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Mike Beidler

Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Rise of Skywalker (Pt 2)

January 29, 2020 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Rey with lightsaber, tensed and ready to run

Welcome back to the ongoing Emerging Scholars Network Sci-Fi Film Festival! I'm having conversations on various classic and current science fiction movies. Feel free to watch along and join the conversation. This week's film is 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The conclusion of the 40+ year Star Wars saga was too big for one guest, so this week I'm joined by previous contributors Mike Beidler and Sam Blair and new addition to the festival Will Rose. The conversation was also two big for one post; … [Read more...] about Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Rise of Skywalker (Pt 2)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: community, image of God, Mike Beidler, Sam Blair, sci-fi film festival, science, The Rise of Skywalker, Will Rose

Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Rise of Skywalker (Pt 1)

January 22, 2020 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Rey and Kylo Ren face off with lightsabers

Welcome back to the ongoing Emerging Scholars Network Sci-Fi Film Festival! I'm having conversations on various classic and current science fiction movies. Feel free to watch along and join the conversation. This week's film is 2019's Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. The conclusion of the 40+ year Star Wars saga was too big for one guest, so this week I'm joined by previous contributors Mike Beidler and Sam Blair and new addition to the festival Will Rose. The conversation was also two big for one post, … [Read more...] about Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Rise of Skywalker (Pt 1)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: forgiveness, Mike Beidler, redemption, Sam Blair, sci-fi film festival, science, The Rise of Skywalker, Will Rose

Science Corner: Talking The Matrix with Mike Beidler (Pt 2)

November 20, 2019 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

still from The Matrix of Thomas Anderson hiding in an office

Welcome back to our Sci-Fi Film Festival. This week, I continue my conversation with Mike Beidler about The Matrix as we chat about vocation and Christ figures. You can find the first half of the conversation here, including details about Mike's own red pill awakening on matters of science and his thoughts on using storytelling as an invitation to deeper reflection. … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Talking The Matrix with Mike Beidler (Pt 2)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: Mike Beidler, sci-fi film festival, science, science corner, The Matrix, vocation

Science Corner: Talking The Matrix with Mike Beidler (Pt 1)

November 13, 2019 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Photo of Cornel West in character in The Matrix

Welcome back to the Emerging Scholars Network Sci-Fi Film Festival! We took a little hiatus, but we're back to our conversations on various classic and current science fiction movies. Feel free to watch along and join the conversation. This week's film is another 20-year-old classic from 1999: The Matrix. I'm joined once again by retired U.S. Navy commander (thanks for your service) and American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) & BioLogos affiliate Mike Beidler. Mike previously joined us to discuss The Phantom Menace, a … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Talking The Matrix with Mike Beidler (Pt 1)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: Mike Beidler, philosophy, sci-fi film festival, science, science corner, The Matrix, transition

Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Phantom Menace with Mike Beidler (Pt 2)

September 25, 2019 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Photo of Star Wars comics display

Welcome back to our Sci-Fi Film Festival. This week, I continue my conversation with Mike Beidler about Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (TPM) as we chat about canons and legends. You can find the first half of the conversation here, including details about Mike's own role in the storytelling of Star Wars and his in-universe counterpart Myk Bidlor. … [Read more...] about Sci-Fi Film Fest: Talking The Phantom Menace with Mike Beidler (Pt 2)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: Mike Beidler, sci-fi film festival, science, science corner, star wars, The Phantom Menace

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