“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.
“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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
Quantico ’s Sin-Sick Systems
Quantico’s first season poses the question, When, if ever, does a large system become too corrupt to preserve?
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.
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.
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.
The (In)vulnerability of Supergirl
Supergirl’s vulnerability is also precisely what makes her a hero in the first place.
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.
‘Downton Abbey’ and the Weight of History
‘Downton Abbey’ succeeds by reminding us of the human face of history.
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.
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.
“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.
