The Green Pastures
When I mentioned in my course on the Bible and music that one of my favorite composers is Erich Wolfgang Korngold, this led a student to express interest in doing research related to his music. My...
View ArticleWho is Jesus? The New Testament Answers as Blog Post and Movies
I am really struck by the Lumo Project’s work to make movie versions of the four Gospels in the New Testament, using only the text as the script (even if obviously there are questions in the gaps in...
View ArticleMarshall
I was delighted to have an opportunity to watch the upcoming movie Marshall in advance of its release. The movie is incredibly timely, given the upsurge in attention in recent years to racism as a...
View ArticleA Polite Bribe (and its Sequel)
Robert Orlando shared with me that he will be releasing a sequel to his movie Apostle Paul: A Polite Bribe next year, and asked me to share the information below about it. For those who may not...
View ArticleDarkest Hour
I was delighted to have the opportunity to see the new movie Darkest Hour before it opens in theaters tonight. I had been looking forward to seeing it, ever since I first saw publicity about it...
View Article“Walk a Mile” in a Refugee’s Shoes Documentary
Walk a Mile in a Refugee’s Shoes from COIN on Vimeo. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From: Coalition for Our Immigrant Neighbors COIN Releases “Walk a Mile” Documentary The Coalition for Our Immigrant...
View ArticleThe Apostle Paul: From A Polite Bribe to The Final Verdict
Last November at SBL in Boston, I had the privilege of sitting down with filmmaker Rob Orlando twice. One of those meetings was planned, and saw me in front of a green screen wearing makeup (more about...
View ArticleSchoenberg’s Moses und Aron: The Movie and the Music
I love teaching my course on the Bible and music! In the class period dedicated to the Exodus, we ranged through so many subjects, across thousands of years. We started off in Exodus 15, thinking about...
View ArticleCome Sunday
I was delighted to have the opportunity to watch the Netflix movie Come Sunday before its release to the public on April 13th. The movie is based on the true story of the life of Pentecostal Bishop...
View ArticleReality and Relationship Online
The thoughts below from Jason Dueck are specifically about and inspired by Ready Player One, but they apply well to our current technologically-mediated interactions too. Online relationships are...
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