Religion Dispatches
Modern Family, which won the Emmy award for best television comedy after its first season, just turned on religion. But what was really interesting about this episode, called “Earthquake,” was the way it…
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It was pouring rain, cold rain, on an early March morning, as I headed to Brooklyn Label, a café near my apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I was meeting Vito Aiuto, pastor of Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg, a plant of Redeemer Presbyterian, one of the largest and most…
Read MoreFor those who may not remember, the Doctor actually was involved in the original Big Bang…
Read MoreTime travel can make for interesting plot twists, but it can also take some of the suspense out of the story.
Read MoreThis episode perhaps works better as a parable of romance than a parable of religion. But popular religion in the Christian tradition has placed a lot of focus on…
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Perhaps it is time to stop asking whether religion or science offers a better explanation of natural phenomena, and instead ask whether we find a certain religious vision compelling…
Read MoreThe Hungry Earth.
Read MoreIn the latest episode, the Hungry Earth, ill-advised human drilling has consequences.
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Episode 6: Vampires of Venice
Read MoreIs it simply good fortune that humans have so many food options that are both non-sentient and delicious?
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