What an Old Movie Taught Me About Turning Forty
The secret of life is to learn how to live in this story we don’t control. The way to live this secret is through friendship.
The Comic Case Against Trump
To those tempted to take a tragic view this election season, I would counter that the Christian vision of reality is in fact a comic one.
Book(s) of Strange New Things: How Missionary-in-Space Novels Invite Us to Reckon with Catastrophe and Faith
The Book of Strange New Things invites us to reckon with the reality of our shifting, ever-uncertain faith.
Reading Sideways: How Fiction Helps Us Navigate the Maze of Tragedy
Fiction does not allow us to ignore reality; rather, it is a tool for the wise, the desperate, and the bewildered.
Spawn of the Dark Father: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ as Greek Tragedy
‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ which crescendos with one of the most famous reversals in movie history, is a tragedy—a monumental, epic, Sophoclean tragedy.
‘When the Heart Is Laid Bare’ by Skylar Hamilton Burris: Experiencing the Beauty of Ancient Faith, Free for CAPC Members
Skylar Hamilton Burris’ ‘When the Heart is Laid Bare’ is free for Christ and Pop Culture members.
Mad Men: The Imperceptibility of Change
I’ve been trying to decide—for years, literally—if Mad Men is a tragedy or a comedy.
