Michael Vick: On Judgement and Participation
Whenever pop culture icons exhibit bad behavior…behavior that would ruin the careers and lives of us average folk…the social commentators inevitably talk about…
The Gospel According to U2
While I was living in London in Spring 2004, I came across a selection of sermons entitled Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching…
Teaching Religion and Film: A Review
As I have mentioned in other reviews of film and religion books, the interdisciplinary field is in something of its teenage years. While…
A Graphic Depiction of the Flood
We are quickly approaching the four year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I was living in Charlottesville, Virginia, at that time and was forced…
(Un)Funny People
In his only talking role in The Unholy Three , silent film star Lon Chaney plays a ventriloquist-turned-crook who takes the fall for a…
Heartbreakingly Horrific…
Over the past couple of years, I have become a devoted follower of Dark Horse Comics, especially their Hellboy and B.P.R.D. series. Though…
A Princely Offering
Thankfully, with each new Harry Potter film, I have a thoroughly enjoyable experience while being challenged to reflect on a key spiritual or…
Irreversible: A Review
I recently heard a story about the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa who, upon accepting a lifetime achievement award when he was in…
After Life
One of the most influential books that I have read over the past few years has been Marcus Borg‘s The Heart of Christianity,…