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Television
'The Office' Shows Even TV Romance Isn't Picture-Perfect
How Jim and Pam's struggling marriage saved the show's final season.
May 16, 2013
Faith-Themed Television Boosted by 'The Bible'
Is another chase after Passion dollars a good thing?
May 13, 2013
Lena Dunham: Bare, Brave, But Still Objectified
The difference between reclaiming our bodies and redeeming our selves.
March 18, 2013
God Made Boys to Play with Dolls
The role of a caring dad reflects God's nature as Heavenly Father.
February 26, 2013
From Survivor and Touched by an Angel to the Bible
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey talk about their new "epic series" that puts the Bible on the screen.
February 25, 2013
God Shows Up at Downton Abbey
He's no longer just haunting the place. Inside the spirituality of season 3.
February 15, 2013
Did We Love 'God Made a Farmer' Too Much?
Someday maybe we'll find the road between demeaning rural life and romanticizing the difficult reality of today's American farm.
February 6, 2013
The Zombie Apocalypse
Why are we fascinated with the walking dead who want to eat us?
February 1, 2013
Stop With All the Dangerous Childbirth Stories Already
Spoiler alert: Downton brings the drama.
January 30, 2013
How 'Two and a Half Men' Star Became a 'Paid Hypocrite'
Angus T. Jones explains the conversion that led him to denounce his CBS sitcom as 'filth.'
November 27, 2012
'Fringe' Has Always Been About Playing God
As the show nears its end, it steps up its examination of science and faith.
November 15, 2012
The Trouble with TBN
Amid a flurry of scandalous accusations, ministries again face the question of whether to abandon or reform the broadcaster.
November 8, 2012
What We Can Learn About Preaching from 'Parks and Recreation'
For the moment, the sitcom seems to have forgotten to be funny. Or to be thoughtful. Or that I might even be watching.
October 25, 2012
'Once Upon a Time:' When Pagans Get Real
In ABC's hit mythological series, fairy tales meet biblical truth, week after week.
October 19, 2012
Why We Love, and Hate, 'Honey Boo Boo'
The new reality show's popularity reveals our cultural weariness and hunger for something more.
August 23, 2012
The Religion of The Bachelorette and Reality TV: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Emily Maynard, who demonstrated a few evangelical signs, had a faith choice to make.
July 23, 2012
Louis C. K. Disses Himself
Crass comedian's show, 'Louie,' is a self-critical social commentary that's all for social justice.
July 12, 2012
Andy Griffith: 'It Was All About Love'
Mourning the loss of an American icon, and remembering why we all want to live in Mayberry.
July 4, 2012
Born This Way? The Moral Universe of 'Glee'
Last night's season finale underscores how the show is just as preachy as 'Christian films.'
May 23, 2012
HBO's Girls and Today's Emerging Adult Women
What the church might say to the cast of 25-year-old Lena Dunham's new show.
May 7, 2012
Mourning the Death of Family-Friendly TV
What the loss of "family hour" reveals about our fragmented society—including the church.
April 5, 2012
Hungry for the Hunger Games: Why We Need Dystopian Tales
We can't shelter young readers from the world's violence forever.
March 22, 2012
Are Secular Television Shows with Moral Messages Good for Christian Children?
An author, the creator of 'VeggieTales,' and a professor weigh in.
March 20, 2012
Confessions of a Male Feminist
I thought I was pro-woman, until I showed up at the 2012 women's film festival.
March 19, 2012
Fractured Fairy Tale: The Appeal and the Danger of 'Once Upon a Time'
The show's emphasis on the power of love is its strength—and weakness.
February 17, 2012
The Power of Choice in 'Downton Abbey'
The British World War I drama, depicting a world away, teaches me how to live in my own.
February 8, 2012
'Miss Representation': How the Media Harms Both Women and Men
America's mainstream media plays a key role in women's under-representation in power and influence.
January 13, 2012
A Word to Michelle Duggar's Critics: What it Means to Publicly Grieve a Miscarriage
In a culture that doesn't have rituals for mourning a miscarriage, the Duggars' memorial service may become a helpful model.
December 15, 2011
How to Respond to Our All-American Muslim Neighbors
And how to respond to absurd boycotts, for that matter.
December 13, 2011
GSN Considers Adding Church-Based Dating Show
The idea would be to build on the success of the Game Show Network’s “American Bible Challenge.” (The New York Times)
Morocco actor amused by Satan-Obama comparisons
With gray hair pulled back in a ponytail, an expressive face and a slim Errol Flynn-style pencil mustache, Mehdi Ouazzani doesn't look a great deal like America's 44th president — but then he doesn't resemble a stereotypical Satan very much either (Associated Press)
Behind the Hit ‘Bible’ Miniseries: The Man Who Helps Hollywood Get Religion
God's point man in Hollywood: Jonathan Bock, the founder and president of Grace Hill Media, a public relations and marketing firm that acts as a middle man between Hollywood and the country’s faithful. (Time)
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