Anthony Le Donne: Learning Religion in the Game of Thrones

Homebrewed Christianity · Apr 1, 2019 · 1h 35m

Earlier this week we were joined by A. Ron from the Bald Move podcast. His co-author for Gods of Thrones and historical Jesus scholar, Dr. Anthony Le Donne, is on the podcast talking comparative religion in the Game of Thrones. We have too much fun and get to a bunch of topics...

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GOT and LOTR (Lord of the Rings)

eucatastrophe in LOTR

the end of ethical theories

how Martin sees the nature of religion

the influence of Catholicism and Roman religion

the cultural phenomenon of GOT and its growing tribe

anxiety, agency, and our global crises

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