Women Talking: The Novel and Film Offering Lament Space for Christian Audiences
In Women Talking, we imagine, with female imagination, how much both men and women stand to lose when they are chained to systems that do not lead to human flourishing.
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Seeing and Believing March 2023 Bonus | Inherit the Wind with Truce Podcast
In this bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin sit down with Chris Staron of Truce Podcast to discuss Inherit the Wind.
Emotional Complexity and Henry Bromell’s Panic
With the increasing prevalence of depression and concern for mental health nationwide, Panic is primed for rediscovery.
Autopsies and Allegory in David O. Russell’s Amsterdam
Amsterdam offers a ceaseless juxtaposition of the glamorous and the grotesque, inviting viewers to ask profound questions about how consumerism and materialism have numbed us to our deepest needs.
Seeing and Believing 373 | 65 & All Is Lost
Sarah and Kevin find themselves in survival situations this week with Adam Driver in “65”, and Robert Redford in “All is Lost.”
The Scandal of Reading 19 | Lit Pulpit – Go Tell It On the Mountain, Part 2
Claude and Austin discuss their impressions of Baldwin’s cast of characters and the critical importance of setting.
Tales of the Jedi Reveals the Pitfalls of Religious Institutions
The recent Star Wars series reveals the dark side of institutions caring only for their power and status.
He Don’t Want That Smoke: A King’s Advice to Ja Morant
The best advice for someone in Morant’s position might come from someone who’s done it all, had it all, been there, and done that: the king who wrote Ecclesiastes.
The Creature Rhythms of Hulu’s The Bear
The Bear poses the question: Does structure itself cause fractures? Or does it only do so when divorced from love?
Seeing and Believing 372 | Godland & My Night at Maud’s
Kevin and Sarah spend this week contending with morality and the heavy questions of faith.
The Scandal of Reading 18 | Jessica Hooten Wilson on Reading for the Love of God
On this special episode, Claude Atcho interviews Jessica Hooten Wilson regarding her forthcoming book, Reading for the Love of God.
Yesterday I Had the Blues: Colorful Emotions & The Black Community’s Hopeful Tomorrow
Rather than specific solutions, Yesterday I Had the Blues demonstrates the Black community’s rich history of transforming adversity and fear into hope.
A Hope Beyond Utopia: Rescue, Restoration, and the Flight from North Korea
The documentary follows North Koreans who make the treacherous attempt to flee the country, and the care and sacrifice of those trying to help them escape.
The Awkward Truth at Glass Onion’s Center
Narrative intricacies aside, Rian Johnson’s social commentary is sophisticated, but hardly subtle.
Seeing and Believing 371 | Creed III & Raging Bull
Kevin and Sarah strap on their boxing gloves and go a few rounds with the latest Rocky sequel, Creed III and Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull.
The Scandal of Reading 17 | D.L. Mayfield on Dorothy Day’s The Long Loneliness
D.L. Mayfield joins the show to discuss the life and writings of the social worker and self-described anarchist Dorothy Day.
