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Church of the Geek explores the intersection of the geeky and the divine. Every other Monday, Brian and Sam discuss a recent geeky pop culture offering, looking at it as geeks and examining the theological themes that they see. Church of the Geek offers a review of a recent comic issue in their "Off The Shelf" episodes occasionally.

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Church of the Geek explores the intersection of the geeky and the divine. Every other Monday, Brian and Sam discuss a recent geeky pop culture offering, looking at it as geeks and examining the theological themes that they see. Church of the Geek offers a review of a recent comic issue in their "Off The Shelf" episodes occasionally.

    Helm, Ruby and Sand: Sandman eps 1-5

    Helm, Ruby and Sand: Sandman eps 1-5

    Brian and Sam enter the Dreaming to discuss the first five episodes of the Netflix show Sandman, based on the comic written by Neil Gaiman. Setting the tale in a dream world gives Gaiman a great deal of freedom in writing. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

    • 40 min.
    Jane The Worthy

    Jane The Worthy

    Brian and Sam revisit Thor: Love & Thunder as well as Jason Aaron's work with Jane and Thor to delve into the nature of divinity and what it means for God to be worthy. In many ways, Jane is the counter to Gorr. Not all gods need to die. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

    • 31 min.
    Off The Shelf: Sam Reviews X-Men #12, "Controlled Demolition"

    Off The Shelf: Sam Reviews X-Men #12, "Controlled Demolition"

    This episode, Sam reviews X-Men #12, “Controlled Demolition”. Story by Gerry Duggan, art by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia, and letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles.It's an issue full of questions and tension! Now that the secret of mutant resurrection is out, how will humanity react? Will the X-Ladies save the galaxy from Cordyceps Jones' Gameworld? Just who is Dr Stasis? Will ethics get punched in the face? Follow us on Twitter: @geekchurch, and Sam is @revsblairPlease leave us a rating and re...

    • 4 min.
    The Dollar Bin: The Final Frontier with Dr. James McGrath

    The Dollar Bin: The Final Frontier with Dr. James McGrath

    Sam and Brian are each off boldly going on adventures to strange new worlds. To continue our mission of faithfully discussing cool geeky content, we offer this excellent dollar bin episode from July 2020 with Dr. James McGrath as we discuss our shared love of Star Trek. Dr. McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He writes regularly on science fiction and theology and has published the book aptly ti...

    • 1 u. 5 min.
    Strange New Worlds and Fate

    Strange New Worlds and Fate

    Throughout the fantastic first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, one of the major plot threads, if not the biggest thread, is Captain Pike struggling with the foreknowledge of his future death. Brian and Sam discuss this new offering to the Star Trek world and that meaty topic of fate and determinism. For those who are interested, we mentioned our episode on Craig Thompson's Blankets. You can find it here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/17870/8344702 Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch ...

    • 34 min.
    Thor: Love & Thunder -- Where are all the gods?

    Thor: Love & Thunder -- Where are all the gods?

    Brian and Sam discuss Thor: Love & Thunder along with the hefty theological question of where is God in the face of suffering? Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch or at our website Church of the Geek. To help support the podcast, please visit our Ko-Fi page here: https://ko-fi.com/churchofthegeekTheme song by @RickRackYouTube

    • 37 min.

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