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…
Rumor has it the writers’ strike will end later this week. Apparently, the big issues have all been settled and small details will…
A new book has made an exciting contribution to the on-going study of the relationship between film and religion. Film and Religion: An…
Happy Super Sunday! Super Bowl Sunday is the high holy day of American Civil Religion, bordering on holiday status. I often joke that…
I have wanted to write about the HBO crime drama series, The Wire, for quite some time now. However, I have been unable…
Of course, I knew I would back track on my list of 2007’s most spiritually significant films and inevitably watch a film on…
An Oscar list this is not. There are enough of those floating around magazines and the internet. Below is Pop Theology’s Top 10…
Faithful Pop Theology reader and movie guru, Ernest Myers, recently created his top 20 (well Top 20 1/2) movie list for 2007. I…
The Oscar Nominees have been announced, even though the awards show hangs in the balance. Hopefully your favorite movies and performances made the…
In my research on the resurgence of contemporary religious cinema in the United States, one film stands out among all the rest. Facing…
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…