An Ode to Pain
When I saw the previews for Warrior, I figured it wasn’t for me, and so I really didn’t pay close attention to the…
Playing Musical Catch Up
New Pop Theology contributor Steve Sudeth brings us up to speed on some of his favorite music releases thus far this year. Let…
Prophecy and Imagination
Originally written in 1978 and revised in 2000, Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination is perhaps more relevant now than it has ever been.…
Apocalypse Underground
Out of the blue last week a friend loaned me a book on Kindle. I’ve read loads of books on my Kindle but…
A New Voice and a Pop Music Canon
This latest post is from Steve Sudeth, the newest Pop Theology contributor and a lecturer in religion, philosophy, and culture. Here, he talks…
Either Really [Bleepin’] Smart or Really [Bleepin’] Dumb
I’ve long been interested in teaching a class on humor and the “isms” (race, class, sex, elite) and phobias that plague our existence.…
Even Vampires Debate Biblical Inerrancy
I’ve been an unapologetic fan of True Blood from the start. Hell, I even flew transatlantic to deliver a paper on the series…
Faulty Beginnings and Feeling Love(d)
I had seen much of the publicity for Mike Mills‘ Beginners and was aware of Christopher Plummer’s Oscar nomination and win for Best…
Pop Goes the Temple
About 13 km south of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, you can visit Wat Rong Khun, aka the White Temple. It is one…