot first scene has changed again<\/a><\/p>\n

The new Obi Wan TV show<\/a><\/p>\n

Sebastian Gorka says that the introduction of LGBTQ characters will \u201cdestroy Star Wars.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0See\u00a0IO9<\/em><\/a> for more on what this is a response to.<\/p>\n

Who are the Mandalorians?<\/a><\/p>\n

The cantina in Mos Eisley went from not allowing droids to employing them<\/a><\/p>\n

Jedi added to the dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n

Video essay on Rogue One<\/a><\/p>\n

Lots<\/a> of Rise<\/a> of Skywalker<\/a> news<\/a>, including Daisy Ridley<\/a> on filming the ending<\/a><\/p>\n

Kathleen Kennedy on reveals in trailers<\/a>,\u00a0the future of Star Wars movies,<\/a>\u00a0and the long road to ending the Skywalker story<\/a><\/p>\n

Star Wars Families<\/a><\/p>\n

Rise of Skywalker character posters<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/the-magic-within-the-art-of-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order<\/p>\n

Imperial Inquisitorius<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/lessons-from-the-star-wars-saga-hope<\/p>\n

Adam Driver interview mentions \u201cRendemption\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Friendship-focused featurette<\/a><\/p>\n

New sneak peek coming<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/star-wars-75-exclusive<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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