Redeeming Love Does a Disservice to Hosea and to Women
Conflating the relentless love of God in a literalistic manner with the romantic love of a man and woman is harmful.
The Beautiful Community and Brutal Scapegoating in The Peasants
This 2023 animated adaptation of the acclaimed Polish novel highlights the tension between tradition and community, and modern individualism.
St. Augustine’s Disordered Loves and The Iron Claw
The Von Erichs’ tragic history is a warning against what happens when we value some things more highly than we ought to.
The Parable of the Three Princes: A Review of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown does not simply tell a story about defeating a villain; it tells a story about saving a soul.
The Iron Claw and the Grip of Generational Sin
Generational sins may undoubtedly shape our bent towards a vice or idol, but we are the ones who ultimately succumb or resist.
Faith as Drama: God and the Individual in The Passion of Joan of Arc
Carl Theodor Dreyer’s film triumphs as spiritual art due to its moving portrait of an individual who valued faith above all else.
Dear Alien, Who Art in Heaven: Finding God in Asteroid City
Asteroid City expresses a conviction that God speaks, but questions whether that speech is intelligible.
