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While We Wait for ‘Culture Making’…
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Patton Dodd
Coming soon in this space: an interview with Andy Crouch on his invaluable new book, Culture Making. Andy’s book is one of the wisest books on the subject of culture I’ve ever read, and it’s the single best work on the Christian cultural mandate that I’ve ever read. To whet your appetite: James Smith speaks…
Don Lattin’s Jesus Freaks
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Patton Dodd
One of the most unshakeable reading experiences I’ve had in the last year is Don Lattin’s Jesus Freak: A True Story of Murder and Madness on the Evangelical Edge. Taking a cue from Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven, Lattin uses the story of a freakish murder-suicide as the occasion to research the nature…
If it’s happening in Colorado Springs…
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Patton Dodd
Brandon Fibbs, a longtime Colorado Springs resident, political junkie, movie reviewer for Christianity Today, and current DC resident, reads Timothy Egan’s recent blog post on cultural and political shifts in Colorado Springs and adds some observations of his own: I recently spoke with a friend who is a longtime member of the Colorado Springs press.…
Best Political Film (or, Frank Capra is a Fascist)
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Patton Dodd
 The latest YouTube video from the always delightful, always informative Reel Geezers offers a brief history of Hollywood’s political films, focusing mostly on movies about the electoral process. They cover some of my own favorites–Born Yesterday, The Candidate–and also meander into movies whose politics are meta, such as “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a movie…
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