A Thinking Reed

"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal

“May the Force be with you.” “And also with you!”

Last night I gave a presentation on “The Gospel According to Star Wars” under the auspices of our parish’s “Theology on Tap” series. This barmy idea was cooked up by me and our curate after a couple of beers at last summer’s parish picnic, but I think it went well all things considered. The people attending seemed to enjoy it and there was some good discussion afterwards.

You can see the text I used as the basis of my presentation here. Regular readers with good memories may recognize some of the ideas as having germinated in this post.

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4 responses to ““May the Force be with you.” “And also with you!””

  1. nothead

    I attended a similar series down here in Dallas. U2 on Tap. http://u2ontap.blogspot.com/

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  2. chewbaccalypse now

    As an attendee, I can vouch for the awesomeness of Lee’s presentation. Having seen the films more times than I’d care to admit, it’s amazing that he provided so many new insights. Greedo’s death as metaphor for the Palestinian crisis? Jar Jar was Darth Plagueis? The Wicket-John the Baptist connection. Incredible.

    All joking aside, it was excellent. And I like the new look of the site.

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  3. Lee

    Thanks, Chewie. I thought I noticed you there hanging out with some Jawas in the back…

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  4. lutherpunk

    Good notes for the presentation. I lectured on this while a grad student (before the seminary days). Of course, we didn’t have the prequels then, so discussion was limited to IV-VI. The reading of the films as the trajectory of the fall and redemption of Anakin is a good one.

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