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# Introduction: Christian Humanities and the Movies (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 1)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/introduction-christian-humanities-and-the-movies-mythic-mind-movies-ep-1/
- Published: 2025-06-05T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:59:27.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic Mind MoviesEpisode 1

# Introduction: Christian Humanities and the Movies (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 1)

Dr. Andrew Snyder

5 June 2025

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxWLE%5F1-et0&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

## In this episode

Mythic Mind Movies begins here: a Christian humanities show for film (and, when it fits, television), splintered from the main Mythic Mind podcast so series can breathe without crowding literature, games, and everything else into one feed.

In this short introduction, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) explains the Mythic Mind Fellowship’s orientation to media (professors, writers, readers, gamers, and movie-watchers talking serious ideas without losing joy) and why Movies sits beside Mythic Mind and Mythic Mind Games as its own group-led conversation.

Topics include the fellowship’s humanities frame, why niche shows help series stay coherent, and what to expect as the film discussions unfold (starting with the Star Wars run that follows).

### People

**Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host and speaker

### Key themes

- The fellowship’s humanities frame
- Why niche shows help series stay coherent
- What to expect as the film discussions unfold

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- [**The Rise of Skywalker: Power That Consumes Itself (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 11)**Watch the episode](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/the-rise-of-skywalker-power-that-consumes-itself-mythic-mind-movies-ep-11/)

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