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Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of #Torah

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Like Tevye, the stories of Scripture provide not only fertile soil for nurturing reinterpretations of our philosophy and culture for a new generation, but also irresistible bedrock for grounding the story of our own life in the mind of God.

The Future of Faith-Based Filmmaking: What is a Christian movie? by Mike Rinaldi

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Christian Movie, Faith-based Film, or Christian Worldview Movie? Can you tell the difference? Part 1 in series “The Future of Faith-Based Filmmaking” by Mike Rinaldi What is or isn’t a Christian movie? What is the difference between a “Christian” movie and a “Faith-based” film? Many people use the terms interchangeably but they are very distinct [...]

Ideas Have Consequences: The Power and Limits of Existentialism, Dead Poets Society 2

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Part 2 of Dead Poets Society Series: Bungee-Jumping to Eternity! “No matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) in Dead Poets Society by Gary David Stratton, PhD A worldview is a lot like an iceberg in at least two important ways: First, only their uppermost levels are [...]

Bungee-Jumping to Eternity: The Existential Angst of Dead Poets Society, by Gary David Stratton

Monday, April 9, 2012

Carpe Diem and the Escape from Physicalism! What if the world has meaning we can’t reach through the physical senses alone? “Carpe Diem! Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” —Mr. Keating (Robin Williams) in Dead Poets Society by Gary David Stratton, PhD Dead Poets Society, 1989 Oscar winner for best original screenplay (Tom Schulman), [...]

Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rick’s

Sunday, February 26, 2012

. Here’s Looking At You, Kid Casablanca — MOVIECLIPS.com .. . Casablanca, 1942 Academy Award-winner for Best Picture (originally entitled, Everyone Meets at Rick’s), provides a clear example of how character (both cinematic and moral) is “constructed” from the ground up. Our unexamined presuppositions about reality form a worldview that guides our life in ways [...]

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

Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts

Thursday, February 16, 2012

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then we are constantly flattering the individuals and communities who have transmitted their “scripts” to us. Our worldview is so deeply rooted within us that we glide through thousands of “preconditioned” decisions each hour, following the cultural and philosophical scripts provided for us by the stories that have shaped us.

Glee Faith Episode ‘Grilled Cheesus’ Explores Two Approaches to ‘Christian’ Faith

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

I was deeply moved by Glee’s “faith” episode ("Grilled Cheesus" 10/8/2010). It was honest, awesome television, and the highest rated Glee episode of all time.

It’s a Wonderful Life and the Courage to Live (and Create Art) Idealistically

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Few of us will ever get an invitation to an early screening of our life’s work like George did. Yet we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. To be a two handed warrior is to live for that heavenly red carpet affair, not its pale imitation at the Kodak theatre.

Capra’s Tale of a Depressed Idealist: It’s a Wonderful Life, Part 2

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) provides a wonderful expression of the complicated interplay between modern Physicalism and Idealism as life-interpreting stories in the life of its main character, George Bailey.