Faith in Fantasy

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Science fiction has not always been compatible with religion -- in fact many futuristic settings imagine no religion at all. But sci-fi and fantasy have long fascinated people of different faiths because the genres wrestle with the big questions of life. I recently moderated a discussion between Minister Oscar Sinclair, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Alwaez Hussein Rashid about why SF worlds intrigue and inspire them. List of References: "Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. TolkienX-Men comicsDoctor Who Season 6 Episode 13 “The Big Bang” “The Mists of Avalon” by Marion Zimmer Bradley Isaac Asimov, novelist“Speaker for the Dead” by Orson Scott Card “Rendezvous with Rama” by Arthur C. Clarke“Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein “Record of a Spaceborn Few” from The Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers“Small Gods” by Terry Pratchett Octavia Butler, novelistStar Trek: Deep Space Nine- Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin Monstress comics by Marjorie Liu “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry NivenMelancholia, film by Lars von Trier The Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman The Bloodprint Series by Ausma Khan“City of Brass” from The Daevabad series by S.A. Chakraborty Sabaa Tahir, novelistNarnia series by C.S. Lewis "Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" by Ruthanna Emrys"The Sparrow" by Mary Doria RussellFirefly TV series “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play by Jack Thorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I've just sold my car.
0:02.0	All right.
0:03.0	I got a court in 30 seconds from We Buy Any Car.
0:06.0	Drifted my local branch in 13 minutes.
0:08.0	And cash is getting sent to my bank.
0:10.0	Oh, nice.
0:11.0	Just sold my car.
0:13.0	To We Buy Any Car.
0:15.0	Just sold my car.
0:17.0	To We Buy Any Car.
0:19.0	To find out how much your car's worth in 30 seconds
0:21.0	and to your region on the now, at WeByanicar.com.
0:26.0	I'd been female apply for more information
0:28.0	visit WeByanicar.com.
0:30.0	I'm sorry.
0:32.0	Imaginary Worlds is brought to you by Liberty Mutual Insurance.
0:35.0	Do you like paying for coverage you don't need?
0:37.0	Of course you don't.
0:39.0	Liberty Mutual customizes your coverage
0:41.0	so you only pay for what you need.
0:43.0	Check out Liberty Mutual and see how much you could save on auto
0:46.0	and home insurance.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Eric Molinsky, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Eric Molinsky and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.