“Identity” Articles

Wilson’s songs trace the long, difficult movement where inheritance becomes not just a burden but a belonging.

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.

Bob Dylan deepens our understanding of identity by offering a broader view of formation, of the process of “becoming” over time.

Lorne Michaels was confident of the foundation of SNL even if he couldn’t distill it into a palatable premise or a memorable meme.

For both Percy Jackson and the Christian, to know your Father is to know your destiny—and in that, to find your true identity.

While boredom may be a first-world problem, disillusionment at being off track with one’s identity is universally human.

Even more than Soul, Toy Story speaks into our crisis of meaning in a way that corresponds with the Christian story.

Combining both consumerism with an early adoption of digital technology, the VSCO girl shows us who we really are; we can just see it better in the teen trend.

We tinker and work slavishly as Dr. Frankenstein did, assembling our online creations with the parts we gather from various sources.

We are defined not just by who we are, but by who we are in relationship to one another.

The lesson for us as Christians is that we likewise toe the precarious line of having our identities shaped by both a heavenly and earthly community.

When consumerism dictates what is considered “good,” tradition and standards are reduced to marketing and the notion of craft itself is hollowed out.

If we embrace the hustle without a critical eye, we can feed ideas about ourselves that are untrue. Namely that we are the ultimate authority: the true “captain of our souls.”

Motherhood is demanding, but does it require us to devote every ounce of our being to this new role?

Identity is like a mystery. Think of this issue of the Christ and Pop Culture Magazine as a clue.

Solo: A Star Wars Story edifies not only the existing Star Wars canon, but it injects new meaning into the life and storyline of Han Solo.