Star Wars – Covenant

Taoism, Dualism, or Christian Hope? Rey’s Baptism in The Last Jedi

February 22, 2018

Anglican Church of Canada, Movies, Reviews & Culture

The Taoist influence in Star Wars is undeniable, but Rey’s journey and this film as a whole look a lot more like Christian baptism.

The Last Jedi and the Christian story

Leander Harding

January 30, 2018

Commentary, Movies

Something new is appearing in the culture: a dissatisfaction with a banal materialism and a nostalgia for a story that gives hope, one that tells of a sacred tree.

On the beach with Rogue One

Leander Harding

February 13, 2017

Books, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church

Star Wars was certainly not the fullness of the Christian hope and faith, but a new light was shining in a culture that had only 11 years before celebrated the “Death of God” on the cover of Time.

Stories and counterculture: Star Wars, Vikings, and Gaiman’s Neverwhere

Leander Harding

February 11, 2016

Commentary

These three artifacts of pop culture embody the immense yearning of the human heart for meaningful story. And they show that the Church should abandon any attempt to fit its story into the story of the dominant culture.

Star Wars, play, and story: priestly formation

Jason Ingalls

September 1, 2014

Commentary, The Episcopal Church

There’s a distinction between playing the game and knowing the game. Being “right” about the nature of the Dark Side was important for how roleplaying worked, but it wasn’t the point of the game The point was doing the good, given the constraints of the story.

A response to Ross Douthat

Theology and Occult Science

Questioning Lambeth 2020

Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ of Faith

“In Him All Things Hold Together”: A Theological Meditation for Aspiring Christian Universities

Wait for It: Praying the Psalms in Community

General Synod and A Word to the Church

Are we done with the '79 prayer book?

Wait for It: Praying the Psalms in Community

A Postmodern Reflection on Mary the Second Eve

On Dogs and Altar Rails

Apocalyptic Liturgy

The ACNA BCP 2019: A Critical Appreciation

A Creedal Posture

Bogey in the Big ’80s

Theology and Occult Science

Mercy Triumphs Over Grace

Springsteen, Belonging, and Religion in Blinded by the Light

Jim Thompson and the Killer Inside Us All

On Dogs and Altar Rails

The Crisis of Modernity: A Recommendation of Augusto Del Noce

Imagination, Transposition, Transfiguration

Theology and Occult Science

Mercy Triumphs Over Grace

Questioning Lambeth 2020

Taoism, Dualism, or Christian Hope? Rey’s Baptism in The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi and the Christian story

On the beach with Rogue One

Stories and counterculture: Star Wars, Vikings, and Gaiman’s Neverwhere

Star Wars, play, and story: priestly formation

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