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June 2013

June 28, 2013

The Fish-Eat-Fish World of CBS’s “Under the Dome”

"The show’s scenario promises to be fertile ground for the exploration of the complexities of...

June 20, 2013

Why ‘Farm Lit’ Is the Best

"Could it be that we’re hungry for some more personal kind of face-to-face interaction?"

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Living the Gatsby Life

"Were I filthy rich and not a Christian, I would definitely pattern my life after...

May 16, 2013

Podcast #120: Gatsby, The New Wave Of Complementarianism, and Bangladesh

Click here to listen! This week, editor-in-chief Richard Clark, associate editor Ben Bartlett and writer...

May 15, 2013

Once upon a Time and the Redemption of Fairy Tales

On Sunday, ABC aired the second-season finale of its popular series Once upon a Time,...

May 14, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Re-reading Gatsby (Careless People and Beautiful Little Fools)

"The problem with reading the book at age 15 was that I, a privileged idealist...

May 09, 2013

The Revolting and Honest World of The Great Gatsby

Recently I bought a copy of The Great Gatsby at a thrift store. I found...

May 03, 2013

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

If you haven’t yet read Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (Little, Brown and...

May 01, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Dreher Responds to Our Review of The Little Way of Ruthie Leming

Not to play a game of blogger's call and response, but over at The American...

May 01, 2013

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Lesson in Community

A rooted commitment to community - rather than a restless, relentless pursuit of career success...

April 2013

April 04, 2013

“This Is the Time of Loves”: Innovative Christian Poets in the Easter Season

The most recent issue of Christianity Today includes a delightful little appreciation by Christopher Benson...

April 03, 2013

Five Ways to Enjoy May

April is, if not the cruelest, at least one of the slowest months in pop-culture...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: The Monster in the Mirror

Every week in The Kiddy Pool, Erin Newcomb confronts one of many issues that parents must...

March 14, 2013

Oz: Goodness, Greatness, and Power

Sometimes the best way to view the man behind the curtain is through the lens...

March 12, 2013

Music Matters: The Airborne Toxic Event on Struggles This Side of Paradise

The Airborne Toxic Event continues to explore life’s struggles on The Secret EP released March...

March 05, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

It’s that dismissal of children, that nostalgic lens for regarding childhood as a state free...

March 04, 2013

In Memoriam Arthur Machen: Celebrating 150 Years of Horror and Ecstasy

Yesterday marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Machen (1863-1947), an author who...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

God and Country Music: Ivan & Alyosha

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

February 26, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Bedtime Stories, Morphine, and the Peace of God

Every week in The Kiddy Pool, Erin Newcomb confronts one of many issues that parents must...

February 20, 2013

Do Physical Books Still Matter?

As Christians and thinkers, we need to consider the format of our reading in context...

February 08, 2013

Anne of Green Gables Goes Blond?! (Let’s judge a book by its cover)

Few news items have caused such outrage among my peers this week as the revelation...

February 06, 2013

Does the Church Have Room for Science Fiction?

Author Sandra Miesel notes the numerous Catholic authors that have made contributions to the "speculative...

February 05, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: The Problem of Inheritances

I can by no means guarantee a financial bequest...but I possess spiritual gifts from a...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

In Praise of Memorizing Poetry

"We need poetry to speak the unspeakable, and certainly to speak for us when we...

January 14, 2013

Have the Literary Arts Become Too Secularized?

"Wolfe claims that spiritual and religious themes have taken a subtler, less pronounced position in...

January 08, 2013

Did You Go To Passion 2013? Here’s What Fyodor Dostoyevsky Would Say to You

Passion 2013 wrapped up in Atlanta last week. Passion, the conference to end all conferences...

January 02, 2013

The Best Children’s Books of 2012

Happy New Year! In keeping with the CAPC tradition of year-end lists of our favorite...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Longing for Fiction

In his text Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories, C. S. Lewis writes of fairy stories...

December 21, 2012

Great Christmas Reads for Kids

In an act of shameless self promotion, I'm going to share the link to a...

December 12, 2012

Our Favorite Graphic Novels of 2012

Christ and Pop Culture's resident Illustrator, Seth Hahne, shares six must-read graphic novels from the...

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