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September 2012

September 02, 2012

A Sinful History

With every new election cycle, within some circles there's always talk about what the Bible...

August 2012

August 10, 2012

Prophecy and Imagination

Originally written in 1978 and revised in 2000, Walter Brueggemann's The Prophetic Imagination is perhaps...

August 06, 2012

Apocalypse Underground

Out of the blue last week a friend loaned me a book on Kindle. I've...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Traumatic Grace

In all my reading and research into film history, I came across a critique, can't...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

A Broader Atonement

In ongoing research for a book on violence, forgiveness, and reconciliation in film, I'm looking...

June 05, 2012

Remembering it Right

A fuller engagement with media (film, music, novels, etc.) requires not only an active imagination...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

The Heroine's Journey: Richard's Pan's Labyrinth Paper Finally Gets Published

Richard here. After six years of developing and submitting (and re-submitting, and re-submitting) a paper...

May 09, 2012

Virtual Worlds Overtake Us

The more vivid your memories of the '80s, the more you'll love Ernest Cline's Ready...

May 03, 2012

The Psychology of Joss Whedon

In a recent movie post over at Deadspin, Tim Grierson and Will Leitch posted about...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Much More Than Coming of Age

With The Magician King, his sequel to The Magicians, Lev Grossman has provided yet another...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

A (Post)Apocalyptic Classic

As a fan of (post)apocalyptic narratives, I'm surprised it took me so long to find...

March 26, 2012

The Hunger Games and the Gospel: A Review

If you're reading this, then you probably contributed to The Hunger Games' wild success at...

March 16, 2012

Angelic Mini-Myths

A rather simple definition of myth is either an explanation of being (how and why...

March 05, 2012

Don't Worry Donny, These Men Are Nihilists

If, like me, you believe that the Dude abides, then you'll immediately recognize the quote...

February 2012

February 10, 2012

Our Devilish Natures

Few contemporary scholars are offering up work that is as interdisciplinary, informative, and entertaining as...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

(Not So) Shockingly Bohemian

The "liberalism" of Hollywood has long been a point of discussion for cultural critics, film...

January 17, 2012

A Sacred (Version of) Hollywood?

Few arenas are as fruitful for the study of the history of American Christianity than...

January 04, 2012

Oh My God, They're (Demi)Gods!

There's something to be said about a theology and pop culture scholar who takes The...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Mad Men: Dream Come True TV (Review)

Who knows when Mad Men will return. Reports say "early 2012." If you can't wait,...

December 21, 2011

Faithful Doubt

Reading Peter Rollins' latest book, Insurrection, is kind of like watching someone dance on a...

December 12, 2011

Mashup Religion: A Review

Richard Lindsay reviews John McClure's new book, Mashup Religion. Check it out after the jump....

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Intelligent Zombies

Finally, zombies get the academic treatment that they deserve! Deborah Christie and Sarah Juliet Lauro's...

November 10, 2011

Zombies Triumph

The Walking Dead has swept across American popular culture like, well, a zombie plague. The...

November 01, 2011

A Paranormal Reading Experience

"If you are not really confused by now, you have not been paying very close...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

A Review of Marzi: A Memoir

Marzena Sowa's memoirs of growing up during the fall of communism in Poland demand to...

October 17, 2011

A Horrific Past

Numerous scholars explore the cultural and political implications of monster and horror films for the...

August 2011

August 11, 2011

Wounded Warriors

In The Magicians, Lev Grossman asks what if our favorite fantasies and fairy tales were...

August 01, 2011

A Host of Horrors: A Review of Dark Dreams 2.0

Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro has described the horror film genre as "one of the last...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

Finally, A Vampire that Really Sucks…

Move over Bill Compton. Step aside Edward Cullen. There's a new sheriff...er, vampire...in town, and...

March 25, 2011

The Lure of the Dark Side: A Review

The dark side is alive and well in popular culture and has been for millenia....