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.

The Power of the Word

The Power of the Word

The Rise of Liberal Religion: Book Culture and American Spirituality in the 20th Century By: Matthew Hedstrom ...
Joker

Joker

Directed by: Todd Phillips Joker centers on the most powerful performance of 2019 in film: Joaquin Phoenix ...
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (New York: Vintage Classics, ...
East of Eden

East of Eden

By: John Steinbeck (New York: Viking Press, 1952) Summary: Steinbeck, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the ...
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation

Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation

By: James K.A. Smith (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009) Summary: What letter is to the left of the “F” ...
The Descendants

The Descendants

Directed by: Alexander Payne In this year’s presentations of my annual lecture on the Academy Award ...
The Giver

The Giver

By: Lois Lowry (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993) Summary: Jonas lives in a society where pain has been ...
Self, Sourcing and Society

Self, Sourcing and Society

The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times By: Arlie Russell Hochschild (Metropolitan Books, ...
Me, Myself and I

Me, Myself and I

Bruni, Frank "For Each Age, Its Agonies" The New York Times (January 7, 2013) “What age would you like to be ...
He Shines in All That’s Fair

He Shines in All That’s Fair

By: Richard J. Mouw (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002) Most titles I review in these “Of Note”s are of ...
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

Directed by: Bill Pohlad There is so much bathos in the world that it is really refreshing to see a sad ...
Paul: A Biography

Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright (New York: Harper Collins, 2018) Biography writing is a fascinating study in itself. Sometimes ...