Episode 28: Dune Nerds, The Theology of Dune, New Dune vs. 1984 Dune Movie Review

The Catholic Nerds do a deep dive into the Theology of Dune as
they review the new Dune movie directed by Denis Villeneuve.
SPOILERS AHEAD! We go through all the Christian symbolism
of Dune, plus all our favorite parts from both the
2021 Dune and
1984 Dune -- all the 1980s
goodness of the 80s Dune and all the good newness of the new
Dune.  


Scott wrote an article a while back on the Theology of Dune, all
its Christian symbolism, and references to the Bible. It's now
ranked #1 on Google and all the search engines on the subject,
and Scott has expanded it into an entire book, The
Theology of Sci-Fi: The Christian's Guide to the Galaxy,
available where all good books are sold ;)   


Here is a brief primer on all the references to Jesus and the
Bible in Frank Herbert's Dune: 


Of course, the Kwisatz Haderach, Muad'dib, Paul Atreides as
Christ and Messiah; 

The Fremen desert dwellers as the Jews and Israelites; 

Baron Harkonnen as King Herod and Pharaoh; 

Lady Jessica as the Blessed Mother, the Sayadina/Sayyida in
not just Catholicism, but Islam, as well (read more on that
here); 

Shai Hulud and the Sandworms as Satan and the dragon/serpent
of Genesis; 

AND did you know the Bible is actually in the Dune
universe?? 



ALL THAT, plus updates on our families surviving a Category-5
Hurricane and all our new babies! St. Gerard, pray for us! 


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