Beast and Bible
Hosted by Dr. Seth Pierce, Beast & Bible explores the intersection of the “monstrous”, religion, and popular culture. Informed by academic thought, each episode features accessible dialogue that doesn’t fall into sensationalism, conspiracy theories, or the pitfall of becoming blind pop culture apologists. Instead, this show reveals how the study of monsters can help us become better people - maybe even better people of faith.
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Episodes
Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023
33 min
Dr. Pierce speaks with expert Dr. Joseph Laycock to pull back the curtain on why there's so much panic about the satanic.
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
29 sec
We're taking this week off, but we'll be back on July 10 with Part 1 of our episodes on the Satanic Panic. If you want to do some homework, check out Dr. Joseph Laycock's book, "Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds."
Jun 12, 2023
Jun 12, 2023
54 min
Dr. Pierce explores perhaps the most horrific pop culture icon taken from scripture, the mysterious number 666 (aka the Mark of the Beast). Dr. Jon Paulien, renowned expert on the book of Revelation, joins the episode to help unravel this beastly number.
Show Notes
Contact | Jonathan K. Paulien, PhD, Loma Linda University
Website | http://thebattleofarmageddon.com/
Book | The Deep Things of God: An Insider’s Guide to the Book of Revelation
Adventist Book Center | Jon Paulien’s Books on the Adventist Book Center Website
Video Series | GPS - God’s Prophetic Surprises on Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN)
May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
32 min
Dr. Pierce interviews Dr. Laurence Turner about a creepy Old Testament story that has caused debate for centuries: when the Witch of Endor summons the "spirit" of the prophet Samuel at the request of King Saul, who was actually doing the talking?
This is Part 1.
May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
33 min
Dr. Pierce interviews Dr. Laurence Turner about a creepy Old Testament story that has caused debate for centuries: when the Witch of Endor summons the "spirit" of the prophet Samuel at the request of King Saul, who was actually doing the talking?
This is Part 1.
May 1, 2023
Apr 17, 2023
Apr 17, 2023
32 min
Dr. Pierce talks with Dr. Michael Campbell and Greg Howell about the 19th and 20th century American spiritualist movements and how this brought up an important question for Seventh-day Adventists: what happens when you die?
This is Part 2.
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
32 min
Dr. Pierce talks with Dr. Michael Campbell and Greg Howell about the 19th and 20th century American spiritualist movements and how this brought up an important question for Seventh-day Adventists: what happens when you die? This is Part 1.
Show Notes
Resource | Ellen White's Writings (Books, Articles, Letters and more)
Book | Supernatural Entertainments: Victorian Spiritualism and the Rise of Modern Media Culture by Simone Natale
Hi! I'm Dr. Seth Pierce.