Adam: Well, Ben, I hope you had a good Christmas break and have had some time to rest up. Ben: It was a great holiday. Though as a fellow Catholic, I feel compelled to remind…
Surprise! You get a bonus! As Catholics, Ben and I treat Nov. 1 with some special significance. It’s one of the “Holy Days of Obligation,” and ranks up there with Christmas and Easter for days…
I’m judging from an admittedly small representative sample here (Matt and Ben), but I do get the sense that I’m one of the few diehard fans of “The Simpsons” among the SFC contributors. I highly…
Adam: Well, Ben, we’re at our final week of The Sci-Fi Christian Classroom, and appropriately enough, the subject of this week’s class is endings. Ben: I have to say, I’m pretty bummed that we’re at…
Adam and Ben don’t have much to talk about this week, so they just waste time coming up with video game versions of classic literature. A: Well, Ben, I got kind of a late start…
Usually in the Sci Fi Christian Classroom, host Ben DeBono and contributor Adam Pracht sit toward the back, smugly correcting grammar, whispering to each other about the full theological implications of Barliman Butterbur, and making *pfft*…
… In which contributor Adam Pracht and host Ben DeBono talk about the heroic quest circle, the role of temptation in life and fiction, and rant about Twilight and bad editing. Adam: I think…
… in which contributor Adam Pracht and host Ben DeBono discuss allegory and symbolism, Quests and how neither of them have enough time… Adam: First, a small announcement to make: Taking a page from…
Week 1 of the Sci Fi Christian Classroom included “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came” by Robert Browning, “Ithaca” by C.P. Cavafy, Book 1 of “The Lord of the Rings” and initial character setup…
The Sci-Fi Christian Classroom: Introductions
- September 4, 2013
- Tagged as: Sci Fi Christian Classroom
Ben DeBono and new contributor Adam Pracht look ahead as they discuss the first installment of a new Sci-Fi Christian series: “The Sci-Fi Christian Classroom.” Adam: So, Ben, I’m curious what your first impressions…