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Different Politics, Same Story
Different Politics, Same Story
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
What Christians Are Saying About My Tattoos, And How I am Responding
Should Christians Buy Their Media Used?
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
A Parable of the Two Philip Pullmans (Philips Pullman?)
Clear as Mud: The Gospel in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” Rally
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(84), Alan Noble (100), Ben Bartlett (51), Bill Reichart (139), CAPC Writers (108), Carissa Smith (126), Charles Jones (22), Chase Livingston (20), David Dunham (293), Drew Dixon (33), Guest Writer (10), Richard Clark (836), Ryan Holmes (5)
Archive for June, 2008
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Enter Into the Great and Disturbing Silence
Posted on June 30, 2008 | 21 CommentsA documentary about monks challenges Bill Reichart to sit down and shut up every once and a while. Now, Bill challenges us to do the same. -
A CAPC Dialogue: Violence in Blood Meridian
Posted on June 27, 2008 | 3 CommentsIn the first installment of a CAPC dialogue, Alan Noble and Carissa Smith discuss whether or not the violence in Blood Meridian is good or helpful. -
Do Hard Things…Like Read a Book!
Posted on June 26, 2008 | 6 CommentsDavid Dunham invites you to turn off the television and... well, you know. -
TGFF: Thank God for “Friday Night Lights”
Posted on June 25, 2008 | 7 CommentsBen Bartlett cautiously embraces the popular television series. -
Get Smart: Admit You’re Stupid
Posted on June 24, 2008 | 2 CommentsRichard Clark tries to figure out what it was he loved about Get Smart when he was a kid and finds a little bit of insight from the film. -
In “The Savages,” Death is Savage
Posted on June 23, 2008 | No CommentsBill Reichart shows death to be what it is. -
But It’s About Christ!: Why it is Important to be a Critical Christian
Posted on June 20, 2008 | 5 CommentsAlan Noble on why it's not best to just grin and bear it. -
Why Christian Hip Hop Is Not a Failure
Posted on June 19, 2008 | 6 CommentsIn Christ and Pop Culture's first guest post, Kiel Hauck explains why Christian hip hop succeeds in all the ways that matter. -
Podcast #28: Christianity Today, Boundless, Sex, and the City
Posted on June 18, 2008 | 9 CommentsRichard Clark and Ben Bartlett discuss the Sex and the City backlash. -
Motion Picture Messages
Posted on June 17, 2008 | 8 CommentsDavid Dunham explores five ways movies can put forth a moral or spiritual message. -
The Dangers of Video Games
Posted on June 12, 2008 | 8 CommentsRichard Clark picks up his Wii Zapper and takes aim at a giant target that takes up the whole screen. -
Is this Web Site in Sin?
Posted on June 11, 2008 | 24 CommentsDavid Dunham explores whether a tendency to partake in and enjoy popular culture is sin. -
So Brave, Young, and Handsome (No, this post is not about CAPC writers)
Posted on June 10, 2008 | 14 CommentsWhat would happen if you took a copy of Les Miserables and highlighted the bits about Jean Valjean, that illustration of grace and mercy, and Javert, relentless man of the law, and left out all that other stuff about student revolutions and orphaned waifs and the never-ending Battle of Waterloo? Okay, yeah, you would get The Fugitive. But add in trains, carnivals, cowboys, and the dying dream of the Old West, and you’ve got Leif Enger’s So Brave, Young, and Handsome, a distinctly American tale of redemption. -
Another Open Call
Posted on June 9, 2008 | 1 CommentThink you've got what it takes to write for Christ and Pop Culture? -
Podcast #27: I Am [Not Using That Stupid] Iron Man [Cliche]
Posted on June 4, 2008 | 4 CommentsThe hype has calmed down a bit for Iron Man, one of the most wildly successful movies of the summer so far, which makes this a perfect time to sit back and have an in-depth discussion about what many assume to be a morally neutral action film. Is it? Or is it something more? Listen as Ben and Rich discuss that, plus our top 5 Sci-Fi Elements. -
Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture
Posted on June 2, 2008 | 4 CommentsDaniel Radosh, New Yorker contributor and self-described Humanistic Jew, delves into the strange, sometimes cheesy, sometimes transcendent world of Christian pop culture in his new book Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture. The array of topics he covers is itself stunning: Testamints, “Friends don’t let friends go to hell” T-shirts, the Holy Land Experience theme park, The Great Passion Play, BibleZines, Left Behind, Frank Peretti, Bibleman (evangelicaldom’s caped crusader), Stephen Baldwin, the Cornerstone Festival, purity balls, creationist museums, Christian comedy, Christian skateboarding, Christian raves, and Christian pro wrestling.*
