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Brett McCrackenCultureEvangelicalismFormation
Brett McCracken describes the impetus & objectives for his new book, the follow-up to "Hipster Christianity."
Matthew Lee AndersonBloggingembodimentchristiansGospel Coalitionmarijuana
Consider the interrelationship between caffeine and marijuana. Caffeine may engender work and restlessness, while marijuana invokes sloth.
Jake MeadorTelevision
House of Cards is not unique in creating an impregnable individualistic villain who will do anything to seize power. Tolkien offers other examples, as well.
Chris KrychoLiteratureLord of the RingsJ. R. R. TolkienallegoryThe Chronicles of Narniatypology
Christian readers have insisted on finding allegories to Christian theology throughout Tolkien's works. What they have found is typology instead.
Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized
Dr. Christopher Mitchell, Director of the Wade Center at Wheaton, is coming to Biola University's Torrey Honors Institute.
Guest Writer
The Romance in Pride and Prejudice functions
Guest WriterTheology and Practice
A human-problem solving Jesus uniquely provides the ground to stake the orthodox claim about Jesus: he is the only way.
Chris KrychoFilm Reviews/HollywoodLiteratureJ. R. R. TolkienHollywoodPeter Jacksonheroism
Yes, inner conflict is real, and tormented struggle is a major part of our lives. But so is the valiant hero.
Matt MillerTelevision
Downton Abbey may look like a Jane Austenesque piece of culture, but the moral power of Austen's books--formative, not didactic--is absent in Downton Abbey.
Kevin WhiteHistory/Church History
Papal Resignations -- A Historian's Take
Brett McCrackenTechnologyLiteratureTheology and Practicec.s. lewisjoyZadie SmithMarilynne Robinsonpleasure
Zadie Smith, C.S. Lewis, and the differences between joy and pleasure in the 21st century
Guest WriterFilm Reviews/Hollywood
The 2012 Anna Karenina film exists much closer to the book than most adaptations. Tolstoy captures humanity better than most; Anna Karenina is timeless.