Midnight ’til One Belongs to the Dead: Hauntology in The Fog
Ghosts are signifiers of something that has gone wrong: a secret that has not been brought to light, an injustice that has not been righted.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Recap: Deconstructing America (Episode 5)
“I owe you an apology,” the Winter Soldier tells Sam. “I’m sorry.”
Athletes Aren’t Activists, but Who Else Will Lead?
Athletes shouldn’t be burdened with becoming our culture’s activist leaders.
Don’t Turn Away from the Trauma of Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us
When you see the fate of these boys, will you look away?
What White Christians Can Learn from Eminem’s Diss to the President
My white Christian brothers and sisters can learn how to fight injustice from Eminem’s performance.
‘Sit with Me’: Currents of Grief in Wind River
When systems have failed and injustice abounds, will I turn away from those left in the wake of grief, unable to abide their pain if I cannot fix it, or will I offer them my presence, quiet and alongside?
Now, Now, Not Yet: God’s Kingdom and Sho Baraka’s “March”
“March” is an expectation of the coming kingdom, an exuberant recognition that Christ has won this battle and a sobering admonition to usher in His reign.
‘What Has Cast Such a Shadow upon You?’ Reading Benito Cereno after the Election
As my students and I discussed Herman Melville‘s “Benito Cereno” the text on Friday, many of them wept.
‘Captain America: Civil War’, A Prophetic Spectacle for Our Time
Perhaps the spectacle of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ can give us pause enough to consider our cultural situation and the precipice over which we stand.
