Beast and Bible

Dr. Pierce interviews Dr. Kowert about how video games are often turned into the "boogey man" for religious and societal issues. 

Show Notes

Video Series | Psychgeist from Rachel Kowert - https://rkowert.com/psychgeist/

Moses Hull was a silver tongued Adventist evangelist who gave up his faith in favor of dialoging with the dead. His fall from grace has become a fearful narrative deployed by Adventists to keep away from slippery slopes that might lead to Spiritualism. But do we have the whole story? In this episode Seth invites Matthew Lucio, Greg Howell, and Shawn Brace to explore one of Adventism's cautionary tales related to talking with the dead. 

Show Notes

Podcast | Adventist Pilgrimage with Greg Howell and Michael Campbell - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventist-pilgrimage/id1558388185;

Podcast | Adventist History Podcast with Matthew Lucio - https://www.adventisthistorypodcast.org/;

Shawn Brace’s Substack, Reimagining Faith -  https://shawnbrace.substack.com

"Voodoo" is often used as a pejorative term by Christians for indigenous belief systems, as well as a scapegoat for why bad things happen. It's also connected with Western media's fascination with the figure of the "zombie".

Outside of jokes about less than vibrant faith communities, is there an actual religious history connection between the classic horror monster and religious belief? On this episode Seth welcomes back Dr. Emily Zarka from PBS's Monstrum to discuss the faith of zombies.

Show Notes

Show | PBS Monstrum - https://www.pbs.org/show/monstrum/

What do Christian deliverance ministries and Hollywood have to do with each other? Some might sggest that we need deliverance from Hollywood movies' demonic infleunce. However, Joseph Laycock and Eric Harrelson's new book, The Exorcist Effect, demonstrates that deliverance ministries have shaped their theoogy around the monstrous movies they condemn. In this episode, Seth chats with Laycock and Harrleson about their work and reflects on the implications for faith-based communities. 

Show Notes

Book | The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief by Joseph Laycock and Eric Harrelson - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-exorcist-effect-9780197635391

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