Resources Edition: July 24, 2018 - James Papandrea, From Star Wars to Superman - Part 1 of 2

Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson in part one of their interview with Dr. James Papandrea about prominent Christ figures in science fiction television shows and movies.

Topics/Questions Covered in the Show:

What inspired Jim Papandrea to write this book?
Why do Christ figures keep arising in secular fiction and popular culture?
Even though writer Ronald Moore fell away from the Catholic Faith, how did religion keep surfacing throughout his scripts for Star Trek?
What philosophical themes and moral questions appear in science fiction television shows and films?
What important insights come from the movie I, Robot?
Can the book be used as am analytical tool to teach about different heresies which opposed the teachings of the Catholic Church?
What Christian and anti-Christian ideas come from the movie, Pleasantville?

Resources:

Spiritualdirection.com – website
Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
Sophia Institute Press
From Star Wars to Superman by Dr. James Papandrea
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Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news
network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses.

Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com.

In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church.

Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.