H. G. Parry’s A Far Better Thing Is a Sublime Take on Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities
One of those takeoffs that makes you both love it for itself, and love the book it’s based on even more than you already did.
Malcolm Foley’s Anti-Greed Gospel Exposes the Materialistic Roots of America’s Racism
The tragic history of racism can be traced directly to the lust for wealth.
John Hendrix’s The Mythmakers Is a Wonderful Graphic Novel About Lewis and Tolkien’s Friendship
It’s great to see a new version of this story being told to young readers (though I believe plenty of adults will enjoy it too).
Rebuilding the Shire: Loss, Legos, and The Lord of the Rings
Returning to the books and movies and games that marked us in our younger years, we remember that who we are is still, in some way, who we were.
My Life with the Jedi: Innovative Jesuit Perspectives on Star Wars
Eric Clayton’s theological reflections are profound, insightful, and accessible to the average reader.
On Long-Suffering Odysseus: Why Christians Should Read Classics Written Before Jesus
Despite its ancient context and mythological genre, The Odyssey points us to truths that we can readily embrace as Christian readers.
Finding God in Our Art: A Review of Carey Wallace’s The Discipline of Inspiration
Wallace presents various insights scattered like seeds throughout the book, though perhaps not as many sustained analyses as one might hope.
Let’s Talk About The Da Vinci Code Movies (and How God Uses Us Despite Ourselves)
These three movies are underrated, unappreciated, and mired in theological debate. But such disputes seem to miss the point.
A Defense of Physical Media in a Digital Age
Is there intrinsic merit to a vinyl spin versus a Spotify stream?
Let’s Talk About Angel Movies (and Hope When All Seems Lost)
Angels are a link between earth and heaven, providing guidance in life and comfort in death.
The Fantasy Genre Both Requires and Reinforces Disenchantment
Fantasy stories can do so much more than encourage nonspecific spiritual yearnings through fantastic settings and characters.
Six Principles for Making a Life of Christ: The Chosen and its Forerunner
The success of these two productions indicates that people are intrigued by a human, divine, holy, and likable Christ.
Gentle as Mockingjays: Haymitch as a Holy Spirit Figure in The Hunger Games
Christians have their own Mentor, Guide, and Advocate whose love is perfect and whose wisdom is all-seeing.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat: Reflections on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
This religious fervor for keeping people in their place is what has allowed caste systems to endure, like a virus in the human heart.
CAPC’s Favorite Books of 2024
Kids and tech, Christian artistry, small-town mysteries, cheerful apocalypses, manga creators, and more.
1984 vs. 2024: What Does Real Freedom Look Like?
God’s freedom rooted in constraints gives peace to His followers and hope to those outside the Church looking in.
