CAPC Magazine Issue 2 of 2020: Wrestling Time
In this issue of Christ and Pop Culture Magazine, we take a look at humanity’s efforts to turn back and fast forward time, often to alleviate our own immediate suffering.
Persuasion 203 | Just Preach the Gospel
If we reached every person with the gospel, would the common good happen naturally? Erin and Hannah discuss gospel matters in this episode of their For God and Country series.
Netflix’s (Un)Well and Our Misplaced Search to End Suffering
God wants us to care for the bodies that He has given us, but He also wants us to care for our friends and our families, and to live in community with others. Often, wellness trends have the propensity to drive us away from such community.
Will Ferrell’s Eurovision Tribute: How to Save the World by Laughing at Yourself
The Story of Fire Saga shows us how to mature past win-lose games into a form of infinite play that values process and relationships over victory.
Returning to the Darkness: Following David Lindsay on A Voyage to Arcturus, 100 Years Later
David Lindsay sought after truth, and he believed the way to truth passed through pain, denial, and sacrifice.
Cuties Isn’t the Problem: Our Cultural Addiction to the Sexualization of Minors
Cuties is the product of perverse people who are perverse consumers who drive a capitalistic structure to give us what we want.
Persuasion 202 | Toeing the Party Line
If we are to truly invest in and bring about the common good, we need to find both the common and the good. Erin and Hannah discuss party lines in this episode of their For God and Country series.
Persuasion 201 BONUS | Interview with Sam Perry
Listen to Hannah’s full interview with Sam Perry in this special members-only bonus episode!
Seeing and Believing 264 | Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things and Carol Reed’s The Third Man
Kevin hosts guest critic Sarah Welch-Larson this week to review Charlie Kaufman’s latest brain-bender, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”
Skyfall and Spectre: The Bonds of Family
It took Sam Mendes making Skyfall and Spectre to give us a Bond to whom we could all relate.
COVID-19 Is Our Monster and Our Mirror
COVID-19 has become our society’s most recent real-life monster.
Persuasion 201 | Taking America Back for God
Erin and Hannah talk about “Taking America back for God!” and the Christian nationalist perspective affecting our work for the common good.
What Do We Owe Each Other While We Wait for The Good Place?
In essence, “What are my rights?” is private and individual. “What do we owe one another?” is personal and communal. It’s to shift from “What do I deserve?” to “What is best for us?”
The Gospel in Dickens, Discount for CAPC Members
Christ and Pop Culture members receive a 30% discount on The Gospel in Dickens when they purchase from Plough.com.
Seeing and Believing 263 | Niki Caro’s Mulan and Rian Johnson’s Brick
Wade and Kevin take the plunge on the Disney+ exclusive Mulan and Brick, Rian Johnson’s 2006 film noire style debut.
Gardeners’ World and the Object of Attention
A good world that begs—and begets—attention is on display in Gardeners’ World.
