Gathering Surface: An Introduction
Kicking off our series on his installation Gathering Surface, artist Dan Drage discusses some themes guiding his work, and offers insights into how we can…
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Finding God in Crockett Island’s Song
Blue and red flashes illuminate an ichthus. As the camera pans to a wider scene, and we realise the metallic fish is actually a bumper…
Read MoreReview of Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World
Christian Madsbjerg. Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World. New York: Riverhead Books, 2023, 234 pages, $29.00. Nothing is more central to the whole…
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Is it Possible?’: The Problem of Evil (and Good) in the Films of Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman
What do horror movies have to do with religion, and with Christian faith in particular? What is worthwhile about a genre in which evil…
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On Identity In Midsommar: The Horror Of Spiritual Loss
Despite its unpopularity among many Christian audiences, the horror genre is rife with theological suggestion. Typically, the horror films I enjoy cleverly twist our…
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Holiness and Horror: Presence of the Other in Lovecraft and the Bible
A prevailing theme within the canon of Christian Scripture is the meeting of God and humanity. On the one hand is a Being of…
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Real Earth Confessions: A Review of Hozier’s Unreal Unearth
Despite Dante Alighieri’s distinctive absence, Hozier’s latest album Unreal Unearth, released on the 18th of August, brings the listener on a journey through the Inferno….
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Our Poisoned Apples: Sin, Guilt And Hope In Oppenheimer
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this, he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity. —…
Read MoreCall for Submissions: Horror
Though it’s not everyone’s favourite genre, horror comprises a large part of our cultural imagination. Cryptids and monsters, haunted houses, jump scares and gore, there’s no shortage of things that go bump…
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