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On ‘Radical’ Christianity
March 18, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts
Matthew Lee Anderson critiques the idea of “radical” faith in Christianity Today:
Interior-oriented movements can generate a lot of energy initially. But the gospel is supposed to create a culture, and a culture takes root only …
“Andrei Rublev” and Vocation
March 13, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts
Daniel Siedell writes about The Passion of Andrei Rublev (1966) at Cultivare:
Tarkovsky narrates Rublev’s spiritual crisis brought on by a call from the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius outside of Moscow, the spiritual center of …
Ordinary and Other
January 29, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts
From a review by Theo Hobson in the Times Literary Supplement
“Effective defenders of Christianity must sound like ordinary citizens. They must be fluent in the sceptical, irreverent vernacular of mainstream liberal culture. Is this so …
Guidelines for Interpreting Culture
August 29, 2012 | Cinema & New Media Arts
Kevin Vanhoozer, Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
- Try to comprehend a cultural text on its own terms (grasp its communicative intent) before you “interpret” it (explore its broader social, political, sexual,
The Religion of Rembrandt
July 15, 2012 | Cinema & New Media Arts
Over at CIVA, Jack Kinyon writes about Rembrandt’s personal faith.
One of the main themes discussed in Rembrandt’s Faith is Covenant Theology. This theology emphasizes God’s interaction with His chosen people through covenants, culminating with the …
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