Ep 30 - The Mandalorian S3: Excommunication and Return

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Join us as we delve into season three of Disney's The Mandalorian and Din Djarin's quest to be redeemed from his apostacy. Jacob Hess and Jared Esselman join us to discuss the latest and most religious season of the Star Wars spin-off show. We start with the overall unsatisfying religious arc of Star Wars up to this point and how this season turned that around by using a Jewish template for the Mandalorian culture. The show is a great example of how members of the same religious tradition with different practices and beliefs can get along. And Jared shares with us the story of his excommunication and rebaptism into the church and how Din Djarin's journey paralleled his experience.

Show Notes: https://www.popcultureapricottree.com/post/mandalorian

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:34 Best Books
00:09:37 Main Discussion
00:10:18 Religion in the Star Wars Universe
00:20:43 Mandalorian Sects & Religious Tolerance
00:29:18 Bo-Katan and the Return
00:35:47 Excommunication as a Journey of Growth
00:47:28 Positive Masculinity
00:49:02 Can Satan Be Redeemed?
00:50:11 Institutions and Boundary Maintenance
00:53:01 A Few Artistic Points
00:56:48 Our Ratings

Video editing by Liz Busby; Audio mastering by Liz Busby

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