Gary’s interview on the Deeper Magic podcast with Dr. Peter Kapsner and his daughter, Anna Try this link if embed won’t work for you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QE0k6QXVLqcNQEjJmCmFU
Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God
Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video
Hollywood dominates “the stories we live by,” while the church’s influence diminishes with each passing year.
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
Yale Makes Works of Jonathan Edwards Available for Free, by Jonathan Merritt
Edwards is widely recognized as one of the most important American thinkers and religious figures and as a major figure in the history of Christian thought. The release of Edwards’ work comes at a moment of renewed interest in the preacher, especially among conservative evangelicals.
The Soul Killing Problem of Bad Art, by Ashley Ariel
As artists and as theologians (for make no mistake, we are all living out some form of theology making us all theologians) we need to be less sure of being “right” and more secure in taking the risk to say, “I don’t know. Let’s explore this.”
René Girard: The Greatest Christian Intellectual You Never Heard of, by Cynthia Haven
“People are against my theory, because it is at the same time avant-garde and Christian: the avant-garde people are anti-Christian, and many of the Christians are anti-avant-garde.” -René Girard
The Lake Isle of Innisfree: Heaven and Hell
by Exfontibus I was thinking of Heaven as I was reading William Butler Yeats‘ classic poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” (below) a couple of days ago. Suddenly it struck me how terrible it would be if Heaven were just a place we…
VIDEO: Shane Claiborne on ‘How Bad Theology Kills’
Shane Claiborne a pioneer in the New Monasticism movement and author of “Jesus for President” and “The Irresistible Revolution” sits down with JD Walt of Asbury Seedbed to discuss why getting theology right makes a big differences in the lives of people. Asbury Seedbed…
Love Wins? The Irony of the Rob Bell Universalism Controversy
“Love Wins” may be the most ironic title in the history of Christian publishing. No matter how you slice it, love is the one thing that is NOT winning in this advance publication chatter. Gauge the intensity of the battle raging on the internet and it becomes immediately obvious that something else is a stake than asking whether or not Gandhi is in hell.
The Adjustment Bureau: Fate and Free Will, by Carl Kozlowski
Carl Kozlowski is a journalist and standup comedian who recently won the World-Famous Laugh Factory’s “America’s Funniest Reporter” Contest. . Writer-director George Nolfi discusses the spiritual takeaway of his new film George Nolfi is one of Hollywood’s rising writers of…