THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Let’s get this out of the way first: At the Drive-In were one of the most important bands in my life. They altered…
“We see a lot of war movies. We don’t really see a lot of movies about veterans,” said first time writer/director and Army…
For a generation of comedy fans, The Kids in the Hall gave us permission – not simply to laugh at life’s absurdities but…
The second season of Love Victor is now streaming on Hulu. In case you haven’t been camped out at your television during the…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
John Huston concludes his film, The Bible: In the Beginning (1966), with Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son Isaac and God’s promise of countless…
No, I’m not talking about the latest Pop Theology review between Richard Lindsay and myself. I’m talking about Ron Howard’s latest film, Frost/Nixon. …
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay and I saw Gus Van Sant’s new film, MILK, last week. It tells the story of Harvey Milk,…
Here, for the first time, is the 2008 Pop Theology Holiday Television Viewing Guide. Now while there are certainly more extensive and complete…
Perhaps one of the most significant ways to look at the life and ministry of Jesus is to view it as a proleptic…
Few books on film and religion are as insightful as Adele Reinhartz’s Jesus of Hollywood. Here, she blends film scholarship with scriptural analysis…
After you’ve all finished stuffing yourself with turkey and football, head on over to Homebrewed Christianity to listen to their newest podcast featuring…
Looking ahead to today’s opening of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, I decided to look back at Casino Royale last…
Twenty-first century cinematic ministers fare little better than their predecessors. Southerners in contemporary cinema never get it easy either. Combine the two and…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
It might sound like a weird question, but what comes first, perception or storytelling? The two are so intricately interwoven that by the…
Already vying for our favorite comic of the year, Judas (Boom! Studios), a four-issue series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Jakub Rebelka. In it’s short…
Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck completed the Camino de Santiago in 2014. What set them apart from their fellow pilgrims is that Patrick…