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April 2008

April 09, 2008

Potential Horizons: Friedrich and Ford

It looks like the next month is shaping up to be a John Ford month...

March 2008

March 20, 2008

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...

March 17, 2008

God-Man

Thanks to Andy Karlson for pointing out this hilarious comic from Salon.

March 16, 2008

Religion in the Media Age: A Review

As the previous post makes clear, religion and media interact in contemporary culture in complex...

March 16, 2008

Religion and the News…

I consistently try to stay away from overtly political discussions here on Pop Theology. I...

March 14, 2008

The Geldof Gospel and a New Bible…

Thanks to Steven Bauman, frequent Pop Theology reader, for pointing out this article from a...

February 2008

February 13, 2008

Convergence

Traditionally speaking, most serious scholars would scoff at the idea of turning to popular culture...

February 04, 2008

Film and Religion: A Review

A new book has made an exciting contribution to the on-going study of the relationship...

January 2008

January 22, 2008

Takin' It To the Streets…

Talk about the relationship between religion, film, and pop culture. Two Welsh brothers have taken...

January 01, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HERE'S WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY 2008 FROM POP THEOLOGY!

December 2007

December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas…

Merry Christmas from PopTheology! Read on for the 2007 Christmas message from the Presiding Episcopal...

November 2007

November 30, 2007

One More Week…

That's right. One more week and The Golden Compass hits theaters, much to the chagrin...

November 05, 2007

Let the Controversy Begin…

Given the changes that Chris Weitz is making to the adaptation of Philip Pullman's The...

September 2007

September 13, 2007

Nature AND Nuture

Any serious sports fan simply must be familiar with Michael Lewis, the author of two...

September 13, 2007

Christianity and the Social Crisis: Part 2

Here is my response to the second chapter of Christianity and the Social Crisis, "The...

September 11, 2007

Responses to Christianity and the Social Crisis: Part 1

Corbin Boekhaus, also a recent graduate of the Wake Forest University Divinity School, begins the...

September 11, 2007

Responses to Christianity and the Social Crisis: An Introduction

Walter Rauschenbusch's classic text, Christianity and the Social Crisis was recently re-released to celebrate its...

August 2007

August 19, 2007

$40 Million: Take Two

WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS POST UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE, $40 MILLION...

August 19, 2007

$40 Million and Two Movies

Lately, I have been putting together a syllabus for a course I want to teach...

July 2007

July 25, 2007

The Definitive Guides

While Mark I. Pinsky's religious dialogue with The Simpsons is certainly intriguing and Chris Turner's...

July 24, 2007

June 2007

June 15, 2007

Athletic Ethics?

My summer reading program has started off successfully. I've caught up on Dave Eggers' newest...

June 12, 2007

Thinking Bloggers…

This might be the most self-serving post yet, but I couldn't help sharing that Pop...

May 2007

May 28, 2007

Graduation Advice…

Visit the link below to read Dr. Bill Leonard's commencement address to the 2007 graduating...

May 17, 2007

The Resurgence of Religious Cinema

I recently worked on a project on the resurgence of religious cinema in the United...