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Persecution, Martyrdom, and Christian Identity: 7 Questions with Jason Bruner

January 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

Jason Bruner For Christian readers, especially those who are familiar with the literature on anti-Christian persecution, I would frame it this way: In whose suffering is Christ present, and why?

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David Wojnarowicz’s Christ: Symbols of Hope, Corruption, and Violence

July 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

Ants scurry across a static crucifix as the figure of Jesus Christ surfaces again and again on screen, sandwiched between bowls of blood, a figure masturbating, couples having sex, and conservative Christian groups—all brought together in one film. Jesus Christ makes many appearances in “David Wojnarowicz: Photography & Film”

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From the Madness of Reefer to the Ecstatic Bliss of Marijuana: The Rise of Cannabis Churches

April 19, 2019 1 Comment

Morgan Shipley However, at the heart of THC Ministry is not a commitment to Christ, but to a foundational and sacred right to use cannabis as a means to raise consciousness, to commune with nature, and, maybe most significantly, “live with modesty, good manners, and humbleness.”

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Disney’s Christopher Robin and the Idolatry of Work

August 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

Daniel Anderson Tragically, Christopher Robin’s life seemingly proves Adorno’s adage that a “wrong life cannot be lived rightly.”

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Colonial Violence, Sacred Power, and Gods of Indian Country: 7 Questions for Jennifer Graber

May 03, 2018 Leave a Comment

Jennifer Graber A crucial part of the Kiowa survival story is that they survived American occupation and ritual interactions with sacred power–as well as adaptation of those rituals.

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Sifting Through Hip Hop, Literature and Religion: 7 Questions for Alejandro Nava

April 20, 2018 1 Comment

Alejandro Nava Besides resurrecting ancient poetic traditions of the bard or griot, and adopting the creative vernacular of black folklore, radio DJs, church preachers, street corner poets, and Jamaican artists, hip hop strikes a more ominous and apocalyptic tone.

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Tortured for Christ in Trump’s America

April 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

Jason Bruner Wurmbrand’s fierce apologetics in Tortured for Christ against communism, which he called “a spiritual force—a force of evil,” weren’t countered with a full-throated endorsement of democracy.

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Christianity Meets State Shinto in Meiro Koizumi’s “Today My Empire Sings”

September 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

Jeremy Woolsey This story is a stark reminder of continuing taboos surrounding the emperor in contemporary Japan and the difficulties artists face in challenging them.

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Christianity Floats Too: Why Christians Should Watch “It”

September 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Daniel Anderson The town is philosophically Darwinian as it viciously works to separate its losers from its winners. Then, like pagans, it discards them as sacrifices to appease Pennywise.

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Remembering Prince

May 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Mark Hulsether If music or group religious rituals can change the world—and I think at times they can—then the world changed during this performance.

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