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.…
I’ll confess, Doppelgängers³ wasn’t on my list of films to catch at the festival this year. My colleague Alexander Carpenter and I only…
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…
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…
So I know that a pop culture website should stay more up to date than this one has as of late. However, I…
I do not claim to be a music critic. I know what I like and I like less and less new music these…
As I mentioned in the previous post, I thought the recent Hellboy II was much better than its predecessor. As a friend of…
The past two weeks have been all about the sequel: Hellboy II trumped Hellboy and, if all the arly reviews are any indication,…
Occasional pop theology contributor and Judd Apatow devotee, Wendy Arce, provides a review of the recent film, La Misma Luna (Under the Same…
This fall, I will be taking a course entitled “Nonviolence, Power, and Evil” in which we will discuss and apply theoretical responses to…
William H. Willimon’s newest book, Who Will Be Saved?, is an extended sermon in praise of the height, width, and depth of God’s…
Having been involved with a new documentary, Renewal, about the religious environmental movement, I am more aware of how environmentalism is represented or…
I’ve got a back-log of posts that I need to write up and/or finish. First and foremost, I’ve been meaning to talk about…
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…