The Christian Century

This week Matt and Adam talk with Brian Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, about angels, Advent, the unexpected, and the 1996 movie Michael.      

Matt and Adam talk with Kenda Creasy Dean, professor of youth, church, and culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, about aging, adventure, and Pixar’s 2009 film UP.  

Matt and Adam talk with Brennan Breed, Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, about Amos, American exceptionalism, and the 1949 noir classic The Third Man.

Adam and Matt welcome journalist Jeff Chu to the show to talk cheerleading and the perils of cultural appropriation with the 2000 movie Bring it On.

Matt and Adam welcome Aisha Brooks-Lytle to the show to talk about murder, our political binaries, and the 1996 deep cut The Last Supper. 

Matt and Adam welcome Elizabeth Dias, a correspondent for TIME covering religion and politics, to discuss, truth, shadows, and the movie Spotlight.

Matt and Adam welcome Josh Larsen, editor of Think Christian and co-host of Filmspotting, to talk Field of Dreams.

Adam and Matt talk with Bromleigh McCleneghan about sex, community, and purity culture after watching the movie Saved! (2004).