Articles in the Literature Category

How Comic Books Can Help You Think How Comic Books Can Help You Think
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 1 March 2010

They’re more than just an adolescent past-time.

Questioning Matthew Paul Turner: Part 2 Questioning Matthew Paul Turner: Part 2
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 18 February 2010

“I think humor used well sheds light on our need for hope.”

Questioning Matthew Paul Turner: Part 1 Questioning Matthew Paul Turner: Part 1
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 17 February 2010

“Most Christians are well-equipped for feeling a certain amount of shame–the honesty and grace is the hard part.”

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.

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?

Looking Back: Books and Music in 2009 Looking Back: Books and Music in 2009
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature, Music on 17 December 2009

Carissa Smith shares the books and albums that got her through the year.

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: Blue Like Jazz, All Grown Up A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: Blue Like Jazz, All Grown Up
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 19 November 2009

In his new book, Donald Miller decides he doesn’t want to live a boring life.

“The Magicians”: If Harry Potter was Doubtful “The Magicians”: If Harry Potter was Doubtful
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 21 October 2009

It’s been called “Harry Potter for grownups,” but it’s more like “Narnia for the disillusioned.”

‘Bright Star,’ Dim Characters ‘Bright Star,’ Dim Characters
Posted in Featured, Film, Headline, Literature on 14 October 2009

With a great romantic poet as its subject matter, you would think this film would have been a bit more poetic.

Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 2) Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 2)
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 1 October 2009

Carissa Smith shares her thoughts and insights on a conference you probably should have attended.

Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 1) Conference on Christianity and Literature: The City (Part 1)
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 30 September 2009

A special treat: Carissa Smith shares her thoughts and insights on a conference you probably should have attended.

Podcast #60: The Pop Culture 180 Podcast #60: The Pop Culture 180
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Technology on 18 September 2009

Who suffered most? Rich and Ben go head to head to find out.

Pop Culture 180, Part 6: Twitter Vs. Books… No Contest Pop Culture 180, Part 6: Twitter Vs. Books… No Contest
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Technology on 15 September 2009

No one claims that social networking can replace books, but is it worth our time at all?

Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death? Pop Culture 180, Part 5: Video Games Vs. Books… a Fight to the Death?
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 13 September 2009

Are the two mediums mutually exclusive, or something else?

Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People. Pop Culture 180, Part 3: I Told You I Could Quit… But Now I Dislike People.
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 9 September 2009

Reading is certainly enriching, but is it an inherently selfish act?

Pop Culture 180, Part 2:  Giving up The Great Conversation to tell you what I had for lunch. Pop Culture 180, Part 2: Giving up The Great Conversation to tell you what I had for lunch.
Posted in Featured, General Culture, Headline, Literature, Technology on 7 September 2009

Will giving up reading affect my view on the world? Will social networking make an impact on the world?

Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster Pop Culture 180, Part 1: Giving up Halo for E.M. Forster
Posted in Featured, Games, General Culture, Headline, Literature on 7 September 2009

Will giving up video games make me a better person? Will reading make me smarter?

Our Holy Grail: An Honest Depiction of Christianity in Pop Culture Our Holy Grail: An Honest Depiction of Christianity in Pop Culture
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 11 August 2009

Guest writer, Seth T. Hahne discovers a graphic novel that would make any Christian proud.