Dr. Craig Detweiler is a filmmaker, author, educator and president of the Wedgwood Circle: where creativity and generosity meet.
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Can Christians Give Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ a Chance?
The daily wisdom our algorithms invite Christians to practice on the Internet: Always judge a book by its cover. Be the first to cast stones. Condemn things we haven’t seen and know little about.
They Killed Sister Dorothy: HBO's Book of Martyrs
Sin Nombre: Immigrants as Sojourners
Tennessee Church Shootings: The Culture War's Latest Casualties
Tragically, the culture war crossed over fighting words to shooting bullets. Once again, a community of faith was caught in the crossfire. While 25 children sang songs from "Annie," a gunman fired three shotgun blasts inside the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The seven people shot and two people murdered on Sunday morning are the latest victims of the culture war.
Sadly, this wasn't the first shooting to occur at a house of worship in the [...]
Tennessee Church Shootings: The Culture War's Latest Casualties
Tragically, the culture war crossed over fighting words to shooting bullets. Once again, a community of faith was caught in the crossfire. While 25 children sang songs from "Annie," a gunman fired three shotgun blasts inside the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The seven people shot and two people murdered on Sunday morning are the latest victims of the culture war.
Sadly, this wasn't the first shooting to occur at a house of worship in the [...]
Cultural Collisions
Race relations used to be a pertinent and profitable topic in Hollywood’s movies. As multiculturalism rose in public consciousness, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) fueled the discussion. Los Angeles filmmakers followed with Boyz N the Hood, Grand Canyon, and Menace II Society.