Jeffrey Lamp, ORU
The Dustbowl Redux: An Ecotheological Reading of “Interstellar”
2014 film Interstellar
epic adventure, focuses on mission to save humanity from ecological disaster by traveling through a wormhole to find a new world for humanity
plausibility of film, father-daughter, and other discussions
ecological crisis
compare movie to Bible descriptions of Israel’s land abuse
what the movie portrays is a lesson not learned
read ecotheologically, it’s a prophetic call
what constitutes home for human beings?
What does it mean to dwell in a different place? Relationship of humanity to Earth.
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What might be seen in film for biblical/theological?
Events leading to the exile is a complex story that spans several centuries.
Usual explanations of Babylonian exile, most common, is failing to heed and fighting the Babylonians.
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Read ecotheologically… prophetic parabolic warning
Early in the film, Cooper and Donald, Cooper “human beings aren’t supposed to be caretakers, but explorers”
Taken to a space station when he returns. As he sits on the porch of the replica, he says this isn’t how humans were meant to live.
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Notes from PCA 2016