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March 2009

March 15, 2009

The Gloves Come Off: Philip Clayton and Tony Jones

Friday night, after the public forum at the Transforming Theology Conference, some participants and students...

March 13, 2009

This Just In: Theologians Debate Social Media

So I am at the Transforming Theology Conference where forty of the best and brightest...

March 09, 2009

When Being Bad is Good…

AMC doesn't seem to know how to pick good films, and they sure know how...

March 02, 2009

We Finally Get to Watch…

In 1962, legendary film producer Dino de Laurentiis announced his plans to create a cinematic...

February 2009

February 26, 2009

Sanctuary Cinema: A Review

The contemporary state of affairs between Hollywood and the Christian church betrays a complex history...

February 20, 2009

To Serve and Protect…

I wish that more Oscar-nominated films released to DVD before the program airs. It can...

February 17, 2009

New On DVD Today

Two films that deal with religion in different ways release today. You can laugh, cry,...

February 12, 2009

Equus: A Review

Richard Lindsay gives us another great review, but this time, he takes us to Broadway...

February 10, 2009

Mary, Mother of Christ!

Last week, more reports started to circle around about the upcoming film Mary, Mother of...

January 2009

January 29, 2009

He's Baaaack…

Annual Pop Theology contributor Ernest Myers graces us with his presence once again with his...

January 21, 2009

Top 10 Spiritually Significant Films of 2008

Before 2009 gets any older, I thought I'd better look back over the films that...

January 14, 2009

Sign of the Times…

A couple of months ago, film scholar and critic David Thomson spoke on NPR during...

January 14, 2009

Who Says Christmas Is Over…

We just can't let go of the holiday spirit here at Pop Theology. Wendy Arce...

January 12, 2009

Go On, Get Happy!

Yesterday morning, I heard a homily in which the priest talked about partaking of the...

January 07, 2009

Jesus at the Movies: A Review

In her book, Jesus of Hollywood, Adele Reinhartz claimed that Jesus films often tell us...

January 06, 2009

Little Britain USA: A Review

Richard Lindsay takes a break from holiday revelry to provide a great review of the...

January 05, 2009

Theology and Film: A Conversation

I recently had the privilege of interviewing Marjorie Suchocki, a process theologian and Professor Emerita...

December 2008

December 30, 2008

A Millionaire Making Meaning

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button provides us with a character who is able to...

December 29, 2008

A Curious Love Story

Over the Christmas holidays, I saw two films that dealt with the meaning of life...or...

December 22, 2008

From the Top Please…

John Huston concludes his film, The Bible: In the Beginning (1966), with Abraham's near-sacrifice of...

December 14, 2008

Another Good Interview…

No, I'm not talking about the latest Pop Theology review between Richard Lindsay and myself. ...

December 09, 2008

MILK: A Pop Theology Dialogue

Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay and I saw Gus Van Sant's new film, MILK, last...

December 04, 2008

2008 Pop Theology Holiday Viewing Guide

Here, for the first time, is the 2008 Pop Theology Holiday Television Viewing Guide. Now...

December 02, 2008

Intergalactic Prolepsis

Perhaps one of the most significant ways to look at the life and ministry of...

November 2008

November 30, 2008

Jesus of Hollywood, A Review

Few books on film and religion are as insightful as Adele Reinhartz's Jesus of Hollywood. ...

November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

After you've all finished stuffing yourself with turkey and football, head on over to Homebrewed...

November 14, 2008

Back to the Beginning…

Looking ahead to today's opening of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, I...

November 13, 2008

A Bloody Mess…

Twenty-first century cinematic ministers fare little better than their predecessors. Southerners in contemporary cinema never...

November 10, 2008

Virtual Dystopia

One of the most interesting parts of Conrad Ostwalt's book, Secular Steeples, is his comparison...

November 07, 2008

New Homebrewed Christianity Podcast

Our friends Tripp Fuller and Chad Crawford have a new podcast up over at Homebrewed...

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