On Superheroes and the Heliand
Virtue in the Wasteland Podcast
English - September 21, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 230 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity bonhoeffer christianity epistemology history lutheran virtue art christ church cultural Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On today's show we talk about heroes and superheroes as an entrance into talking about one of the great lost "superhero" stories of all time: the Heliand. This story, a kind of Beowulf meets King Arthur meets the Gospels, was super important during a few critical times in our history. The story is good, but it could be dangerous. Do our heroes fall prey to the dark side of the myth? Tune in and check it out.