Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning Making
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Kaz Hayashi is a biblical scholar, archeologist, and theologian from Japan. He is currently an associate professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary and has written on the theology and anime.
Check out his work in:
Anime Philosophy and Religion
https://a.co/d/auLDmUN
And watch his lecture on "Yahweh the Tyrant!?: The Depiction and Role of Yahweh in BLEACH and other Japanese Anime and Manga"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUQy...
In this episode of Deep Talks, Paul and Dr. Kaz Hayashi discuss the intersection of theology and anime.
They explore the surge of popularity and acceptance of anime in American culture, as well as the potential impact of American Empire and Christianity on Japanese culture. Dr. Hayashi emphasizes the importance of engaging with anime from a theological perspective and recommends several anime series for beginners.
He also discusses the potential long-term impact of anime consumption in American culture and highlights the need to be aware of potential dangers and warnings when consuming anime. The conversation explores the influence of anime on popular culture, the psychological and social effects of anime, the visionary escape it provides, and the presence of religious and theological themes in anime.
Ep 79: Mind Software-How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 2)
Ep 78: Mind Software- How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 1)
Ep 77: Cosmic Spiritual Powers, Hyper-Objects, and C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy
Ep 76: Paul Vander Klay- Culture War. The Jordan Peterson Moment. Faith-Killing Dinosaurs. Vervaeke, Kierkegaard, Darwin, Barth
Ep 75: The Problem of Evil (Part 14)- Karl Barth | The Chaos, The Shadow, & the Hidden God
Ep 74: The Problem of Evil (Part 13)- Frankenstein, Dinosaurs, & Darwin in the 19th Century
Ep 73: Christ & The Culture War (don't just leave republican jesus for democrat jesus)
Ep 72: Dr. Russell Moore - Truth Beyond Culture War & Reading Hero Myths in Exile
Ep 71: Dr. Andrew Root - Secular Pastors? Why Ministry in the Meaning Crisis Is So Difficult
Ep 70: Everyone (Yes, even Richard Dawkins) Believes in God. "Does God Exist?" is Dead.
Ep 69: The Problem of Evil (Part 12)- Friedrich Schleiermacher & Evil as an Obstacle to "God-Consciousness"
Ep 68: How Theology Starts Revolutions & Why We Need to Train for What's to Come
Ep 67: The Problem of Evil (Part 11)- The Limits of Reason | Deism & Immanuel Kant
Ep 66: Dr. Dwight Hopkins- Cultural Theology & the Good News
Ep 65: The Problem of Evil (Part 10)- Is This the Best Possible World? Leibniz's Theodicy
Ep 64: Why Horror Films & Nihilistic Comedies like "Rick and Morty" Are on the Rise- with JR. Forasteros
Ep 63: When Statues Fall- The Battle of the Gods, Revisited
Ep 62- The Q Conspiracy: QAnon, Trump, & the American Church with Bonnie Kristian
Ep 61: Adam Russell- Transcendent Experiences, Psychedelics, & Sex
Ep 60: The Role of Symbols as Idols or Icons
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