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March 2013

March 25, 2013

Teorema: God Will Save You from Your Dull Middle-Class Existence

At a dive bar in New Orleans this past January, Ryan and I got together...

March 18, 2013

Survive and Advance or Survive and Die

Last night was a great night of television with two of the best series serving...

March 06, 2013

Christians Gone Wild!

Three recent examples of conservative Christians in the news: of course, these are “newsmaker” Christians—people...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Seeking Care

If you follow Pop Theology, you'll notice I've been focusing on documentaries as of late....

February 18, 2013

Peaceful Progress?

With frequent accounts of random gun violence, the vehemence with which many Americans cling to...

February 18, 2013

Les Mis and the Doctrine of Atonement

Very rarely does one come away from a movie musical with a new understanding...

February 12, 2013

Just Talk to Your Partner

Like so many horror films, my problems with romantic comedies often stem from the stupidity...

February 11, 2013

Living Beyond Epic Means

I knew what I was getting into when I selected The Queen of Versailles on...

February 06, 2013

Flight, Forgiveness, and Ray Lewis

After the Super Bowl, Richard called me to vent some more about Ray Lewis. In...

February 06, 2013

The Marginalized Shall Change the World

One of this year's Oscar-nominated documentaries, How To Survive a Plague, should be annual required...

February 01, 2013

The Camp and Queer Bible Goes Down Under

On short notice, I was given the opportunity to contribute an introductory essay to an...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Living a Double Life

There are some difficult documentaries in the Oscar field this year. Filmmakers have addressed rape...

January 30, 2013

Protest Filmmaking

Like few other media, film can capture the fragility of life and the pain of...

January 28, 2013

Exposing the Invisible War

I'm trying to see all the available Oscar-nominated documentaries this week. I'll watch all of...

January 21, 2013

Leaving Cults and Lingering Trauma

I've found some unintentional yet common threads through some of my filmwatching over the past...

January 17, 2013

Navigating Terror

I subsisted, largely, on handheld gaming during our travels last year. Thanks to the PS...

January 15, 2013

Religion and Lit Snapshots: Canticle, Gilead, and Damned

During the recent holiday season, I read three books that could not have been more...

January 07, 2013

Ten for 2012

It’s been an uprooted year for the editors of PopTheology.com, as Ryan and his wife...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Fear Mongering and the Wisdom of Children

I've been spending some of this holiday season catching up on films I missed during...

December 28, 2012

This is 40…and It Ain't Pretty

With the cast that This Is 40 boasts, there were few films that I was...

December 14, 2012

A Magical, Mystical Journey

Ryan Parker is back in the Land of the Free Gift with Purchase, but a...

December 06, 2012

The Best Bad Idea

In another case of better-late-than-never, I finally got to see Argo last weekend during our...

December 04, 2012

Lincoln: or, A Very Important Film by Steven Spielberg

It’s nearly impossible to make a good movie about Abraham Lincoln for the same reason...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

Good Guys vs. Bad Guys

I tried to go see The Master yesterday afternoon. As it's been out here in...

November 19, 2012

We Must Protect This House!

There are movies that, intentionally or not, slip by you. There's just too many. You're...

November 17, 2012

Mumford and Sons: Babel

Mumford and Sons are ready when you want to get serious. You can bop along...

November 06, 2012

Making Friends Among the Taliban

Peacemaker Dan Terry followed the way of Jesus into hostile, neglected territory of back country...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Are you Bro Life?

Sometimes it takes absurdity to point out an absurdity. Especially when that absurdity is unexamined...

October 31, 2012

The Undead and Theology: A Review

If you're looking to celebrate Halloween with a good book, then look no further than...

October 30, 2012

Religious Baddies

We're having a little fun here at Pop Theology as Halloween rolls around. This time...

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