Don’t Worry Donny, These Men Are Nihilists
If, like me, you believe that the Dude abides, then you’ll immediately recognize the quote from which I drew the title of this…
God, Godiva and Lady Gaga: A Spirituality for Lent
My good friend Andrew Daugherty, Minister of Faith Formation at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC, shares his sermon from the first…
A Panic Takes Hold
Like all great films, Jeff Nichols‘ latest film, Take Shelter, speaks to the times in which we live. It powerfully reveals the destructive…
Our Devilish Natures
Few contemporary scholars are offering up work that is as interdisciplinary, informative, and entertaining as that of W. Scott Poole. His work brilliantly…
A Family Mess
In one of his recent film articles for the Baptist Press, Phil Boatwright bemoaned the overwhelming number of curse words in The Grey.…
(Not So) Shockingly Bohemian
The “liberalism” of Hollywood has long been a point of discussion for cultural critics, film historians, and “conscientious objectors.” All of this has…
A Sacred (Version of) Hollywood?
Few arenas are as fruitful for the study of the history of American Christianity than its relationship to American cinema throughout their histories.…
Ten from 2011
Before the new year gets any older, Richard and I offer up some of our “favorites” from 2011. If you’re not familiar with…
Oh My God, They’re (Demi)Gods!
There’s something to be said about a theology and pop culture scholar who takes The National Enquirer and Hello! as serious theological conversation…