Classic literature is a deep well; offering more nourishing water than even the most dedicated bookworm can hope to drink in a single lifetime. It is also an area that is often neglected by Christians. We are a people of the Book…
The secular world’s flawed answers are not the only option. The Church—with Christ at the head—is the answer. It is a place where all people are united and represented as a beautiful mosaic of diverse stories and experiences.
Can Christian truth come from Hollywood? Can reflections of the Gospel appear in stories told by unbelievers who are living in active rebellion to it?
In a previous article, “Affirming the Gospel in Secular Pop Culture,” I deconstructed the mindset that art…
As I’ve engaged with popular Hollywood films here at The Collision, there has been occasional pushback (some respectful and thoughtful, some less so). “How can a Christian praise and recommend a secular Hollywood film that does not reflect a biblical worldview?”
It’s…
These days, everything comes down to sex.
Fictional characters like Marvel’s Loki are coming out as queer or bisexual not because the story demands it but because people do. Whether or not SpongeBob SquarePants is a gay icon should be irrelevant considering…
Anti-heroes are the new heroes.
When Disney remade its animated classics into live-action films, half its efforts focused on villains rather than princesses, including films like Maleficent (2014), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and Cruella (2021).
Star Wars in the 70s and…
“Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.”
So said Andrew Fletcher, an 18th-century Scottish politician (who was himself paraphrasing the 5th-century Greek philosopher Damon of Athens). He went on to observe, “We find…
The Church should absolutely resist the doctrine that hyper-sexuality is the path toward female empowerment. But a legalistic culture of shame and guilt is not a healthy solution.
It is often said that Christians are “people of the book.” The Bible—as God’s authoritative word—is a bedrock for the Christian faith.
While Christians may be people of the book, they have not always been people of books.
Many Christians have a…
Despite having different ingredients, Christian films should be as accessible as their secular counterparts.