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The Ghost of Roy Orbison Goes on Tour

August 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

Peter Lehman He seemed to be defined by an absence, which then materialized as a dark, quiet persona who always kept his eyes covered in public, inviting people to project their thoughts, fears and melancholy onto him.

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What Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Teaches Us About the Need for Mothers

May 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Richard Gunderman The circumstances of the creature’s birth may be monstrous, but it is not yet a monstrosity. Only by depriving it of any semblance of love does Victor create a true monster.

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

April 20, 2018 Leave a 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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Operation Mindcrimes: Heavy Metal Prophecy or Sign of the Times?

March 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

David Feltmate We should not be looking at this moment as somehow unique. In fact, it contains far too many similarities with past eras.

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Sobchak Nation: The Big Lebowski Turns 20 and Explains Twitter

March 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Daniel Anderson We are all Walter now.

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Religion in Hip-Hop, Part 1: Exploring the Religious History of Kendrick Lamar

January 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

L. Benjamin Rolsky Lamar’s words may indeed be best understood through a method that foregrounds uses or functionality over content, but to read these words is to build an archive for millennial religiosity and spirituality in the twenty-first century through a nearly ubiquitous art form and commercial industry—hip-hop.

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Annabelle Creation: A Creation Story for Catholic Secret Keeping?

August 17, 2017 2 Comments

Nicole Symmonds All of this because evil is not destroyed at its root.

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Living with a Zombie Apocalypse: 7 Questions for Greg Garrett

August 09, 2017 Leave a Comment

Greg Garrett The sacred entered into this book in powerful ways, but my favorite moment comes in the final chapter in the book, which basically asks, “Is a zombie apocalypse a bad thing or a good thing?”

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When Do Moviegoers Become Pilgrims?

August 03, 2017 Leave a Comment

S. Brent Plate The thing is, pilgrimage and tourism are not really that far apart.

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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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