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Horror JoyThe Devil Made Me Do It - The Silence of the Lambs and LonglegsThis week on Horror Joy, Jeff and Brian wrestle with the dualities of fear in Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs and Osgood Perkins' Longlegs. They dissect the psychological and gender horrors lurking within The Silence of the Lambs, contrasting it with the mythological and satanic elements of Longlegs.They examine the tangled webs of desire, identity, and rationalization, revealing:· The transphobia in The Silence of the Lambs and how thoughts on gender have changed· The rich material world of Jonathan Demme’s film· The failed mythology of Longlegs and The connection to the sata...2025-03-101h 06
OttolinaTVL'ideologia del destino manifesto nella colonizzazione USA dello spazio
Per collaborare, contattaci: ottosofia@ottolinatv.itAderisci alla campagna di donazioni su Go fund me: https://gofund.me/25aee706 ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●Cosm8lina - ep. 6.Le ambizioni di Elon Musk verso la colonizzazione di Marte non rappresentano soltanto il delirio hollywoodiano di un miliardario megalomane, ma nascondono radici più profonde, fortemente connaturate ai miti fondatori della cultura politica statunitense. Nella narrazione politica e mediatica, lo spazio extratmosferico viene spesso considerato come l'ultima frontiera dell'esplorazione umana. Frontierismo, isolazionismo, eccezionalismo sottintendono un impianto fortemente colonialista, sostanziato nell'ideologia del “Destino Manifesto” e nella “dottrina della scoperta”, che in passato hanno fornito la giustificazione giuridico-ideologica per l’estinzione dei diritti dei nativi americani. E in futuro, potranno costit...2024-12-1415 min
Rethinking FaithWho's Afraid of Pantheism? - With Mary-Jane RubensteinThis week I am very excited to share my recent conversation with Mary-Jane Rubenstein. We take a deep dive into her wonderful book, "Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters". Pantheism has been demonized often by the Western Tradition for a wide variety of reasons. In this episode, we discuss why pantheism has been demonized and why we should think again. We cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time... turns out Pantheism is really cool and worth considering. Enjoy!RESOURCES:Worlds Without End: the Many Lives of the Multiverse (Book)2024-10-231h 04
Belief in the FutureWhat Silicon Valley Means by "God"Why do tech CEOs and visionaries use religious language—and what, if anything, does it have to do with organized religion? We talk Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan, about unity, infinity, simulated realities, NASA, and how human beings have sought to make meaning of their world.Reading List:
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Astrotopia by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Worlds Without End by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Je...2024-09-1039 min
Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek PodcastEpisode 171: AstrotopiaGuest: Prof. Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein joins us to talk about her book "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race," which explores the religious narratives that underpin commercial space exploration, and its connections to Star Trek.
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Sacred & ProfanePlanet BAs the climate crisis on Earth worsens, some Americans — including the world’s richest man, Elon Musk — have begun to think about a plan (and planet) B. They dream of escaping an increasing polluted Earth in favor of creating an advanced society on our nearest neighbor, Mars.To investigate the roots of our fascination with Mars, we headed to Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona with our colleague Kelsey Johnson. Lowell has been the site of all sorts of important discoveries about our universe, but it was originally built by another very wealthy American to observe Mars and the ad...2024-03-2624 min
The Colin McEnroe ShowWhat does it mean to treat something as sacred?This hour, we look at the idea of sacredness — in both religious and secular spaces — and ask how we can identify and make places for the sacred in our everyday lives, through reading, music, and even baseball. GUESTS: Mark Miller: Lecturer in sacred music at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music and Divinity School, composer in residence at Drew University, and the minister of music of Christ Church Mary-Jane Rubenstein: Professor of religion and science in society at Wesleyan University and the author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, among other books Vanessa...2023-12-1950 min
Out d’Coup PodcastFriday Politics Roundup | Elon Musk’s antisemitism; Big Tech getting sued; Johnson reject separation between church & state; Pennridge civil rights complaint; big payout in Central Bucks; book recsElon Musk rips off the mask and jumps on the antisemitic conspiracy bandwagon on that platform formerly known as Twitter. Yeah, the one he owns.
