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	Podcast:		All Things Bright and Beautiful
	Episode:		7. "Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting" by Mary Shelley and Karen Swallow Prior
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:59:51
	Publish Date:		2021-09-21 10:00:00
	Description:		What can a contemporary Christian learn from reading an 18th-century science fiction novel? In this episode Jenna and Lydia discuss Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. We discuss who Mary Shelley was, and how the radical ideals around her shaped her life and writings. We touch on themes of life and death, original sin, and the dangers of isolation and selfish ambition. Resources Mentioned Frankenstein: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting by Mary Shelley and Karen Swallow Prior A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon Paradise Lost by John Milton Theogony by Hesiod (regarding Prometheus) Ozymandias by Percy Bysse Shelley
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