New books by Pulitzer Prize Winner David Mamet and Journalist Ben Shapiro’s are sure to shape industry conversation on faith and culture …for good or for ill.
Opening Doors for Others: An Interview with Writer-Producer & Mentor Brian Bird
Prolific writer-producer Brian Bird is co-founder of Believe Pictures (with Michael Landon, Jr.) with the mission of developing and producing “high quality, entertaining, and life-and-faith-affirming, films and television depicting positive images and compelling moral stories.” Bird and Landon wrote and…
High Culture, Pop Culture, What About Films that Impact ‘Deep Culture’?
By necessity I have developed my own informal (and often intuitive) system for finding worldview-shaping films that you might find interesting as you consider your own choice in films.
Change Takes Time: What Culture-makers Could Learn from Two Wine-makers, by Erik Lokkesmoe
In our clamorous and rootless society, bravado is potent and expectations are high; great things are expected to happen quickly. Yet noble and daring deeds — ending extreme poverty, reinventing a new model for the music industry, or revitalizing devastated urban centers — require a patient and persistent vision.
A World Without Jobs: The Gospel of a Secular Age, by Andy Crouch
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.
Michael Warren, Legendary TV Writer and Producer, Shares His Greatest Influences
Michael Warren, prolific TV Producer and Writer for shows such as Happy Days, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, and Step by Step shares his 15 greatest cultural influencers.
Top Posts of the Year: Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God
Responses to THW’s #2 Blog Post of the Year–Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God–revealed the depth of angst out there balance the desire to maximize the potentialities of the electronic age without being drawn into the “dark side” of self-promotion.
Hollywood Responds to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”
The goal of Two Handed Warriors is to foster an ongoing conversation seeking to redefine, re-envision, and then reconstruct the relationship between faith and culture. Toward that end, I am posting a few responses to Paparazzi in the Hands of…
Higher Education Responses to “Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God”
The goal of Two Handed Warriors is to foster an ongoing conversation seeking to redefine, re-envision, and then reconstruct the relationship between faith and culture. Toward that end, I am posting a few responses to Paparazzi in the Hands of…