New Republican Christian nationalist Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson calls the separation between church and state a “misnomer” and a “misunderstanding” of the true intent of the Founders.
A judge has cleared the way for a slew of lawsuits against Meta and other tech giants to go forward. 42 state attorneys general and multiple school districts are suing the companies as knowingly designing their platforms to be addictive for kids, despite kn...2023-11-171h 49
Tech Won't Save UsElon Musk Unmasked: Shaping the Future (Part 4)After building an empire, now Elon Musk wants us to believe he deserves it. He built a myth of his genius, and now he’s using the same to seed harmful ideologies into the public that justify how he hoards wealth to pursue the projects he should be central to humanity’s future, leaving behind a ton of suffering in their wake. But is Musk’s future really the one we want? This is episode 4 of Elon Musk Unmasked, a special four-part series from Tech Won’t Save Us. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective...2023-11-021h 04
Feed Your HeadHow I Learned to Love the MultiverseThe idea of a multiverse has captivated humanity for thousands of years (including two current major films about it). Do many worlds actually exist? What are the implications if they do? Rabbi Adam Jacobs speaks with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. Explore more at www.beyondbelief.blog 01:18 What is wisdom? 03:34 Does wisdom affect how we behave or only how we think? 6:34 Why does philosophy evoke rage in scientists? 10:39 Is God a logical inference of the fine-tuning argument? 14:25 Should the idea...2023-10-3046 min
Machines in BetweenEpisode 8: Topsy-TurvyIn the season finale of Machines in Between, we find John and Libby getting used to life without the Rosary 1653. As they contemplate whether it is ever possible to be at home in this techno-mediated world, they receive word that Kelvin Trinsel will be stopping by the studio to offer his hearty congratulations. John and Libby spin segments on glucose monitoring, spiritual optimization, water pumps, leaf blowers, and the homes at sea and in space imagined by tech billionaires. When channels within the studio are overrun with noise, all seems to be falling apart. But when Kelvin arrives, new...2023-10-011h 26
War MachineMary-Jane Rubenstein /// Energy and Change Pt 6We continue our exploration of Clayton Crockett’s book, Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology. Specifically, Mary Jane Rubenstein, Matt Valler, and Matt Baker discuss chapter 6 on Radical Theology and the Nature of God.
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Music for this episode:
Adonis, Birds ov Paradise
Love Always, Nu Alkemi
Eden, Hania Rani
Strange Signals, Gdanian
The Sky Opened, Hello Meteor
Rain Closures, Hello Meteor
Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker2023-09-181h 23
Monster Lore Tour1: What Are Monsters?The kickoff to Monster Lore Tour, this episode is an introduction to what this podcast is all about. We discuss the range of topics we will be covering, what makes something "monstrous", and get into what to do when the monster is at your door. From the deepest depths to the highest heights, get ready for a tour of the lore of all things monstrous!
Many thanks to Mr. Tim Leavy @ timleavy.com for all the musical support and writing us the most amazing theme song in the paranormal realms!
