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.

I Believe in A Christmas Carol (and the Redemptive Power of Memory)

These memories could make holidays without my daughter miserable. But the opposite is true. Remembrance makes Christmas all the more precious.

Toxic Tribalism and Chosen Kin in Leif Enger’s I Cheerfully Refuse

It’s not silly that we define ourselves by our groups, and it’s a tendency that we should keep in mind when meeting with those we consider other.