In Defense of AVATAR: Or Why Mark Driscoll Just Doesn’t Get It
February 26, 2010
Yesterday, a friend directed me to an article about a recent sermon by Mark Driscoll (pastor of Mars Hill Church) in which he called Avatar “the most demonic, satanic film I’ve ever seen.” Check out my response after the jump. [Read more]
Shut Out the Past
February 24, 2010
Martin Scorsese has provided us with some of the most memorable films, and moments, in the history of cinema, many of which demand multiple viewings. While his latest film, Shutter Island, is not one of those historical classics, it is by no means a disappointment, thanks in large part to an engrossing story by Dennis Lehane. [Read more]
Hauntingly Beautiful
February 23, 2010
Our newest Pop Theology contributor, Jessica Margrave Schirm (read more about her on the Contributors page), reviews the recent novel, Bloodroot, after the jump. [Read more]
LOST Deserves Better
February 22, 2010
In the latest version of “The Gospel According to ‘Insert-Pop-Culture-Creation-Here,’” Chris Seay turns his attention to Lost. Unfortunately, the book isn’t nearly as compelling as the series itself. Moreover, it left me questioning the supposed brilliance of the series itself. [Read more]
A Pop Theology Conversation with Craig Detweiler
February 18, 2010
This afternoon, I connected with Craig Detweiler over Skype to talk about his latest book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God. The book is a must read and this video is a must watch. Check it out after the jump. Also, I think I’ve talked him into attending Theology After Google, so if you can make it…go! [Read more]
Is God a Gamer?
February 18, 2010
Theology and popular culture is an ever-growing field with numerous implications for both the church and academia. Churches and professors have embraced the theological/religious/spiritual implications of film, television, and popular culture. However, one of the most popular components of popular culture, video games, have yet to come under exploration for their theological/religious/spiritual implications. Until now. In his latest book, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games With God, Craig Detweiler has compiled a collection of essays that make it impossible to look at video games the same way again. [Read more]
The Hound of Heaven
February 15, 2010
As the days and weeks approach, we’ll start to hear more and more about the “best movie(s) of the year.” To hear about one of these, and one of the year’s best performances, you’ll most likely have to tune into the Independent Spirit Awards. Goodbye Solo, should have been nominated for Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards but seems to have been crowded out by more mainstream indies (Precious and (500) Days of Summer). Thankfully, its lead actor, Souleymane sy Savane, is up for a much-deserved Best Actor award. [Read more]
Swing and a Miss…
February 12, 2010
After watching Creation, the film supposedly about Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, one is left wondering what all the American fuss was all about over the film and why it had such trouble securing an American distributor. As one viewer who was looking forward to seeing this film, I almost with it hadn’t. [Read more]
Moments of Grace…
February 9, 2010
Richard Lindsay reviews A Single Man after the jump. [Read more]
The Religious Film: A Review
February 5, 2010
In only 156 pages, Pamela Grace sets forth on a bold undertaking to create a new film genre, the hagiopic. In her book, The Religious Film: Christianity and the Hagiopic, she gives a brief description of this new genre and places it in a historical and critical framework but allows her insightful critiques of particular hagiopics to make the case for the genre themselves. [Read more]
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