Tag Archives: violence

My Disappointed Review of Greg Boyd’s “Cross Vision”

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence by Gregory A. Boyd My rating: 2 of 5 stars I approached Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence quite hopefully, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bible, Christian spirituality, Cross Vision, cruciformity, Greg Boyd, Gregory A. Boyd, Jürgen Moltmann, Matt Lynch, Michael Gorman, Open Theism, spirituality, Stanley Hauerwas, the cross, The Game of Thrones, theodicy, violence, Westminster Theological Centre | 12 Comments

Is Nicolas Old Enough for “The Maze Runner”?

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

This was our family discussion this morning–a good thing, since our family discussion is usually filled we these phrases: “Where are my mitts?” “Shoot, I forgot to make lunches.” “We’re late!” “Oh, I forgot! I need a scale-sized model of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, film adaptation, Harry Potter, Jason Mraz, Kit Pearson, Lord of the Rings, parenting, Pride and Prejudice, Reading, sex, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, violence | 18 Comments

The Crash of Heart and Flesh, or Culture’s Confusion of Intimacy in 50 Shades of Grey

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Behind the hazy waves of light, distilled and fragmented with reds and blues and yellows and flashes of street and skin, one of the many storied voices of the 2004 film Crash says these words: “It’s the sense of touch. … Continue reading →