M. Leary

PBS to air James Rutenbeck's Scenes From A Parish

A while back I posted a capsule review of Scenes From a Parish, and ever since then I have become increasingly convinced that this is a film more people with even the slightest interest in Christian praxis beyond the culture wars should make an effort to see. It is a very understated, modest film – […]

M. Leary

Scenes From a Parish (Rutenbeck, 2008)

Over the past few years I have seen a number of documentaries and essay films inspired by different ecclesial byways in the US. It has been interesting to track this trend alongside all the recent hub-bub about a growing Christian Film Industry – as this increasing number of documentaries is either a creative response to […]