Culture Watch

In an age of 'eco-awakenings,' the vision of 'more with less' abides.
Julie Polter 12-01-2010

Georgia Peace

The Future Church: How Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church by John L. Allen Jr. Doubleday.
Becky Garrison 12-01-2010
Film director Julia Bacha talks about the making of Budrus
Gareth Higgins 12-01-2010

The most significant DVD release of 2010 is America Lost and Found, packaging seven films produced between 1968 and 1972, including Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show.

Richard Vernon 12-01-2010

Say God: Songs and Poems of Daniel Higgs. Thrill Jockey.

Elizabeth Palmberg 12-01-2010

Bio: Youth pastor and organizer with Neighborhood Ministries in Phoenix, Arizona
Website: www.nmaz.net

Brittany Shoot 12-01-2010

Digital Jesus: The Making of a New Christian Fundamentalist Community on the Internet, by Robert Glenn Howard. New York University Press.

Gareth Higgins 12-01-2010

Gareth Higgins reviews Submarine, Project Nim, and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

Julie Polter 12-01-2010

Glory and Power

Danny Duncan Collum 11-01-2010

It happens every summer. Newsmakers go on vacation, real news gets slow, and novelty stories rush in to fill the vacuum. One summer it's child abductions; the next it's shark attacks.

Gareth Higgins 9-01-2010
George Lucas may have had a role in my childhood, but it's not up to him to tell my story for me.
A school claims video games help students learn to "manage complexity." But will they understand culture?
Julie Polter 9-01-2010

Consider All the Works

Becky Garrison 9-01-2010
Comedian Omid Djalili on being funny about faith.
Abayea Pelt 9-01-2010
The ArchAndroid, by Janelle Monáe, Atlantic Records.
Lauren F. Winner 9-01-2010
Is Sabbath only for the privileged few -- or for all of us?
Tattoos on the Heart, by Gregory Boyle. Free Press.
Julie Polter 8-01-2010

Seeking the Beloved

Christopher Smith 8-01-2010
On being the people of God in a particular place.