Scholarly Wanderlust
My post-PhD journey to engage in exploratory conversations about religion, literature, film, and other sources of philosophical introspection. Particular interests in biblical ethics, mythopoeia, and resistance theory. Find my blog and more at www.scholarlywanderlust.com.
Episodes
19 episodes
Bible as an Instructive Text
The Bible is not a Rule Book but an instructive text containing different genres of literature that teach, inform, and counsel. You can find this blog at
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A Behavioral Economic Reading of Ruth
I gave this presentation in June 2022 in London at the Tyndale House Old Testament Study Group Conference. For more detail on this presentation, visit the
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Blogcast: Liminality in Butler's Kindred
Octavia Butler's novel, Kindred, comes in two forms: a written novel and a Graphic Novel version. Both deal with themes of marginalization, gender equity, and racial tensions. Each version highlights different aspects. Read more at ScholarlyWan...
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Blogcast: The Left Hand of Darkness, Right Hand of Light
Read more and find links by visiting the blog, entitled The Left Hand of Darkness, Right Hand of Light. Find more blogs and information abou...
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Blogcast: A Science Fiction Quest for Faith
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on Religion in Science Fiction. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. The post is entitled
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Seeking Understanding of Violence in the Bible
Dr. Erica Mongé-Greer interviews Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter, Director for the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence Bristol, about her research that seeks an understanding of violence in the Bible. ...
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Blogcast: Displacing Dryads Colonial Resistance in a Fantasy Realm
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. The po...
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Blogcast: The Magician, The Witch, and the Fall of Humankind
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. The po...
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Blogcast: Lady of the Underworld, an Evil Queen in Narnia
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. The po...
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Blogcast: Religion in Narnia—Tashlan, the God We Create
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. ...
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Blogcast: Reading the Right Books in Narnia
This brief reflection reads from a blog post reflecting on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. ...
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Blogcast: The Historian & Other Vampire Novels
A blogcast based on the post The Historian—Elizabeth Kostova's Novel of Dracula's Futures. Find more to read and liste...
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Blogcast: Interfaith Discussion of Abraham and Mother Hajar
This is a blogcast based on the post entitled Interfaith Discussion of Abraham and His Family. Find more blogs at
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Blogcast: The Torah-Person & Trees in Psalm 1
This brief reflection reads from a blog post commenting on a presentation about Psalm 1. Read the full blogpost, including affiliate links on www.ScholarlyWanderlust.com. The post is entitled
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Theological Ethics of Sex Bots
Dr. Erica Mongé-Greer interviews Jeremy Meeks (Ph. D. Cand.) about his dissertation topic on the Theological Ethics of Sex Bots. Why should Christians ...
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Anxiety about Reproduction in the Bible and Science Fiction
Science Fiction literature continues to press the matter of humanity's ability (and desire) to procreate in the future. Read alongside the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis, it seems that the desire to procreate is intrinsic to ancient Scripture. In...
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Patriotism & The Church: A Hymnic Study
Dr. Michael Wingert (Agora University) is my guest on this episode of Scholarly Wanderlust Podcast. We will speak about Christian traditions in the East and the West and Eastern Christianity in the West in terms ...
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A Psalter for the Poor
I have received a ton of requests for a description of the work I have been doing for my Ph.D. dissertation over the past five years. This podcast consists of a presentation that I gave a few years back at a national conference, in a session fo...
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Reflecting on Religious Themes & the 12-Monkeys Series
In 2020, I launched my blog, www.scholarlywanderlust.com, starting with a 9-part series covering an assortment of interesting observations about the Twelve Monkeys Syfy series streaming on Hulu. This podcast introduces myself, my blog, my inter...
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