Episode 106: Faith in Fantasy

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 moderated a discussion between Minister Oscar Sinclair, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat and Alwaez Hussein Rashid about why SF worlds intrigue and inspire them. 

Faith in Fantasy transcript

MUSIC LIST

• Lakeside Path by Blue Dot Sessions

• ​Our Digital Compass by Blue Dot Sessions

• Mate by Stale

• In Paler Skies by Blue Dot Sessions

LIST OF REFERENCES

"Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien-  X-Men comics-  Doctor 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, novelist-  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine-  Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin-  Monstress comic book series by Marjorie Liu-  “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven-  Melancholia, film by Lars von Trier-  The Dragonlance series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman -  “City of Brass” from The Daevabad series by S.A. Chakraborty-  Sabaa Tahir, novelist-  Narnia series by C.S. Lewis-  "Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" by Ruthanna Emrys-  "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell-   Firefly TV series-   “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” play by Jack Thorne