GBA 165 Alex 2

Published: June 11, 2014, 10:09 a.m.

b"In GBA 165 we get even better acquainted with my fernweh friend Alex. He talks about his play Son of Man. We talk about the themes behind the play and his research he has done while writing it. We cover interpretations and reinterpretations of Jesus in fiction, comparative mythologies, a discussion of the historical Jesus, a tour through CS Lewis' version of judgement day in The Last Battle, Christian Atheism and lots more.\\n\\nAlex Plugs:\\n\\nHis kickstarter campaign for backing Son of Man will be up on Kickstarter soon. In the meantime it's facebook group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272636382906179/ and it's on twitter here: https://twitter.com/sonofmanplay\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nThe Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo Campaign: http://bit.ly/TragicFringe\\n\\nGreek Tragedy: Thursday 12th June at the Dogstar: http://www.facebook.com/events/625249897568126/\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nAlex's two episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-alex-and-dave-files\\n\\nFernweh: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/23-charming-illustrations-of-untranslatable-words-from-other\\nHiraeth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraeth\\nJesus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus\\nThor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor\\nYahweh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahweh\\nZeus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus\\nOdin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin\\nLoki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki\\nPrometheus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus\\nLucifer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer\\nJohn the Baptist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist\\nMatthew: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew\\nLuke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Luke\\nMark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Mark\\nPhilip Pullman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman \\nThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Man_Jesus_and_the_Scoundrel_Christ\\nHis Dark Materials: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials\\nMessiah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah\\nJohn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Apostle\\nThe Last Temptation of Christ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ_(film)\\nMartin Scorsese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese\\nRichard Dawkins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins\\nMidrash: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash\\nChristology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christology\\nChristian Atheism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_atheism\\nNicaea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea\\nAslan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aslan\\nCS Lewis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis\\nTolkien: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien\\nNarnia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia\\nThe Last Battle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Battle\\nDiogenes The Cynic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope\\nAlan Moore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore\\nKingdom of God: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_God_(Christianity)\\n\\nDominic Crossan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dominic_Crossan\\nThe Good Samaritan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan\\nDawkins + Mehdi Hasan: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/21/richard-dawkins-mehdi-hasan_n_3127629.html\\nLeap of Faith: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith\\n\\n\\nYou can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.\\n\\nOn-demand and on the go!\\n\\nDon\\u2019t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.\\n\\nHelp more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?\\n\\nFollow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!"