- Van Duzer, Chet (2012). Hic s...2023-09-131h 11
Movement Memos“This is just as much of an ideological ploy as the idea that Spain needed to conquer the Americas,” says Mary-Jane Rubenstein.“What we're getting from both Musk and Bezos is this classically new age-y religious drama of disaster and salvation. They preach, they tell us that the end is near, the disaster is coming, that the world is going to end, but there is another world that everybody can build together, a new world and a place that they've never seen and a place that seems totally impossible,” says professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. In this episode, Kelly and MJ discuss the religiosity of “NewSpace,” and how activists can challenge the new “pie...2023-08-171h 00
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World#57: Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race with Mary-Jane RubensteinMary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University, and is affiliated with the Philosophy Department and the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. She holds a B.A. from Williams College, an M.Phil. from The University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in from Columbia University. Her research unearths the philosophies and histories of religion and science, especially in relation to cosmology, ecology, and space travel.I spoke to Mary-Jane about her latest book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space RaceSome of the topics...2023-06-2629 min
Unlock a Library in Your Pocket With Full AudiobookAstrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race Audiobook by Mary-Jane RubensteinListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 679910
Title: Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race
Author: Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:22:22
Language: English
Release date: 06-13-23
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
Summary:
As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon...2023-06-137h 22
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Astronomy & PhysicsAstrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane RubensteinPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race Author: Mary-Jane Rubenstein Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Astronomy & Physics Publisher's Summary: As environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to establish a human presence...2023-06-1330 min
Tech Won't Save UsThe Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race w/ Mary-Jane RubensteinParis Marx is joined by Mary-Jane Rubenstein to discuss how ideas that underpinned colonization and Manifest Destiny are now setting the foundation for the billionaire space race and the plan to colonize the cosmos. Mary-Jane Rubenstein is the author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. She’s also a Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podca...2023-05-2558 min
Chasing LeviathanThe Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race with Dr. Mary-Jane RubensteinIn this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Mary-Jane Rubenstein discuss the religious nature of the new space race in which powerful individuals, such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, promise that they have the power to save humanity and bring us to new worlds of prosperity, peace, and perfection. Dr. Rubenstein explores the mythologies of our current moment and offers reflection on the dangers of assuming that we have the right, or the destiny, to take over the cosmos.For a deep dive into Dr. Mary-Jane Rubenstein's work, check out her book: Astrotopia: The Dangerous...2023-05-161h 04
The Colin McEnroe ShowWhat does it mean to treat something as sacred?This hour, we look at the idea of sacredness — in both religious and secular spaces — and ask how we can identify and make places for the sacred in our everyday lives, through reading, music, and even baseball. GUESTS: Mark Miller: Lecturer in sacred music at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music and Divinity School, composer in residence at Drew University, and the minister of music of Christ Church Mary-Jane Rubenstein: Professor of religion and science in society at Wesleyan University and the author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, among other books Vanessa...2023-05-1549 min
Things Not Seen PodcastThe Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race: Mary-Jane RubensteinOver the past decades, America and other nations have ceded the mantle of space exploration to private firms and the wealthy buccaneers who run them. Our guest Mary-Jane Rubenstein helps us understand what we have sought to gain from such a Faustian bargain, and what we have lost. We talk about her recent book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-05-071h 02
Sunday Book ReviewApril 16, 2023 – The University of Chicago Press Travels Through Time and Space EditionIn the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox look at some books focusing on storytelling and history through space and time.
Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein
The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Nicholas Dagen Bloom
Travels in t...2023-04-1605 min
Celestial CitizenA Religion-Fueled Space RaceOn today's episode, we’ll be discussing the uncanny parallels between the present billionaire-backed space race and the religiously-fueled age of colonialism and conquest. We’ll be speaking with Dr. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, and we’ll take a look at how humans might shift their thinking from “how the universe might belong to us,” to instead consider “how we might belong to the universe.” Get ready for a fascinating look at how deeply intertwined religious rhetoric is within the language of space exploration.Mary-Jane Rubenstein is a Professor of Rel...2023-03-091h 04
The University of Chicago Press PodcastMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects...2023-03-0335 min
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects...2023-03-0335 min
New Books in Big IdeasMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects...2023-03-0335 min
New Books in ReligionMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects...2023-03-0335 min
New Books in Economic and Business HistoryMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race" (U Chicago Press, 2022)We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward mining operations on the moon, missions to asteroids to extract resources, and millions of people living in rotating near-Earth satellite dwellings. Despite the differences in their visions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity though the colonization of space. But we have already seen the destructive effects...2023-03-0335 min
Philosophy For Our TimesCatching Sight of Our Self | Iain McGilchrist, Betty Sue Flowers, Anil Ananthaswamy, and Bence NanayIs knowing oneself even possible? Listen to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the self-help industry to the contemporary focus on mental health, the ancient Greek maxim 'Know Thyself', is very much in fashion. But many would argue it is an impossible dream. We can't catch sight of ourselves, and the attempt to do so often leaves us lost and confused. What's more, from the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to drug addicts who's lives are in ruin, individuals can be well aware of their failings but...2023-02-0749 minPhilosophy For Our TimesCatching Sight of Our Self | Iain McGilchrist, Betty Sue Flowers, Anil Ananthaswamy, and Bence NanayIs knowing oneself even possible? Listen to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the self-help industry to the contemporary focus on mental health, the ancient Greek maxim 'Know Thyself', is very much in fashion. But many would argue it is an impossible dream. We can't catch sight of ourselves, and the attempt to do so often leaves us lost and confused. What's more, from the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to drug addicts who's lives are in ruin, individuals can be well aware of their failings but...2023-02-0749 min
Straight White American JesusAstrotopia: The Religion of Space ExplorationAs environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward moving millions of earthlings into rotating near-Earth habitats. Despite these distinctions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity through the exploitation of space. In Astrotopia, philosopher...2023-01-2346 minPremium Ad-Free: Straight White American JesusAstrotopia: The Religion of Space ExplorationAs environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work toward moving millions of earthlings into rotating near-Earth habitats. Despite these distinctions, these two billionaires share a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity through the exploitation of space. In Astrotopia, philosopher...2023-01-2346 min
The Anti-DystopiansAstrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space RaceIn this episode, Alina Utrata talks Mary-Jane Rubenstein, a professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University and the author of the new book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. They discuss whether Elon Musk acts like a religious leader, how imperial Christianity set the stage for capitalism, the ways science fiction has acted as a mythology for space expansionists, and the history of a Nazi rocket scientist turned Christian evangelical partnered with Disney to promote the new Manifest Destiny of the stars.For a complete reading list...2022-12-191h 00
Start the WeekReturning to the moonIt is fifty years since the last manned-flight to the moon. While the Apollo missions have long been superseded by explorations further afield, the science journalist Oliver Morton insists the moon landings remain strong in our cultural imagination. In his 2019 book, The Moon, he explained how a spherical piece of rock had captured the world’s attention, but then been largely ignored. He tells Tom Sutcliffe how scientists and politicians are now once again turning their focus to our nearest neighbour.Throughout history the moon has inspired artists, poets, scientists, writers and musicians the world over. The ar...2022-12-0541 min
