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March 2013

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...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Are you Bro Life?

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

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Even Vampires Debate Biblical Inerrancy

I've been an unapologetic fan of True Blood from the start. Hell, I even flew...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

GCB = Great Camp Burlesque

Richard here with my first post-dissertation post. GCB is the warped new soap/comedy on ABC,...

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,...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Dinosaurs, Time Travel, and the Sovereignty of God

Fox's Jurassic era drama, Terra Nova, isn't the best series on television, but it's certainly...

May 2011

May 23, 2011

Krump Theology: Street Kingdom, Faith, and America’s Best Dance Crew

The Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber, pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church, GTU PhD grad, artist,...

May 11, 2011

BBC’s Being Human: Monsters in the Closet, Parts 2 & 3

Richard Lindsay undertakes the daunting task of reviewing the entire second and third seasons of...

August 2010

August 09, 2010

Being (Really) Human

Pop Theology contributor Richard Lindsay reviews Being Human, the BBC vampire/ghost/werewolf series import currently on...

June 2010

June 07, 2010

Play for that Money

This summer will mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and by then, David Simon's...

March 2010

March 25, 2010

Forget LOST, Get BAD

Forget Lost, AMC's Breaking Bad is currently the best television series going right now...by a...

March 23, 2010

Justified is Righteous

In one of the concluding lines to the first episode of the new FX series,...

December 2009

December 09, 2009

BEING ERICA: RE/MEMBERING SIN!

Check out the latest from Jason Derr on Being Erica after the jump. BEST SHOW...

November 2009

November 18, 2009

FlashForward: Paradoxology and the Work of God

Check out the latest from Jason Derr after the jump, an attempt to look at...

November 16, 2009

V: A Review

Last summer, we saw an alien spaceship settle over a capital city. Despite the potential...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

A New Pop Theology Contributor and the Problem of Geeky Authority

Pop Theology is thrilled to welcome its newest contributor, Jason Derr. Jason has extensively studied...

October 10, 2009

Standing with the Other

Barrack Obama's reception of the Nobel Peace Prize pleased, puzzled, and perturbed in equal measure...

April 2009

April 23, 2009

Watch the Trouble

For those of you lucky enough to have HBO, tune in tonight to watch Trouble...

April 03, 2009

Two Takes on Kings…

Religion Dispatches has two opposing viewpoints on the new NBC drama, Kings. Both look at...

March 2009

March 23, 2009

Just a Reminder…

If you're not watching Breaking Bad, you should be. The second season is shaping up...

March 09, 2009

When Being Bad is Good…

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

January 2009

January 29, 2009

He's Baaaack…

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

January 06, 2009

Little Britain USA: A Review

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

December 2008

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...

October 2008

October 28, 2008

Old Fashioned Television

Ironically, the greatest thing about the cable movie network AMC is its original television series...

September 2008

September 09, 2008

Fall TV Preview

I received my favorite issues of Entertainment Weekly recently, the Fall telvision and movie previews. ...

August 2008

August 17, 2008

We're Here and We're Religious, Part 2

It is understandable, though unfortunate, that CNN's coverage of last night's Saddleback Presidential Forum was...

August 12, 2008

Two Weeks in August…

I love seasons...I need seasons. It must be part of my spiritual makeup. Perhaps this...