culture making | Two Handed Warriors

The Screwtape Letters Onstage: One Hell of a Good Show

Monday, February 20, 2012

“WICKEDLY WITTY...it is, if I may say so, ONE HELL OF A GOOD SHOW! Lewis’ topsy-turvy exercises in inverted moral theology were made to be played with lip-smacking relish!” -Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

Craig Detweiler: Image Journal Artist of the Month

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

As we prepare for the 2012 relaunch of the Two Handed Warriors community under our new domain name we’re sending up trial balloons to gather feedback on various features. One issue is how to help members of the community get to know each other and the leaders of the movement. In the www.garydavidstratton.com era of [...]

You Shall Not Pass! The Supernatural Power of Two Handed Warfare

Monday, June 20, 2011

Expertise in faith and culture rarely go hand-in-hand. Leaders adept at culture making—whether in Hollywood or the Ivy League—are rarely trained in the disciplines of faith building; whereas leaders with strengths in faith building—whether in a local congregation or an international relief agency—are rarely trained in the art of culture making.

Passover Week: Celebrating Hollywood’s Synagogue for the Performing Arts

Monday, April 18, 2011

In honor of Passover Week I thought I would let you in on one of Hollywood’s most moving connections between faith and culture: The Synagogue for the Performing Arts. The Synagogue for the Performing Arts was founded in 1973 by members of the entertainment community–actors, screenwriters and industry professionals who shared a common desire to [...]

Muslim Brotherhood and Secular Reformers Join Forces to Support ElBaradei

Monday, January 31, 2011

Culture-making and faith connections in Egypt's turmoil became clearer as Muslim extremists joined secular reform movement leaders in supporting Mohamed ElBaradei as spokesman for opposition to president Hosni Mubarak.

A World Without Jobs: The Gospel of a Secular Age, by Andy Crouch

Friday, January 28, 2011

As remarkable as Steve Jobs is in countless ways—as a designer, an innovator, a (ruthless and demanding) leader—his most singular quality has been his ability to articulate a perfectly secular form of hope.

Two Handed Warrior Books of the Decade, by Gary & Sue Stratton

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Sue and I put our heads together over dinner at Outback last night and came up with our own twenty (popular) books on the two themes of Two Handed Warriors—Culture Making and Faith Building.

The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts (Series Introduction)

Friday, November 5, 2010

Higher education has played a key role in the history of training two handed warriors. Ever since the formation of the first “Christian” college—a catechetical school connected to the Roman rhetorical school at Alexandria in the second-century, learning communities have often excelled in forging faith-building with culture-making. Although God can and certainly has worked through [...]