The RevealerThe Corporate Space Race and ReligionWhy are corporations and billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos invested in space exploration? Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, joins us to discuss the corporate space race and its connections to religion. We explore why the corporate space race is so concerning, what religious ideas undergird Americans’ beliefs that we have a right to colonize the cosmos, and how Indigenous religious teachings could help us think differently about our relationship to outer space in ways that could also help our planet.2022-11-3039 min
Mission: InterplanetaryWhat does religion have to do with space exploration?Space exploration imagines itself as a secular endeavor with its foundations in science and engineering? But how accurate is this self-image? Religious Studies scholar Mary-Jane Rubenstein talks with guest hosts Tanya Harrison and Joe O’Rourke about the surprising affinities between religion and space exploration. Check out her forthcoming book on the subject! Also, Joe delights in revenge for the dinosaurs, Tanya speculates on a planet of cephalopods, and a tear-jerking new Sounds of Space from the great folks at SYSTEM Sounds.Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website at missioninterplanetary.com and drop us a line!...2022-10-2539 minPhilosophy For Our TimesWhere language fails us | Kehinde Andrews, John McWhorter and Laurie Ann PaulIs language capable of communicating experience? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe think sharing experience is essential to being human. At an individual level, we share experiences to get to know others and understand them. Yet from the taste of an apple to giving birth, we know we cannot fully describe the experience to someone who has not already had it. Many now also maintain that it is impossible to communicate the experience of discrimination, and other cultures can only be understood by those who have experienced it. B...2022-09-2743 minPhilosophy For Our TimesWhere language fails us | Kehinde Andrews, John McWhorter and Laurie Ann PaulIs language capable of communicating experience? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe think sharing experience is essential to being human. At an individual level, we share experiences to get to know others and understand them. Yet from the taste of an apple to giving birth, we know we cannot fully describe the experience to someone who has not already had it. Many now also maintain that it is impossible to communicate the experience of discrimination, and other cultures can only be understood by those who have experienced it. B...2022-09-2743 minPhilosophy For Our TimesMonsters of pantheism| Mary-Jane RubensteinIs pantheism more radical than atheism?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesPantheism is the radical belief that reality and god are one and the same thing. Why has it been so feared for 400 years? Philosopher and author of Strange Wonder, Mary-Jane Rubenstein shows how the idea threatens much more than just religion.Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, USA. Her book Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Universe examines cosmological models throughout history, from the world-views of the Ancient G...2022-09-1328 minPhilosophy For Our TimesMonsters of pantheism| Mary-Jane RubensteinIs pantheism more radical than atheism?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesPantheism is the radical belief that reality and god are one and the same thing. Why has it been so feared for 400 years? Philosopher and author of Strange Wonder, Mary-Jane Rubenstein shows how the idea threatens much more than just religion.Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, USA. Her book Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Universe examines cosmological models throughout history, from the world-views of the Ancient G...2022-09-1328 minWar MachineMary Jane Rubenstein /// Astrotopia Pre-Launch [Excerpt]In this Interrupted podcast excerpt, Jordan Miller and Matt Baker speak with Mary Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. We discuss goats, Elon Musk, technology, theological method, telescopes, Ukraine, and more. MJR's most recent project, Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, is forthcoming from University of Chicago Press. Preorder is available here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo184287883.html
To hear the full episode: https://www.westarinterrupted.com/episodes/mary-jane-rubenstein-astrotopia-pre-launch-interview
A Tale of Two Utopias: https://metapolis.net/project/a-tale-of-two-utopias-musk-and-bezos-in-outer-space/?fbclid=IwAR3IUMIOCaFZecBmd3z_Trr5Xl5cOu5...2022-04-2218 min
Interrupted[Ep 10] Mary Jane Rubenstein: Astrotopia Pre Launch [Interview]In this episode of Interrupted, Jordan Miller and Matt Baker speak with Mary Jane Rubenstein, Professor of Religion and Science in Society at Wesleyan University. We discuss goats, Elon Musk, technology, theological method, telescopes, Ukraine, and more. Her most recent project, Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race, is forthcoming from University of Chicago Press. Preorder is available here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo184287883.html
