“The Cross is not enough” book review – Chapter 4
As part of my post-resurrection Easter spiritual practice, I’m reading Cross Is Not Enough: Living as Witnesses to the Resurrection by Ross Clifford and Philip Johnson, Australian Baptist thinkers. I...
View ArticleFemale atonement images: Hunger games film review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Here is my most recent. The Hunger Games “The Hunger Games” is a deeply disturbing movie. The camera opens on a...
View ArticleKony 12: An optimist, a cynic and a theologian ..
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Here is my most recent. Kony 12 An optimist, a cynic and a theologian sat down to share a latte and change the...
View ArticlePrometheus: a theological film review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Here is my most recent, a reflection on creation, Prometheus and original sin. Prometheus A film review by Rev...
View Article21st century feminism: film review of Snow White and the Huntsman
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). This one is a bit special, a collaboration with oldest teenage daughter. I’ve done this a number of times now...
View Articleindigenous movie making: an emerging growth industry
Recently, I was working on a film review of indigenous movie, The Sapphires. As part of my research, I wanted to get a handle on the extent of the Australian indigenous movie industry. My conclusion...
View ArticleWho pulled the trigger? Dark Knight Rises film review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Here is the review for September, written after, and with reflection upon, the tragic events in Aurora, Colorado...
View ArticleThe Sapphires film review: an expression of ubuntu theology
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Here is the review for October. The Sapphires A film review by Rev Dr Steve Taylor “Without me, there’s no you.”...
View ArticleArgo: a cinematic theology of peacemaking
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for November. Argo A film review by Rev Dr...
View Articlethe nativity as a theology for the differently abled: film review of...
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for December. The Intouchables – A film...
View Articlefilms that haunt: a tortured Christ and Zero Dark Thirty
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for February. Zero Dark Thirty A film...
View ArticleLes Miserables – father daughter team review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for March. It’s a team effort with my...
View Articlea theology of temptations: Goddess film review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for April, of Australian film (Goddess)....
View ArticleStar Trek Into Darkness: to boldly go where no superpower has gone before
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for June, of Star Trek Into Darkness. Star...
View Articlelone ranger: a post-colonial cowboys and indians
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 80 plus films later, here is the review for July, of Lone Ranger. Lone Ranger A...
View Articlespiritualities of magic: theological film review of Now You See Me
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 85 plus films later, here is the review for September, of Now you see me and the...
View ArticleBlue Jasmine: theological film review
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 85 plus films later, here is the review for October, of Woody Allen’s latest, Blue...
View Articlethe pain and peril of living in exile: a theological film review of White Lies
Each month I publish a film review, for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 85 plus films later, here is the review for November, of New Zealand film, White...
View Articlea haunted culture
The presence of Christianity continues to haunt our culture. Like above, in this 2013 poster advertising an Adelaide film festival. Or the lingering presence of “ritual” in very small type (Rewarding...
View Articlegravity: an earthed theology
Monthly I publish a film review for Touchstone (the New Zealand Methodist magazine). Stretching back to 2005, some 85 plus films later, here is the review for December, of Gravity. Gravity “Gravity” is...
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