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Feature

Crucifying the Musical Christ

March 7, 2024Ian N Mills

The Politics of Jesus’ Death in "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar"

Perspective

Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

March 7, 2024Noah Berlatsky

The film presents Europe’s antisemitism as justification for massive violence

Review

Women Talking and Reimagining the World

April 5, 2023Christina Pasqua, Pamela Klassen

A review of the film “Women Talking” and how it reflects the real-life Mennonite community on which the movie...

Review

Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Unethical Ethics Committee Decides

June 14, 2022Sharrona Pearl

A medical ethics expert reviews the film The God Committee

Series

Catholic Gothic Horror and the Monsters in Our Midst

June 14, 2022Kathleen Holscher

The final installment in our three-part series comparing Catholic horror films and novels to actual horrors committed by the...

Series

Exorcists, Abusers, and When Catholic History is Horror

May 10, 2022Matthew J. Cressler

Part two of a three-part series comparing Catholic horror films and novels to actual horrors committed by the Catholic...

Excerpt

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

February 3, 2022Helene Meyers

An excerpt from the book Movie-Made Jews: An American Tradition

Field Note

Battling our Demons, On Screen and Off

May 23, 2018S. Brent Plate

S. Brent Plate on fighting the demonic stereotypes rampant in contemporary media.

Review

A Wrinkle in Time Isn't Religious Enough

April 22, 2018Fortune Onyiorah

Why isn't there more religion in Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time"?

Feature

Rewatching The Crucible in the Moment of #MeToo

April 22, 2018Liane Carlson

It's time to rethink our metaphors.

In the News

In the News: Memorials, Museums, Magic and More!

February 12, 2018Kali Handelman

A round-up of recent religion news.

Interpretation and Incoherence: Teaching "A Serious Man" and the Book of Job

November 16, 2017Todd Berzon

Todd Berzon on teaching the mysterious opening scene of the Coen Brothers film "A Serious Man" alongside the Book...

In The News: In Sickness and In Wellness

July 25, 2017

A round-up of recent religion news.

In the News: Wins and Losses

March 6, 2017

A round-up of recent religion news.

Review

Of Rosaries and Revenge: Anticolonial Imaginations of The Legend of Tarzan

August 31, 2016

"The Legend of Tarzan," a much-hyped reboot of the popular relic of Western colonialism, suffers from its attempt to...

Review

Hail, Coen! Finding Religion in the Films of Joel & Ethan Coen

May 2, 2016

Geoffrey Pollick reviews a book about the Coen brothers alongside their new movie, Hail, Caesar!.

Review

Review: Considering Hate

December 22, 2015

Patrick Blanchfield reviews Considering Hate by Kay Whitlock and Michael Bronski

In the News: Bernie, Bagels, Buddahs, and more!

October 9, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In The News: Poetry, Puritans, Politicians and more!

September 11, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

In the News: Mad Men, Mormons, Monks, and more!

May 22, 2015

A round-up of the week's religion news.

Feature

The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Orson Welles’ The Life of Christ

December 16, 2014

"The Last Twentieth Century Book Club" is an ongoing monthly column exploring religious ephemera by Don Jolly.

The Patient Body: Tending to One Another

November 17, 2014

“The Patient Body” is a monthly column by Ann Neumann about issues at the intersection of religion and medicine.

In the News: Biomemes, Voodoo, Elie Wiesel and more!

September 17, 2014

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

In the News: Wicca, Climate Change, Gaza and Much More

August 13, 2014

A round-up of recent religion and media stories in the news.

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Crucifying the Musical Christ

Oppenheimer, or How to Use Jews to Justify the Atom Bomb

Women Talking and Reimagining the World

Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Unethical Ethics Committee Decides

Catholic Gothic Horror and the Monsters in Our Midst

Exorcists, Abusers, and When Catholic History is Horror

Too Jewish for Hollywood?

Battling our Demons, On Screen and Off

A Wrinkle in Time Isn't Religious Enough

Rewatching The Crucible in the Moment of #MeToo

In the News: Memorials, Museums, Magic and More!

Interpretation and Incoherence: Teaching "A Serious Man" and the Book of Job

In The News: In Sickness and In Wellness

In the News: Wins and Losses

Of Rosaries and Revenge: Anticolonial Imaginations of The Legend of Tarzan

Hail, Coen! Finding Religion in the Films of Joel & Ethan Coen

Review: Considering Hate

In the News: Bernie, Bagels, Buddahs, and more!

In The News: Poetry, Puritans, Politicians and more!

In the News: Mad Men, Mormons, Monks, and more!

The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Orson Welles’ The Life of Christ

The Patient Body: Tending to One Another

In the News: Biomemes, Voodoo, Elie Wiesel and more!

In the News: Wicca, Climate Change, Gaza and Much More

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