General Culture
Enter Into the Great and Disturbing Silence
A 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.
Do Hard Things…Like Read a Book!
David Dunham invites you to turn off the television and… well, you know.
But It’s About Christ!: Why it is Important to be a Critical Christian
Alan Noble on why it’s not best to just grin and bear it.
Is this Web Site in Sin?
David Dunham explores whether a tendency to partake in and enjoy popular culture is sin.
Another Open Call
Think you’ve got what it takes to write for Christ and Pop Culture?
Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture
Daniel 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.*
Should We “Vote with Our Dollars”? Part 2
In the second half of his series, Alan Noble explores how “voting with our dollars” gives Christians a louder voice in the world.
Should We “Vote with Our Dollars”? Part 1
As with many phrases, “vote with your dollars” appears to be a compelling statement, but its exact meaning is not entirely clear. And more importantly, the logic of this statement is obscured behind its rhetoric. Just what does it mean to “vote with your dollars” and is it really something we ought to be doing?
Lessons My Daughters Learned from Hannah Montana
Bill Reichart capitalizes on a teachable moment.
Is TMI making us D-U-M-B?
One of the constant laments here at CAPC is the loss of creativity in the Christian sphere. Really, it’s a funny problem. The church is flung far and wide across ethnicities, cultures, geography, and political spheres. Is it really so hard to find a few creative Christians?
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