Articles Archive for January 2010

<i>Assassin’s Creed 2</i>: Shot Through the Heart Assassin’s Creed 2: Shot Through the Heart
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 28 January 2010

A video game tackles religion head-on. The results are mixed.

‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on Scriptedness ‘Up in the Air’: A Meditation on Scriptedness
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 27 January 2010

Why is it so hard to mean what we say?

<i>Lost’s</i> Biggest Question Lost’s Biggest Question
Posted in Featured, Headline, Television on 26 January 2010

The CaPC Water Cooler: In the world of Lost, are faith and reason mutually exclusive?

<i>Weeds</i> & the Consequences of Living in a Material World Weeds & the Consequences of Living in a Material World
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Television on 25 January 2010

Owning things can be hazardous to your spiritual health.

Podcast #70: Avatar’s Messiah Complex & Haiti’s Tragedy Podcast #70: Avatar’s Messiah Complex & Haiti’s Tragedy
Posted in Featured, Film, General Culture, Headline, Podcast on 22 January 2010

What’s wrong with Avatar? What do we do about Haiti?

More than Mere Suggestions More than Mere Suggestions
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline on 21 January 2010

Want your friends to watch your favorite movie, read your favorite book, play your favorite game, or hear your favorite album? Here’s how to share your love of art without going too far.

Footnotes in the Sand Footnotes in the Sand
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 19 January 2010

Guest writer, Seth T. Hahne demonstrates how Joe Sacco’s new book strips Gaza to reveal a most disconcerting truth about the problem in Palestine.

Podcast #69: Brit Hume Lays it On The Line Podcast #69: Brit Hume Lays it On The Line
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Podcast, Politics, Sports, Television on 15 January 2010

Did we successfully infuse the holidays with meaning? Are sports overrated? Is Brit Hume crazy?

Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium Looking Back: Five 2009 Video Game Moments That Give Me Hope for the Medium
Posted in Featured, Games, Headline on 14 January 2010

At their best, video games can cause us to rethink what we know about the medium, ourselves, and life.

Looking Back: Film in 2009 Looking Back: Film in 2009
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline on 13 January 2010

Christ and Pop Culture’s writers share the films they most loved in 2009.

How Reading Disturbing Novels can make you a Better Reader of the Bible How Reading Disturbing Novels can make you a Better Reader of the Bible
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 12 January 2010

Can anything good come out of being disturbed?