Terminator: Genesis: A Biblical Analysis of the Next Terminator Movie’s Title
Did God create Skynet in his own image?
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Religion on Overthinking It
Thy Harlem Come, Thy Shake Be Done: Searching for the Divine in “The Harlem Shake”
What does the Harlem Shake have to do with Judeo-Christian narratives of prophecy, revelation, and redemption? Quite a lot, actually.
The Biblical Terminator: Heteroglossic Discourse and Poetic Authority in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
How “Terminator 2” imitates the epic language, and the problematic self-contradictions, of The Bible.
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OverWinging It: Season 2, Episodes 6-8
“The Lame Duck Congress,” “The Portland Trip” and “Shibboleth.”
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Episode 54: Pascal’s Wager
Sheely and Wrather return with Gossip Girl’s 2012 debut, “Are You There, God? It’s Me Blair.”
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From Stage to Screen: “Rock of Ages,” Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars
Why is the villain in the “Rock of Ages” movie a Bible-thumping prude instead of an evil real estate developer?
Are You There, God? It’s-a Me, Mario!
On video games and the anthropic principle.
The Passion of Johnny
Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’ As Religious Parable
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Episode 159: Talking out of My Expelliarmus
The Overthinkers tackle the final Harry Potter film.
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The Alien Paul vs the Apostle Paul
In which we consider the theological implications of a pot-smoking alien with the voice of Seth Rogen