Ep 163 — Science Fiction and the Gospel |Approaching Zion pt. 8

Welcome to another Huge Niblet episode. And yes, it’s a bit huge. (You saw the time stamp!) In the A segment, we discuss Hugh Nibley’s 1969 diatribe titled Science Fiction and the Gospel as well as the article that likely triggered his rage induced lecture. Then we move into our penultimate Approaching Zion discussion. Following that, we have some excellent news about Gen Z women leaving religion. Enjoy! 

Show Notes: 

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hugh-nibley/science-fiction-gospel/

 

Sword of Laman: 

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

 

Books and poems mentioned: 

 

1. 1984 by George Orwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four 

2. In the Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose 

3. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy 

4. Egyptian and Mesopotamian lamentation literature: lamenting lost glories and looking forward to a return of the same under a messianic king

5. Lycurgus by Plutarch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycurgus 

6. Eunomia by Solon:https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/fid_91-96/fid_932_solon.html 

7. Republic by Plato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)  

8. Eclogues by Virgil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues 

9. Utopia by Thomas More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book) 

10. The City of the Sun by Thomas Campenella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_the_Sun 

11. Nova Atlantis by Francis Bacon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis 

12. Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book) 

13. The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commonwealth_of_Oceana  

14. The Adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses by François Fénelon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aventures_de_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9maque   

Other references: 

 

1984 US Presidential Election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election 

Ronald Reagan scandals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandals_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration 

Cry Havoc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dogs_of_war_(phrase) 

Utopia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia 

Rekhabite/Rechabite/Rekabite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechabites, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Rechabites 

Joachim of Fiore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_of_Fiore 

Benedict of Nursia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia 

Mendicant orders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendicant_orders 

Potemkin Village: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village 

Happy News: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/13/gen-z-women-less-religious/74673083007/ 

Next Live Show!: Saturday November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM (Mountain time) 

 

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