A Tale of Two Utopias: https://metapolis.net/project/a-tale-of-two-utopias-musk-and-bezos-in-outer-space/
The Radical Theology Seminar: https://www.patreon.com/radicaltheology
Registration Link for Dr. Bowens Seminar on African American...2022-04-2155 min
The Earthly Delights Podcast#56: Mary-Jane Rubenstein - Our Understanding of God and Why it Matters (even for atheists)GOD. This word terrifies a lot of young people in the west. It’s certainly a loaded word in Ireland and the UK. This word angers, frustrates and often generates a response of eye-rolling when it’s mentioned. And with good reason. The monotheistic idea of God that is oh so common around these parts has not stopped Wars, famines, corruption or heinous immoral acts by those who are apparently closest to or working in the name of this God. Professor of Religion, science in society, feminist, gender and sexuality studies at Weslyn university, Mary Jane Rubinstein is k...2021-06-081h 10
ICE@Dartmouth PodcastThe Many Forms of the Divine: A Conversation with Mary-Jane Rubenstein on Pantheism, Nature, and ScienceMost of us probably associate the divine with the Christian God, or at least with a monotheistic, anthropomorphized God, but of course this is not the only way to think of divinity and one fascinating and controversial alternative is pantheism, the view that the material world, universe, or nature is what is divine. Thinking of divinity in this way has enormous implications for all sorts of aspects of human life and I'm going to speak with Dr Mary-Jane Rubenstein about how to make sense of pantheism in the world today and what some of its implications are. 2021-01-0843 min
DiscoveryGalileo's lost letterGalileo famously insisted in the early 17th Century that the Earth goes round the Sun and not vice versa – an idea that got him into deep trouble with the Catholic Church. In 1633 Galileo was put on trial for heresy by the Inquisition, and was threatened with imprisonment, or worse, if he did not recant. Galileo spent the rest of his days under house arrest and is now seen by some as a near-martyr to science in the face of unyielding religious doctrine. But the discovery of a letter questions the received version of events. Philip Ball tells the story of...2019-12-0226 min
Philosophy For Our TimesThe Meaning of the Multiverse | Cumrun Vafa, Mary-Jane Rubenstein, John EllisLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesTalk of other universes has become fashionable amongst physicists and string theory alike. Should we recognise ours as the only universe and give up on others as fantasy science? Or is slipping through a worm hole into another universe a credible reality rather than a Hollywood fairytale? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Cumrun Vafa, Mary-Jane Rubenstein and John Ellis go in search for the meaning of the multiverse.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, art...2019-08-1340 minPhilosophy For Our TimesThe Meaning of the Multiverse | Cumrun Vafa, Mary-Jane Rubenstein, John EllisLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesTalk of other universes has become fashionable amongst physicists and string theory alike. Should we recognise ours as the only universe and give up on others as fantasy science? Or is slipping through a worm hole into another universe a credible reality rather than a Hollywood fairytale? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Cumrun Vafa, Mary-Jane Rubenstein and John Ellis go in search for the meaning of the multiverse.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, art...2019-08-1340 min
Philosophy For Our TimesThe Right Way to Think | Paul Boghossian, Mary Jane Rubenstein, Alister McGrathLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesReason was traditionally seen as the Enlightenment’s great legacy and the origin of our success. Yet reason is increasingly derided as just the rhetorical bluster of the educated elite, typically powerful and male. Is rationality just the prejudiced claim of those who are sure they are right? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Professor of Religion at Wesleyan Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University Paul Boghossian and Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University Alister McGrath debate the...2019-07-0238 minPhilosophy For Our TimesThe Right Way to Think | Paul Boghossian, Mary Jane Rubenstein, Alister McGrathLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesReason was traditionally seen as the Enlightenment’s great legacy and the origin of our success. Yet reason is increasingly derided as just the rhetorical bluster of the educated elite, typically powerful and male. Is rationality just the prejudiced claim of those who are sure they are right? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Professor of Religion at Wesleyan Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University Paul Boghossian and Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University Alister McGrath debate the...2019-07-0238 min
Expanding MindExpanding Mind – Sacred MatterA conversation with philosopher of religion Mary-Jane Rubenstein about wonder, horror, animism, the multiverse, Heidegger, Einstein, Hawaiian telescopes, and her book Pantheologies: Gods, Worlds, Monsters (Columbia).
