The Book Extracted
Jesus Without Religion
"Television journalist Larry King was once asked who, from all of history, he would like to interview. He immediately answered, 'Jesus Christ.' Then he added what his first question would be: 'Are you indeed virgin born? . . . The answer to that question would explain history for me.'"
Interviewee: David A. Zimmerman
Author of Comic Book Character
Intervarsity Press: In what ways do superheroes tap into our spiritual yearnings?
David A. Zimmerman: Superman can do virtually anything, . . . so what compels him to consistently do good? Spider-Man is nearly consumed with guilt, . . . so what keeps him going? Superheroes tap into our mythical impulses and give us a means of testing our ethics and even our core beliefs about what it takes to keep the world spinning.
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If Loving The Blog is Wrong
in Strangely Dim
Whenever I finally escape, I'm pretty sure it will be to the 80s. Last summer I attended my high school reunion; this summer I've scheduled two playdates with childhood friends and commandeered my brother-in-law's Rock Band game for Beastie Boy and... Read more >>
I, Too, Am Likewise
Charles Williams
Given to writing weirder-than-fiction "supernatural thrillers" - as T. S. Eliot described them - Charles Williams was often misunderstood by friends J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Certainly, he was unlike his peers. He had eyeballs like tiny black amulets. The family doctor said . . .
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