Sure, The Matrix is a film from last century; but I can’t help resurrecting it whenever I teach the course Religion in American History. One of my favorite classes, it is a smorgasbord of samplings from America’s religious history and it usually includes getting our feet wet in the Christian Science pool—for which The Matrix is a perfect teaching tool. Its themes of reality and pseudo-reality connect so well with Mary Bakker Eddy’s philosophical framework. (Thanks Professor Bozeman, for sparking my interest in “alternative” religious movements!)Friday, September 21, 2012
Resurrecting The Matrix
Sure, The Matrix is a film from last century; but I can’t help resurrecting it whenever I teach the course Religion in American History. One of my favorite classes, it is a smorgasbord of samplings from America’s religious history and it usually includes getting our feet wet in the Christian Science pool—for which The Matrix is a perfect teaching tool. Its themes of reality and pseudo-reality connect so well with Mary Bakker Eddy’s philosophical framework. (Thanks Professor Bozeman, for sparking my interest in “alternative” religious movements!)
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