A Theology of the Imagination: a review of The Life of Pi
Who is God? Ask a secular friend and his/her answers may surprise you. Yes, it is possible to be secular and a deist. According to Christian Smith, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Notre…
Discussion questions for The Sunset Limited
1) What are you thinking about as The Sunset Limited ends? First impressions are what we’re after here, not considered opinions. Spit out what’s on your mind without pausing too long to consider why it’s there. 2) One of the…
Discussion questions for The Tree of Life
What lingers in your mind after your first viewing of The Tree of Life? If images, which ones? If events, which events? If words, which words? Early in TOL we hear Mrs. O’Brien in a voice-over say, “The nuns taught…
A Picture in Need of Words: a review of The Tree of Life
Remember the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words?” It’s not true. Take Terrence Malick’s latest film, The Tree of Life, for example.
Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and … the Rule of Law? A review of The Conspirator
I remember when my email inbox began filling with the messages: “Ground Zero Mosque”, “You Can Build Your Mosque at Ground Zero When We Can Build Our Synagogue at Mecca,” and “Building a Mosque at Ground Zero Is Like Building…
Christmas movie magic
Somewhere down the line on the list of things that make Christmas special and unique – you know, after Jesus, family, etc. – is one my favorite holiday traditions: Christmas movies. The ubiquitous, unavoidable and unrelenting barrage of Christmas movies….