This week we are honored to have NPR Religion Correspondent John Burnett return to the show to talk about his nvestigative series on televangelists and fiscal transparency: Can a Television Network be a Church? The IRS Says Yes. You may remember that John first appeared on the Culture Cast last year … Read more about Sneaky Televangelists, Fred Phelps is Dead, and a Glut of God Flicks
Noah: Inhabiting A ReEnchanted World
In Aronovsky’s movie, Noah inhabits an enchanted world. From the first rain drop that mystically/magically replaces a plucked flower, we know that Noah is walking in a world that is enchanted is way we are not used to seeing. The rules are a little different. Things work in slightly different … Read more about Noah: Inhabiting A ReEnchanted World
Noah: Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative
The new Noah movie is a masterful work of biblical imagination and creativity. You can listen to a review of the movie and interview with the director and screenwriter here. There are two aspects of the movie that audiences will notice up-front: one is related to epic-mythic-primal … Read more about Noah: Eclipse of the Biblical Narrative
Noah Movie Review and Interview
We review the movie Noah with J. Ryan Parker and then hear from the director and screenwriter. Bo and J. Ryan chat about their upcoming posts for the movie and some of the concerns they had coming out of their viewings. Bo's post Noah: Inhabiting a ReEnchanted World Ryan's post 'Noah: the … Read more about Noah Movie Review and Interview
TNT: Jesus & Bible Movies
In this throw-down Bo chats with Micky, Callid, Pete Rollins and Tripp about all of the Jesus and Bible themed movies and what they mean to our culture. Earlier, Bo had blogged some thoughts about this whole issue. Now the gang chimes in. The Theology Nerd Throwdown is excited to welcome … Read more about TNT: Jesus & Bible Movies