College professors don’t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?
Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard
30 Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials
If the stable teaches us anything it’s that you can’t always judge a Christmas classic by its humble beginnings.
Story Failure: Why We ‘Lose it’ in High-Stress Environments
Contrary to popular belief, the drug of choice in Hollywood, the business world, higher education, (and the church) is not cocaine. It’s adrenaline.
Guardians of Our Galaxy: Worldview and the Power of Story
“The shaping of our character is, to a great extent, the effect of stories that have captivated us, that have sunk into our bones.” -James K.A. Smith
Jonathan Edwards Goes to Movies: What Story Structure Can Teach Us About Religious Affections
The inciting event presents the hero with a decision: Shall I continue in the relative comfort of my business-as-usual life, or risk pursuing a new and more dangerous goal? A lot like Lent is designed to do…
The Blind Side Leading the Blind: Better Faith-Based Filmmaking by Living Better Stories
“Wow, I’ve finally met someone who practices but doesn’t preach.” —Sandra Bullock, speaking of Leigh Anne Tuohy, whom Bullock portrayed in her Oscar-winning performance
Hollywood and Higher Education: Worldview and the Stories We Live By
Raised in a culture dominated by Hollywood storytelling—from Disney to Tarantino—my students often know Hollywood’s stories better than they know their own.
Casablanca and the Four Levels of Worldview: Why Everyone Meets at Rick’s
By changing the foundational story of Rick’s life from that of a “self-centered love-betrayed” to the story of a “other-centered love renewed” Ilsa transforms Rick’s values and rule of life as well.
Fiddler on the Roof: Worldview Change and the Foundational Power of Story
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.
Crash Goes the Worldview: Why Character Transformation Requires Changing Scripts
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then we are constantly flattering the individuals and communities who have transmitted their “scripts” to us. But how do we change our story if we’re a character in somebody else’s play?
Andrew Garfield on the Ignatian journey that led him through ‘Silence’ and into the love of Christ
“What was really easy was falling in love with this person, was falling in love with Jesus Christ. That was the most surprising thing.” -Andrew Garfield
2016 Movies and TV Reflect Americans’ Changing Relationship with Faith, by Alissa Wilkinson
Art provides a place for us to deal with our own fears and search for meaning. Entertainment lets us do this together. When we’re trying to figure out one another while also sorting out our own beliefs about right, wrong, belief, doubt, and the transcendent, it looks, from 2016, like we’ve decided the screen is a decent place to start.