The Washington Post has received 750 e-mails from readers for posting a cartoon caricaturing Sarah Palin speaking in tongues. The cartoonist drew God telling St. Peter “All I can hear is some dam’ right-wing politician spouting gibberish.”
This week on The Bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper and Nicole Martin take a look at the spooky and kooky—our obsession with horror flicks, the circus show wrapping up in the House of Representatives, and the hall of mirrors many women navigate to get equal pay. Special guest Kutter Callaway joins the show to talk about fear and his newest podcast, CT’s Be Afraid. Eric Kohn of the Acton Institute distills the complexities of the House and introduces us to the new Speaker, and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin shares new research about women’s compensation in the church.
Joining us this week:
Kutter Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, as well as associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, and associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary. He is author and contributor to several books, and his most recent book is Theology for Psychology and Counseling: An Invitation to Holistic Christian Practice. Some of his past titles include Techno-Sapiens in a Networked Era: Becoming Digital Neighbors, which he coauthored with Fuller’s Ryan Bolger; The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture; and Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue.
Eric Kohn is director of marketing and communications at the Acton Institute. In that role, he works to bring Acton’s vision of a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles to a wider audience. He is a producer of the award-winning film The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the newest documentary feature from the Acton Institute, released in 2022. He’s the executive producer of Acton’s podcast network, where he hosts the weekly roundtable podcast, Acton Unwind, and is a part-time host of Acton Line, Acton’s weekly interview podcast.
Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God.
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Pat Oliphant’s cartoon was not chosen for the print publication, but it was posted on the Post‘s website on September 9 with other syndicated cartoons that are posted through an automatic feed, The Washington Post‘s Ombudsman Deborah Howell wrote today. Howell writes that for political cartoonists, “being fair is not a virtue.”
“Most cartoonists don’t go out of their way to lambaste religion,” Howell writes. “But the pope is a frequent editorial cartoon character, as are God and St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.”
Here’s a sampling of some recent cartoons that did include religion:
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This week on The Bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper and Nicole Martin take a look at the spooky and kooky—our obsession with horror flicks, the circus show wrapping up in the House of Representatives, and the hall of mirrors many women navigate to get equal pay. Special guest Kutter Callaway joins the show to talk about fear and his newest podcast, CT’s Be Afraid. Eric Kohn of the Acton Institute distills the complexities of the House and introduces us to the new Speaker, and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin shares new research about women’s compensation in the church.
Joining us this week:
Kutter Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, as well as associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, and associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary. He is author and contributor to several books, and his most recent book is Theology for Psychology and Counseling: An Invitation to Holistic Christian Practice. Some of his past titles include Techno-Sapiens in a Networked Era: Becoming Digital Neighbors, which he coauthored with Fuller’s Ryan Bolger; The Aesthetics of Atheism: Theology and Imagination in Contemporary Culture; and Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue.
Eric Kohn is director of marketing and communications at the Acton Institute. In that role, he works to bring Acton’s vision of a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles to a wider audience. He is a producer of the award-winning film The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the newest documentary feature from the Acton Institute, released in 2022. He’s the executive producer of Acton’s podcast network, where he hosts the weekly roundtable podcast, Acton Unwind, and is a part-time host of Acton Line, Acton’s weekly interview podcast.
Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God.
Read more from Christianity Today about today’s topics:
“Honor Thy Church Mothers—With Wages”
“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Producer: Erik Petrik
Producer: Clarissa Moll and Matt Stevens
Editing and Mix: TJ Hester
Music: Dan Phelps
Show Design: Bryan Todd
Graphic Design: Amy Jones
Social Media: Kate Lucky
This week on Be Afraid, we break the fourth wall, moving from the world of horror fiction to the world of nonfiction. As we do, we consider the real stuff, the stuff movies are made of, the stuff horror movies are made of. By examining the phenomenon of real-world exorcisms, we ask how it is that we can be both skeptical and scared.
Joining us this week:
David Taylor is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Rob Clark is the minister to youth and children at University Place Presbyterian Church.
Coltan Scrivner is a behavioral scientist and the author of a forthcoming book exploring our morbid sense of curiosity.
Resources referenced:
Planet Weird’s YouTube video of Anneliese Michel, the real Emily Rose
God’s Wider Presence, Robert K. Johnston
Born Believers, Justin L. Barrett
Washington Post article about the trial of Anneliese Michel’s parents and priests.
More from Kutter Callaway on theology and culture: https://www.kuttercallaway.com/
More from Uncommon Voices Collective: https://www.uncommonvoices.faith/
More from Qoheleth: https://qohelethnoise.bandcamp.com
“Be Afraid” is a production of Christianity Today, Fuller Seminary, and Uncommon Voices Collective
Executive Producer: Erik Petrik
Producer, Writer, and Editor: Kutter Callaway
Producer, Editor, Graphic Design: Stephen Scheidler
Producer: TJ Hester
Music: Jeremy Hunt and Qoheleth
Illustration by Stephen Scheidler
And Pat Oliphant again.
This week on Be Afraid, we break the fourth wall, moving from the world of horror fiction to the world of nonfiction. As we do, we consider the real stuff, the stuff movies are made of, the stuff horror movies are made of. By examining the phenomenon of real-world exorcisms, we ask how it is that we can be both skeptical and scared.
Joining us this week:
David Taylor is associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Rob Clark is the minister to youth and children at University Place Presbyterian Church.
Coltan Scrivner is a behavioral scientist and the author of a forthcoming book exploring our morbid sense of curiosity.
Resources referenced:
Planet Weird’s YouTube video of Anneliese Michel, the real Emily Rose
God’s Wider Presence, Robert K. Johnston
Born Believers, Justin L. Barrett
Washington Post article about the trial of Anneliese Michel’s parents and priests.
More from Kutter Callaway on theology and culture: https://www.kuttercallaway.com/
More from Uncommon Voices Collective: https://www.uncommonvoices.faith/
More from Qoheleth: https://qohelethnoise.bandcamp.com
“Be Afraid” is a production of Christianity Today, Fuller Seminary, and Uncommon Voices Collective
Executive Producer: Erik Petrik
Producer, Writer, and Editor: Kutter Callaway
Producer, Editor, Graphic Design: Stephen Scheidler
Producer: TJ Hester
Music: Jeremy Hunt and Qoheleth
