#GODonFILM: MIDNIGHT in PARIS Speaks of Nostalgia, Romanticism, and Presence

This Sunday I’ll be talking on Woody Allen‘s Midnight in Paris for our “GOD on FILM” series – and I just couldn’t wait to post on it even before my sermon, because for the many thematic elements to talk about here, there is the singularly rich and valuable point: the grass aint always greener onContinue reading “#GODonFILM: MIDNIGHT in PARIS Speaks of Nostalgia, Romanticism, and Presence”

#GODonFILM: Interpretations of The TREE of LIFE

Today’s post is from a guest blogger, friend, and fellow Regentarian, DesirĂ©e de Jesus. Desiree is a film theologian and philosopher working in Europe right now, and so I’m glad to have found similar conclusions to her about The Tree of Life (particularly how the brother is the key element to the narrative). Here’s herContinue reading “#GODonFILM: Interpretations of The TREE of LIFE”

Art and Incarnation: Mako Fujimura

We had a discussion among our staff about the art of Makoto Fujimura this morning. He’s a New Yorker. He’s a Greenwich Village artist (my old haunting grounds back in the day @ Parsons School of Design). He’s asian (yay!) And he’s a Christian. So it intrigued me to watch an emerging figure who representsContinue reading “Art and Incarnation: Mako Fujimura”