New & Noteworthy: Superhero Theology, ‘Extrapolations,’ and More

Three culture recommendations from our editors.
Rebecca Shearer (actress Sienna Miller) wears a red shirt and brown shorts with a bandana around her neck while leaning against a tree in a forest and looking up to the sky in the 'Extrapolations' Apple TV series.
From Extrapolations

New Earth?

The TV show Extrapolations, featuring Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker, offers eight terrifying visions of how climate-changed humanity’s unchecked consumption will harm Earth. The interwoven stories aim to inspire climate action, even as they disturb.
Apple TV+

Superpowers or More?

In The Superpowers and the Glory: A Viewer’s Guide to the Theology of Superhero Movies, Joe George views superhero movies through a biblical lens. “It’s clear that Christians don’t just enjoy superhero movies,” George writes, “we connect them to our faith. But should we?”
Wipf and Stock

Coming of Age

Everybody Come Alive: A Memoir in Essays is the debut book from Marcie Alvis Walker, creator of the popular Instagram account “Black Coffee with White Friends.” The memoir traces Walker’s childhood in the ‘70s and ‘80s, as her family struggled to embrace their wholeness in a hostile world.
Convergent Books

This appears in the June 2023 issue of Sojourners