Hal Hartley’s next movie is called Meanwhile. It’s unfinished. And he needs some funds to finish it. So he’s taken it to Kickstarter. Hartley has now set up a Kickstarter campaign where you can pre-order Meanwhile on limited-edition DVD, while at the same time contributing to the cost of finishing it. Those who donate up to $1,000 or more, […]
CFP: Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion Conference (Link) Varieties of Continental Thought and Religion June 15-16, 2012 Ryerson University Toronto, Canada Confirmed Speakers: John Caputo (Syracuse U.), Bettina Bergo (U. de Montreal), more to be announced in the near future. We invite submissions from scholars and graduate students based in Canada and abroad on […]
This week bring us a new review of Peter Rollins’s Insurrection. Jason Clark offers an extended and thoughtful interaction with Pete’s work characterized by a pastoral heart. You can read about Pete and his work at his website. Clark is one of our contributors here at churchandpomo, and you can read his bio here. Review […]
Jamie Arpin-Ricci is what happens when Franciscan sensibilities meet Anabaptist weirdness. Or, it could be the other around. I’m not sure. All I know is that if there is any hope for the possibility of Christian claims coinciding with Christian practices, I somehow think it resides within the aforementioned communities. Although, I’m certainly open to […]
Do you have what it takes to watch the Top 25 Horror Films chosen by the film enthusiasts at artsandfaith.com? With Halloween coming right up, a lot of people are looking for scary movies. Is that really such a good idea? Is horror as a genre really worth our attention, especially in such troubling times? […]
Peter Rollins has offered a response to Katharine Moody’s review of his newest book, Insurrection. If you missed Katharine’s review, you can read it here. Learn more about Pete and his work at his website. I Don’t Need To Doubt, Peter Does That For Me I have long been an admirer of Moody’s work, having […]
William Dyrness’ new book Poetic Theology (2011) is commendable for a number of reasons: its rehabilitation of a “positive” theology of desire (not just the negative spin on human eros we are used to in the Christian tradition), the importance it gives to symbols and symbol-making, as well as its careful concern for the aesthetic […]
Des in Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco: “You know that Shakespearean admonition, ‘To thine own self be true’? It’s premised on the idea that ‘thine own self’ is something pretty good, being true to which is commendable. But what if ‘thine own self’ is not so good? What if it’s pretty bad? Would […]