All Posts Tagged With: "Evangelicals"
God as a Bearded Zucchini: Phil Vischer on the New Veggie Tales Movie
Last week, ReligionWriter reviewed the new Veggie Tales movie, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything, which is out in theaters today, Jan. 11, and shared her conversation with Phil Vischer, co-creator of Veggie Tales.
Today that conversation, originally held in September in San Antonio, continues. (And RW wishes she had prepared this as a podcast, because [...]
What Makes a Movie “Christian?” Q+A on new Veggie Tales movie
There are no shortage of excellent kids movies these days — ReligionWriter rang in the new year watching Ratatouille and eating popcorn with her three young boys, for example — but this Friday, January 11, brings another kid’s option to the big screen: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie.
What does [...]
Hospital Reading: America’s Most Religious College Students
This weekend ReligionWriter found herself at an area hospital, watching over her one-year-old son, Moses, who was suffering from respiratory problems (he’s better now, and we’re both home, thank you.) But there’s nothing like being captive in a strange, somewhat scary place to make a book seem like a treasured escape. While rocking Moses to [...]
10Dec2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
Evangelical Executives: Q+A with D. Michael Lindsay
When ReligionWriter first heard about sociologist Michael Lindsay’s new book, Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite (Oxford, August) her first thought was: “Another book about evangelicals?” But after hearing Lindsay speak at the Religion Newswriters Association conference in September, and again at the Pew Forum [...]
6Nov2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
“A Misbegotten Martyr:” Ricky Rodriguez’s Tragic Quest for Justice
Last week, Don Lattin spoke with ReligionWriter about the evangelical influences behind the sexual theology of The Family International, a religious sect founded by leader David Berg in the late 1960s. Berg’s spiritual step-son, Ricky Rodriguez, was raised to be the group’s leader — Berg prophesied that Rodriguez would eventually sacrifice his life for the [...]
16Oct2007 | Andrea Useem | 3 comments | Continued
God’s Social Networks: Evangelicals Leading the Way Online
If you’re someone who believes life was better before Google and that “face-to-face interaction” is the gold standard of human relationships then read no further: You’ll only shake your head and be vaguely depressed to learn that people are now “going to church” through their computers and creating virtual faith communities online. Surely this is [...]
21Aug2007 | Andrea Useem | 4 comments | Continued
CNN’s “God’s Warriors:” Good Watching, But the Book Is Better
When ReligionWriter’s husband first saw a press copy of CNN’s new six-hour documentary, “God’s Warriors,” lying around the house, he said he looked forward to learning about famous heroes and soldiers in the Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions.
He was disappointed, then, when the first segment, “God’s Jewish Warriors,” which will air next Tuesday, Aug. 21, [...]
Fallen Leaders Redeemed: Why Ted Haggard’s Story Wouldn’t Make a Good Movie
If you missed it when it came out ten years ago, Robert Duvall, in the movie he wrote and directed, The Apostle, plays a Holy Ghost-filled preacher who works to redeem himself before his dark side catches up with him. (The Apostle is also ReligionWriter’s top recommendation for those interested in religion-themed films.)
In addition to [...]
Is Your Church Ready to Blog?
Walk into almost any church, and the hierarchy is visually clear: up front on a stage, pulpit or podium stands the person ready to impart wisdom. Sitting quietly in rows are the worshipers, hoping for a good sermon. Why does this arrangement sound familiar? It’s exactly the structure used to describe “old media” like newspapers: [...]
29Jun2007 | Andrea Useem | 5 comments | Continued
Is Circumcision a Christian Practice?
Male circumcision rates in the
U.S. have dropped steeply over the last few decades, as an Associated Press article by Rachel Konrad highlighted this week:
According to data from the National Health and Social Life Survey, the
U.S. circumcision rate peaked at nearly 90 percent in the early 1960s but began dropping in the ’70s. By [...]
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