Category: Pop Culture and Theology
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A Defense of The Dark Arts: Some Thoughts on Death Metal at CAPC
Yesterday, an article of mine posted over at Christ and Pop Culture: Over time, my taste for metal hasn’t really mellowed. It’s continued to expand and grow more progressive. And while I haven’t been overly analytical of my musical tastes, I have reflected on them here and there, and in one particular instance, found myself…
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Star Wars Analyzed By Aliens (Earthling Cinema)
Given the earlier celebration of May the 4th this week, I thought we’d get back to film Friday with these videos from Earthling Cinema. In case you’re curious, the premise of these videos is that human culture no longer exists and an alien is explaining it to other aliens using the cultural artifacts of our movies.
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8-Bit Philosophy: Can We Trust The News? (Jean Baudrillard Says No)
Baudrillard makes a good point, though it can obviously be taken to extremes. There is no such thing as a no-spin zone, but that doesn’t mean news can’t be reported in some respects in a fair and balanced way. There is no such thing as un-biased reporting, but there is objective reporting. That is to…
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Magic Kingdom Mondays?
Normally Mondays are for music, but I figured I’d talk about the Magic Kingdom since that also starts with M. It would be pretty easy to Jesus Juke enjoying a trip to the Magic Kingdom over the weekend in light of Easter. I mean, the resurrection vindicates Jesus as King, and well, you can put…
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8-Bit Philosophy: Is Capitalism Bad For You? (Or Weber Was Wrong)
This video offers a good overview of Max Weber’s thesis in The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism. If you haven’t read it, you might be surprised at how theological the capitalist work ethic is according to Weber. You might also be surprised at how he sees Calvinistic theology motivating the desire to work. While…
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8 Bit Philosophy: Are Your Actions Good? (Kant vs. Mill)
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The Stories We Tell: Chapters 3, 4, & 10
Last time, we looked the core part of Mike Cosper’s The Stories We Tell. Now, we’ll go back and hit chapters 3-4 before finishing up with the last chapter. From what I can tell, you can still get the eBook of this for free as a Christ and Pop Culture member. That probably won’t be…
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The Stories We Tell: Chapters 5-9
Beginning in chapter 3, Cosper surveys many of the types of stories we tell in our cinematic arts. We have stories of paradise lost and playing God (chapter 3), of the search for love (chapter 4), of original sin and falls from grace (chapter 5), of the frustration and futility in a post-fall world (chapter…
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The Stories We Tell: Chapters 1-2
Earlier this month, Mike Cosper’s book The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth released. You can get to know him a little better and find out what’s on his book shelf here, as well as read an extensive interview on the book here. Over at Christ and Pop Culture, his…
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Learn Philosophy Using Superhero Comics
I’m always on the lookout for interesting and fun (my definition) ways to learn and teach philosophy. That’s part of why I’ve been posting the 8-bit Philosophy videos. I recently came across another way: superhero comics. You can follow Supergatari on Twitter, and pick up a copy of the book for only $3 over…