At the Intersection of the Comic and the Divine
Brian and Sam discuss the Marvel series Hawkeye, delving into the areas of grief, memory and secrets. Plus, Sam loves Kingpin’s Hawaiian shirt, Brian loves larpers, and we both process Rogers: The Musical.
There’s a lot to discuss about how we process grief as a community, how we sanitize our history, and the importance of nuance in looking at the world and the church.
Continue reading “Hawkeye: Secrets, Lies and Track Suits”
Brian and Sam review the newest addition to the Matrix series, The Matrix: Revelations. The original trilogy drew a lot on biblical issues and themes, does this movie follow on those same themes? What does it have to say about the nature of identity, how we see ourselves and how God sees us? How have our discussions of reality changed since 1999? And … was Brian wrong about something?
Continue reading “The Matrix: Resurrections”
Brian and Sam discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home. Is it amazing? Is it spectacular? What does it have to say about the cost of carrying one’s cross? And what does a yule log actually smell like?
Continue reading “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Here is our Dollar Bin, Church of the Geek’s equivalent version of the discount long box full of old comics that hold a treasure. Brian and Sam hold up a previous episode for a re-examination and this one is a gem. Brian and Sam talked with Dr. Elizabeth Coody, assistant professor of Religious Studies at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. We discuss various titles and how they help us interpret scripture.
You can connect Dr. Coody on Twitter @ecoody.
Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at our website Geek.Church
To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeek
Theme song by @RickRackYouTube
Finally something we disagree about! Brian and Sam discuss the kickoff of the next big MCU arc, Marvel’s Eternals (no The). Was this too much of a story for one film, albeit a really long one? What does this tell us about our roles in the universe, and who sets those roles? What happens when we think God is wrong, or if what we thought we were told about God is wrong? Is conflict really the only we grow? Was Thanos really helping?
Continue reading “Movie Review: Eternals”
Church of the Geek 