Category Archives: Religion

S2E15: Religion in Sci-Fi

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

In this episode, I give an overview of the different ways that religion and religious themes are used in science fiction. Book recommendation: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny My review of A Case of Conscience. Other works discussed:Riverworld series by Philip … Continue reading →

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Two New Bible Reading Plans

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

This is just a quick follow-up to my post from five years ago when I read the Bible in one year and posted my customized reading plan, and from earlier this year when I re-posted it as an essay. Long … Continue reading →

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Why Do Debates About Evolution Fail?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

In a previous post, I analyzed the evolution debate between militant atheist Aron Ra and Christian creationist Kent Hovind. In short, I thought it was very unproductive, so I wanted to write a follow-up post describing how these debates could … Continue reading →

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Classic Sci-Fi Recommendation: A Case of Conscience by James Blish

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

A Case of Conscience, a 1958 novel by James Blish, is one of the few sci-fi novels that really tackles religion and theology head-on, especially in a setting with aliens. I’ll admit that the writing is not stellar, despite the … Continue reading →

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Theology and Doctor Who

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Alex R. Howe

“How many seconds in eternity?” So this post is a little bit TV review, a little bit analysis, a little bit religious commentary, and a little bit blog recommendation. It’s complicated…or wibbly-wobby-timey-whimey, you might say. But Doctor Who tends to … Continue reading →

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Bible Reading Revised

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

One year ago I started on a plan to read the Bible cover to cover in, well, one year. I wrote my own reading plan to do this because I was dissatisfied with the various other plans I could find. … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Exodus: Gods and Kings

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

I reviewed Noah last spring with a follow-up post on the finer points of the film’s theology. I thought that film was pretty good, but you had to be willing to think deeply about its message and not just watch … Continue reading →

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Bible reading redux

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

At the beginning of the year, I posted my plan to read the Bible cover to cover this year. I felt unsatisfied with the various Bible in a year plans that can be found on the Internet, so I designed … Continue reading →

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The subtle theology of Noah

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

In my review of the movie Noah, I said that I felt that the film was much deeper and richer in the theology of the Biblical text than it gets credit for. I wanted to take the time to show … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Noah

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Alex R. Howe

The new Biblical epic, Noah, has generated a lot of controversy for its loose interpretation of the famous Bible story. (If you’re not familiar with it, you can go read Genesis 6-9 right here.) While the film has gotten good … Continue reading →

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