Posted in General, Podcasting, SFF: People, SFF: Writings, Theology & SFF, Writing: The process on Nov 29th, 2008
[Remastering] was a wise decision. Not only has Mr. Morris chosen voice actors who have the skill to deliver the lines well and to fit together in an ensemble, the addition of vocal variety and sound effects both magnify the story’s greatest asset, which is spectacle.
Posted in General, SFF: Writings, Theology & SFF on Jan 18th, 2008
For those of you who wondered how soon I’d make it into print again…
Posted in Podcasting, Theology & SFF on Nov 13th, 2007
If you’re here because you heard Jason Rennie’s interview with me in “Sci Phi Show Outcast #59,”1 (thank you, Jason) or my “7th Son Episode 17: The Story So Far” reading (thanks, Hutch!), you might still be wondering what’s going on here. Here it is, in a nutshell: NOTESTwo errata in that interview, if I [...]
Posted in SFF: Writings, Theology & SFF on Apr 23rd, 2007
Clerk’s log, MJDate 54213.9: In honor of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day (inspired by this discussion), I present the following. No, it’s not fiction. It’s a paper I delivered at the 2005 annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. My purpose in it was to introduce science fiction and fantasy to people who were not necessarily [...]
Posted in SFF: Writings, Theology, Theology & SFF on Jan 3rd, 2007
Clerk’s log, MJDate 54103.3: What follows is a companion piece to “The Soul of the 7th Son.” SPOILER WARNING: Unlike “The Soul of the 7th Son,” which dealt with material appearing in the early chapters of Book One, “Descent,” of J.C. Hutchins’s thriller 7th Son, what follows refers to the later chapters of “Descent” and [...]
Posted in General, Theology, Theology & SFF on Dec 22nd, 2006
Clerk’s log, MJDate 54091.7: Book One of J.C. Hutchins’s thriller 7th Son, “Descent,” is now complete, and it’s available for download in audio form at http://www.jchutchins.net (book plus extra material) and http://www.podiobooks.com (book only). If you haven’t yet heard it, and don’t mind a bit of strong language and violence, I recommend it. Book Two, [...]
Posted in SFF: Writings, Theology, Theology & SFF on Jul 19th, 2006
[Continued from Part Aleph. You can find the podcast thriller 7th Son, read by author J. C. Hutchins, at www.jchutchins.net and Podiobooks.com — and I can assure you that it moves a heckuva lot faster than what you'll read below. But don't stop now …] The first question is obvious: What is a soul, anyway? [...]
Posted in SFF: Writings, Theology & SFF on Jun 22nd, 2006
How entertainment doth mirror society! Or, The future isn’t what it used to be. Or, It’s amazing how the aliens we’ve never met have changed over the last half-century. This past Sunday, The Sci Phi Show featured an interview with Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of the novel Brave Men Run (available in print, e-book, podcast, [...]
Posted in SFF: Writings, Theology & SFF on Jun 7th, 2006
If you want to see a good example of an SFF novel that slips in philosophical issues without whacking you upside the head with them, check out 7th Son, by J.C. Hutchins.
Posted in SFF: People, Theology & SFF on May 12th, 2006
I said at the outset that I wanted to consider some theological themes as they relate to current science fiction and fantasy. Well, it turns out someone beat me to it. Please check out Jason Rennie’s excellent podcast The Sci Phi Show, which does the same thing under the banner of philosophy.
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