Resources

We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.

Cashing In On Big Ideas

Cashing In On Big Ideas

Poe, Marshall "Meme Weaver: The Author Tries—and Fails—to Cash in on a Big Idea" The Atlantic Monthly (October ...
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Directed by: Ron Howard In the Heart of the Sea got a lukewarm response both from the critics and at the ...
The Human as Person in America

The Human as Person in America

Figures in the Carpet: Finding the Human Person in the American Past By: Wilfred M. McClay (Grand Rapids: William ...
Who Builds the Kingdom? And How?

Who Builds the Kingdom? And How?

Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work By: Timothy Keller & Katherine Leary Alsdorf (Penguin ...
Ida

Ida

Canal+ Polska, 2013; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski; Starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Trzebuchowska; ...
The Big Short

The Big Short

Directed by: Adam McKay Much has been written about the various tricks Adam McKay uses in this Wall Street ...
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

Directed by: George Miller The critical hullabaloo over Mad Max: Fury Road is completely mystifying to me. ...
Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

Directed by: James Mangold In my last blog post, I announced this series of nine posts, one on each of the ...
Boyhood

Boyhood

IFC Films, 2014; Directed by Richard Linklater; Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, & ...
JoJo Rabbit

JoJo Rabbit

Directed by: Taiki Waititi. JoJo Rabbit is perhaps the strangest, most disconcerting of the nine nominees ...
Boyhood

Boyhood

Directed by: Richard Linklater In our last “Of Note” we discussed the Academy Award winner for Best ...
The Christian Use of Reason

The Christian Use of Reason

Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind By: Mark A. Noll (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ...