Extended Call for Papers: Baseball and Ecclesiology

ECCLESIOLOGY AND BASEBALL: Exploring the Church Through America’s Pastime Call For Papers Editors: Daniel J. Cameron, Ph.D. & Johanna DeHaven, M.A. “Baseball is just a game. But like religion, it has rituals. I need rituals. I need traditions. I need something to believe in, whether I worship in a church or a stadium. I believe…

Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Taylor Swift

Call for Papers: Theology, Religion and Taylor Swift Edited by: Alexis Bradford and Chris Swann Taylor Swift is a cultural icon. As such, she is often used as a case study and her success has been carefully examined in fields such as business, economics, anthropology, media studies, and even philosophy, but theology and religious studies…

Extended Call for Papers: C.S. Lewis and Popular Culture

Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: June 10, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: September 15, 2025 C.S. Lewis has captured the imagination of twentieth-century readers by presenting a resonating, approachable Christianity that speaks to the modern age. His work has been influential for both children and adults in a range of genres…

Extended Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and LOST

Few commercial television series in recent memory have had as lasting an impact on audiences as has the series, LOST, which aired 2004–10, and is still available on streaming services. Its many themes still resonate today and are, indeed, timeless. Introduced in the pilot episode as a seemingly familiar “mystery/ action” drama that begins with…

Call for Papers: Baseball and Ecclesiology

ECCLESIOLOGY AND BASEBALL: Exploring the Church Through America’s Pastime Call For Papers Editors: Daniel J. Cameron, Ph.D. & Johanna DeHaven, M.A. “Baseball is just a game. But like religion, it has rituals. I need rituals. I need traditions. I need something to believe in, whether I worship in a church or a stadium. I believe…

Call for Papers: C.S. Lewis and Popular Culture

Volume Editor: George Tsakiridis, PhD Abstract and CV Due: May 15, 2025 Initial Final Paper Due: September 15, 2025 C.S. Lewis has captured the imagination of twentieth-century readers by presenting a resonating, approachable Christianity that speaks to the modern age. His work has been influential for both children and adults in a range of genres…

Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Taylor Swift

Call for Papers: Theology, Religion and Taylor Swift Edited by: Alexis Bradford and Chris Swann Taylor Swift is a cultural icon. As such, she is often used as a case study and her success has been carefully examined in fields such as business, economics, anthropology, media studies, and even philosophy, but theology and religious studies…

DARK (Netflix) – Duality, Trinity, and Time

By Manon C. James Dark is a Netflix drama, produced in Germany and dubbed into several languages, including English. It is based in a fictional (but recognisable) town of Winden in Germany. As the title suggests, it is a dreary place, with a nuclear plant and a threatening forest (Forests are sinister places in German mythology)….

The Good Place & Human Intervention

By Dr. Meredith J.C. Warren Unsurprisingly, I have *thoughts* about Netflix’s The Good Place, human intervention in divine modes of judgement and a little old text called The Testament of Abraham (Some spoilers for season 4). GIF: Judge Gen from The Good Place giving two thumbs-down gestures. If you’re not familiar with The Testament of…