MILK: A Pop Theology Dialogue
Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay and I saw Gus Van Sant’s new film, MILK, last week. It tells the story of Harvey Milk,…
Back to the Beginning…
Looking ahead to today’s opening of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, I decided to look back at Casino Royale last…
A Bloody Mess…
Twenty-first century cinematic ministers fare little better than their predecessors. Southerners in contemporary cinema never get it easy either. Combine the two and…
The Real Thing…
Looking at religious documentaries that expose a certain element of Christianity, we can trace a thread back at least to 1972 and the…
“Without Them, I’m Not Me…”
These are the words that Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) uses to describe her outrageous eyelashes in the opening of the documentary The…
W.: A Pop Theology Dialogue
We are trying something new here at Pop Theology. I recently went to see W. with a few friends including Pop Theology contributor…
One Dark Night
Along with the religion and film class in which I am a teaching assistant, I am also preparing for comprehensive exams, one of…
The Perfect (Moral) Storm
I am serving as a teaching assistant for my advisor’s Religion and the Cinema course. In preparation for an upcoming lecture on the…
A Country Gospel: Pop Theology Turns 200
For Pop Theology’s 200th post, we celebrate 1973, the year of the Jesus musical. That year saw the release of Jesus Christ Superstar,…