A Christian blogger, who goes by the screen name Aspiring Theologian, has a pretty good post entitled Possible Biblical Allegory in HALO. His post is a good introduction to the topic. I may post more on the topic later.
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On an episode of Naruto Shippuuden, Naruto and his squad get into a battle with two very powerful outlaws. One, Sasori, is a puppet master who uses his puppets and deadly poisons as weapons. The other, Deidara, has the ability create explosive clay figurines (very quickly) and to animate them. Both enemies see their […]
Judgment Illustrated
Published July 24th, 2007 in Eschatology/Judgment, Anime, Theology In... and Conditional Immortality. 4 CommentsThe biblical doctrine of judgment does not stress physical pain and agony as much as it stresses the future of the wicked being cut off. While there is no doubt that pain will be present, pain is not necessarily the primary aspect. Jesus frequently describes the wicked “weeping and gnashing of teeth” after being thrown […]
The Bondage of the Will: Futurama Edition
Published April 21st, 2007 in Theology In... and Culture. 0 CommentsOnce of again I’ve observed some good theological insight in the wonderful cartoon, Futurama. Though Travis has already posted on the theological brilliance of the werecar episode (even the exact same scene), there is still more truth to be drawn from this show’s social commentary. Upon inquiring about a spooky looking house up on a […]
Theology in Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life”
Published March 6th, 2007 in Theology In.... 0 CommentsI noticed some superb theological value in Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life.” Of course, this is a secular band and they probably had no spiritual meaning in mind when they wrote the song. However, it is more theologically sound than some hymns you would find in your Baptist hymnal.
how can you see into my eyes […]
In Metroid Prime (a video game for the Nintendo Gamecube) the space bounty hunter, Samus Aran, follows a distress signal that leads her to the planet of Tallen IV. She arrives at the planet to find that its original inhabitants no longer live there. She also finds out that she is not the only visitor […]
Theology in Futurama
Published November 1st, 2006 in Theology In..., Resurrection and Conditional Immortality. 0 CommentsOn an episode of Futurama, Bender becomes a “god figure” to a tiny civilization. While floating in space, he is hit by a space rock. The rock had tiny people on it, and after the collision, they were transferred to him. The little civilization then begins to make their new home on him, and come […]
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