Jun 27, 2017
“Alone Before Eternity”: A Review of H. P. Lovecraft’s Fungi from Yuggoth
This poetic fusion of the cosmic and the local brings Lovecraft to the very doorstep of one of Christianity’s most foundational beliefs.
May 9, 2017
“We Were Voyagers!” Disney’s Moana Revels in the Quickening Power of Tradition
The contemporary stereotype of tradition — which Moana so beautifully subverts — is that it’s static and deadening.
Mar 2, 2017
Virtue with a Twist: Victoria ’s Edgy Morality
Both Victoria and Albert hold fast to their “prudish” morality precisely because they are surrounded by the carnage of its rejection.
Jan 18, 2017
“An Adorable Triviality”: The Non-Gnostic Knowledge of Jeopardy!
The knowledge celebrated on Jeopardy! demonstrates one aspect of witness: a positive delight in that “adorable triviality” of a universe that was made for more than our own paltry purposes.
Nov 29, 2016
Poetry, Prophecy, and Power in The Bards of Bone Plain & Last Song Before Night
Novels by Patricia McKillip and Ilana Myer suggest another role that poetry might yet play in our society: the project of re-enchantment.
Sep 8, 2016
Beyond the Final Frontier: A CaPC Tribute to Star Trek
As a tribute to Star Trek’s lasting legacy, here are some of CaPC writers’ favorite moments.
Aug 31, 2016
Quantico ’s Sin-Sick Systems
Quantico’s first season poses the question, When, if ever, does a large system become too corrupt to preserve?
Jul 29, 2016
Star Trek Beyond Explores the Cosmography of Relationship
By stressing spatial relativity and disorientation in space, the film demonstrates the need of a physics and metaphysics that incorporate relationship.
Jul 13, 2016
Belle’s Fairy Tale Education: Learning Virtue in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a fairy tale that self-consciously meditates on the role fairy tales play in the development of character.
Jul 12, 2016
Wild Kratts and the Love of the Creature
The Kratts successfully exemplify an approach to the natural world that is thoroughly compatible with a Christian approach to creation care.
May 13, 2016
The (In)vulnerability of Supergirl
Supergirl’s vulnerability is also precisely what makes her a hero in the first place.
Mar 15, 2016
‘Forbidden Planet’ Is Still Relevant & Thought-Provoking 60 Years Later
Forbidden Planet delivered a solemn warning about humanity’s interactions with technology, a warning that’s no less relevant to 21st century audiences.
Mar 8, 2016
‘Downton Abbey’ and the Weight of History
‘Downton Abbey’ succeeds by reminding us of the human face of history.
Nov 24, 2015
The Liturgies of ‘Shaun the Sheep’
Deep down, we are liturgical creatures, designed to live, to learn, to work, and even to play according to guided rhythms.
Aug 21, 2015
From Cthulhu to Christ: Why H. P. Lovecraft’s Cosmic Despair Is Still Worth Reading
Lovecraft reminds me of just how small and loathsome I truly am apart from Christ; and he does so with carefully wrought and vivid imagination.
Aug 5, 2015
“Is It Too Late to Change the Name?” Redemptive Identity in ‘Ant-Man’
Ant-Man takes on the identity of a hero first, and only starts to act like a hero afterwards.