A Sacred and Secular Negotiation
In the closing minutes of his new documentary, Religulous, Bill Maher transitions from an agnostic point of view to an atheistic one. He…
Sacred Identities…
Over the past year or so, I have been delving back into the worlds of comic books and graphic novels. A welcome break…
Shining a Light…
The world of theology and film studies may well be the most popular and fastest-growing field in theological education. We have seen a…
A Dose of Theology…
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…
FREE BOOK WEEK
Things around Pop Theology have been somewhat lax over the past few weeks with end of the semester deadlines and a trip overseas.…
Entertainment Theology…
Towards the end of his latest book, Entertainment Theology: New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy, Barry Taylor offers a “new attitude” toward the…
Touch of Gray…
I also work as a religion consultant for Active Voice, a non-profit media group that uses documentary films to leverage social justice issues.…
Potential Horizons: Friedrich and Ford
It looks like the next month is shaping up to be a John Ford month as I will be working on a project…
A Review of Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan’s “Violence and Theology”
As an active participant in popular culture, I am constantly barraged by violent images. From “humorous” cartoon fights to domestic abuse, violence pervades…