Earlier this week we were joined by A. Ron from the Bald Move podcast. His co-author for Gods of Thrones and historical Jesus scholar, Dr. Anthony Le Donne, is on the podcast talking comparative religion in the Game of Thrones. We have too much fun and get to a bunch of topics...

• Game of Thrones as a secular apocalypse narrative
• GOT and LOTR (Lord of the Rings)

eucatastrophe in LOTR

the end of ethical theories

how Martin sees the nature of religion

the influence of Catholicism and Roman religion

the cultural phenomenon of GOT and its growing tribe

anxiety, agency, and our global crises

White Walkers and the Ecological Crisis

blood and incest

introduction to comparative religion in Westeros

why fan theory is awesome

from canonical texts to post-canonical TV

how GOT tackles changing norms

the historical Jesus had warts

GOT and the emergence of a promo-democracy

how to finish the books if Martin can't

an aside on the politics of historical Jesus research

Anthony Le Donne is Assistant Professor of New Testament at United Theological Seminary. He is the author/editor of seven books and serves as an editor of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus.

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