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honorman
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| Posted 6/18/2003 8:02 PM (GMT -6) |   | New book coming out soon, The Gospel Reloaded by Chris Seay, about, you guessed it, the gospel message of The Matrix.
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DLW
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| Posted 6/19/2003 4:43 AM (GMT -6) | | Someone should forward him my interpretation of MR. That should smith him up well and good.
dlw
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From the Laziness that is contented with half-truth,
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Laika
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| Posted 6/19/2003 8:18 AM (GMT -6) | | http://www.msnbc.com/news/928600.asp?0cv=CB20
If there's a "Gospel According to Harry Potter" out there, just shoot me now.
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Mayflower
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| Posted 6/19/2003 8:34 AM (GMT -6) | |
Book Review:
The Matrix Movies Spark Debate About
Culture and Spirituality
Posted on: 05/08/2003
PHOENIX--Newsweek calls 2003 "The Year of The Matrix" with the second movie of the trilogy releasing May 15 and the third in November. In a new book, The Gospel Reloaded, top-selling author Chris Seay, ( The Gospel According to Tony Soprano ) and Pulitzer Prize nominee Greg Garrett, (Free Bird ) explore themes of spirituality and faith in The Matrix.
An interview with Chris Seay and Greg Garrett will:
• Talk about the connection between The Matrix, Superman,
and the Bible;
• Discuss issues of life and death, rebirth and awakening, fate and free will as presented in the Matrix films;
• Reveal hidden details and eclectic philosophies found in The Matrix trilogy that many have missed;
• Prod listeners to ask of their own lives what is real and what is a mirage; and
• Show listeners how to open up spiritual dialogue using The Matrix movies.
The Matrix have triggered spiritual conversations from college dormitories to youth groups to office break rooms. The Matrix shaped a generation that was ripe for its intensity and complexity. Over the past several years, the film has sparked dialogue over its numerous parallels to the Christian worldview: the spiritual vs. the natural realm, death vs. resurrection, the Messiah (Neo) vs. the Enemy (Agent Smith).
In The Gospel Reloaded , Chris Seay and Greg Garrett examine the spiritual underpinnings of The Matrix and how this futuristic world of false reality corresponds to our own. The authors tie in examples from the upcoming The Matrix: Reloaded (in theaters May 15). With this and the third installment, Revolutions, hitting theaters this year, The Gospel Reloaded will speak to an audience hungry to share spiritual truths, using examples from popular culture.
Chris Seay is pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas, recognized for exploring spiritual questions of culture and breaking new ground in art, music and film. He travels extensively speaking on faith and postmodernity. Seay, author of The Gospel According to Tony Soprano, has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts, including CNN and ABC News. His work has been reviewed in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and Publishers Weekly.
Greg Garrett is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel Free Bird, 40 short stories and numerous articles and essays on film, narrative and spirituality. He wrote the popular course, "The Genius of Alfred Hitchcock" for Barnes & Noble University at www.bn.com, and he directs Art & Soul, the nationally recognized festival of religion and the arts at Baylor University, where he is a professor of English.
The Gospel Reloaded releases June 17.
Source:
http://www.churchbusiness.com/hotnews/35h8141119.html
The Matrix Movies Spark Debate About Culture and Spirituality
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Mayflower
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honorman
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| Posted 6/19/2003 8:37 AM (GMT -6) | | DLW: considering that Doctor Boyd is a lot of Christian allegory in the movies, I'm not sure your view will "wise up" the authors...
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Mayflower
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| Posted 6/19/2003 8:49 AM (GMT -6) | | | | |
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DLW
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| Posted 6/19/2003 9:45 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
DLW: considering that Doctor Boyd is a lot of Christian allegory in the movies, I'm not sure your view will "wise up" the authors...
huh?
dlw
Prayer from Kenya
From the Cowardice that dare not face new truth,
From the Laziness that is contented with half-truth,
From the Arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
Lord Deliver Me. | | Back to Top | | |
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Mayflower
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| Posted 6/19/2003 12:43 PM (GMT -6) | |  (lots smiles and delighted laughter)...
dlw wrote:
quote:
huh?
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