In the history of the development of the horror novel certain periods become associated with certain social and cultural anxieties. The classic example is the boom on zombie movies during the 1970s and 1980s, for as modern capitalism tightened its…
Many of the abiding questions of both art and religion center on presence. In a theological register we ask: How does the divine become present to us? How do we become present to God? Does this particular object or image…
I grew up in a church that had only traditional worship—and I loved it. As I got older, I remained loyal to Newton, Watts, and Wesley, not to mention Bach, Handel, and Mozart. Even when I branched out and learned…
The School of the Arts, Media, and Culture (SAMC) at Trinity Western University is hosting their 10th annual ‘Verge Conference’ this October 1-3 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada on the theme of Arts & Environment. A CFP can be found here and…
On the American indie music scene, the past ten or fifteen years have seen a rash of singer-songwriters—male, white, thirty-something—making dark, lovely, lyrical, disturbing, disaffected, and heartbreaking albums. Nothing new so far? Right. Cue Elliott Smith. But the repeated, shared…
James Prothero and Donald T Williams. Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis. Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013, xi-90pp, £39.99, Hardcover. James Prothero and Donald T. Williams, authors of Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis,…
It is perhaps one of the more immediately striking partnerships in the history of music. On one side we have Tuomas Holopainen, pianist and lyricist for Finland’s most successful symphonic heavy-metal band Nightwish. On the other, Professor Richard Dawkins, Emeritus…
Expressing his desire to paint a crucifixion scene, Édouard Manet once heralded the depth and power of the cross as a symbol: “The Crucifixion, what a symbol! One could search until the end of time and find nothing comparable. Minerva…
Robert K. Johnston, Craig Detweiler, Barry Taylor, eds. Don’t Stop Believin’: Pop Culture and Religion from Ben-Hur to Zombies, Louisville, Westminster John Knox Press, 2012 xi + 215pp. £14/$20 Departing from the typical collection of essays, Don’t Stop Believin’: Pop Culture…