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The Catacombic MachineMary-Jane Rubenstein | Gods, Worlds, MonstersIn this episode, Jake Given and Matt Baker speak with Mary-Jane Rubenstein, about goats, metaphysics, science, Freud, Spinoza, panpsychism, and so on. Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University; core faculty in the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; and affiliated faculty in the Science and Society Program. She holds a B.A. in Religion and English from Williams College, an M.Phil. in Philosophical Theology from Cambridge University, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from Columbia University. Her areas of research include continental philosophy, gender and sexuality studies, science and religion, and the history...2018-08-2400 minThe Catacombic MachineMary Jane Rubenstein | Maternal MaterialityIn this TCM mini-episode you’ll hear a very short talk given by Mary Jane Rubenstein last November as part of the New Materialism, Religion, and Planetary Thinking seminar at AAR in Boston. Your can read more about her here where's there's also links to some great videos.2018-06-0200 min
No You're Wrong005 | Well, Virginia, It's ComplicatedWhat should You tell your kids about Santa Claus? Our inter-generational panel of experts shouts, pouts, and cries it out. Isaac, Cate, & Kenan are joined by philosophy of religion professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein, veteran educator Ronnie Warren, and Minister-teacher Tom Warren.2017-12-2700 min
Wesleyan University PodcastsWESeminar: Multiverse Cosmology with Mary-Jane RubensteinIn 2014, Mary-Jane Rubenstein discussed multiverse cosmology at WESeminars on the road around the U.S.
"How on earth did an infinite number of parallel universes become a respectable scientific hypothesis? How did that happen?"
Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor and Chair of Religion at Wesleyan, where she is also core faculty in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and affiliated faculty in the Science and Society Program. She works in the intersections of continental philosophy, western religion, gender, and science, and is the author of "Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe" and "Worlds Without End: The Many...2015-08-0503 minLive recordingsWESeminar: Multiverse Cosmology with Mary-Jane RubensteinIn 2014, Mary-Jane Rubenstein discussed multiverse cosmology at WESeminars on the road around the U.S.
"How on earth did an infinite number of parallel universes become a respectable scientific hypothesis? How did that happen?"
Mary-Jane Rubenstein is Professor and Chair of Religion at Wesleyan, where she is also core faculty in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and affiliated faculty in the Science and Society Program. She works in the intersections of continental philosophy, western religion, gender, and science, and is the author of "Strange Wonder: The Closure of Metaphysics and the Opening of Awe" and "Worlds Without End: The Many...2015-08-0503 min
New Books in ScienceMary-Jane Rubenstein, “Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse” (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science2014-09-291h 01New Books in ReligionMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many well-respected phy...2014-09-291h 01
New Books in the History of ScienceMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01New Books in ScienceMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
New Books in Ancient HistoryMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
New Books in Early Modern HistoryMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
New Books in Medieval HistoryMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
New Books in Physics and ChemistryMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastMary-Jane Rubenstein, "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse" (Columbia UP, 2014)Where can the the boundaries of science, philosophy, and religion be drawn? Questioning the nature of the universe is an excellent place to rethink how these categories have been deployed across time. Mary-Jane Rubenstein, professor Religious Studies at Wesleyan University, offers a genealogy of multiple-world cosmologies that demonstrates these terms pliability and the debated relationship between 'Science' and 'Religion.' In Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse (Columbia University Press, 2014), Rubenstein wonders why there is a proliferation of multiverse theoretical cosmologies by contemporary scientists. While the cosmos are generally considered to be singular and finite many wel...2014-09-291h 01
Barnard Center for Research on WomenChristianity and the Global Politics of SexualityFocusing specifically on sexuality, the panelists
discuss the ways in which transnational and non-governmental Christian
organizations have an impact on legal and social policies in different
areas where Christians may comprise a small minority or a larger
percentage of the population. In addition, sexuality continues to rankle
and even divide Christian churches themselves, as evidenced by the
recent tensions in the Anglican Communion over LGBT clergy members. This
panel explores debates about sexuality within Christian churches and
the global reach of Christian claims about sexuality.
Panelists include Jordan Alexander Stein, Ju Hui Judy Han, Eng-Beng Lim and Mary-Jane Rubenstein, and...2010-10-2200 min