InkleDeux Podcast

As we bring a close to our summer at the movies, AJ and Brandon turn to our other patron Inkling, JRR Tolkien, and Peter Jackson's film adaptation. While there isn't one Christ figure in Tolkien's work, we take a look at three people who embody Christ's offices as priest, prophet, and king.

As we prepare to wrap up our Christianity in Film series, AJ and Brandon tap into their patrons and namesakes from the Inklings by looking at the film adaptation of CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. While it's a bit on the nose, this allegory does an excellent job of examining many core principles of the Christian faith.

As they continue their look at Christian themes in popular movies, this week AJ keeps Brandon company on a deep dive into one of their favorite movies ever, The Dark Knight, for a look at vigilantism and justice, the importance of knowing your limits, and more.

This week's look at Christian themes in film involves AJ and Brandon celebrating their nerdiness by going back to the original Star Wars movie, Episode IV:A New Hope. It's right in the title, we have hope, we have destiny, and we have a shared frustration about people trying to equate God and the force.

As they continue looking at Christian themes in movies, AJ and Brandon take a suggestion from Instagram and discuss Signs. Signs does a really good job of bringing the ideas of providence and grief to the forefront, especially in the context of family life.

As AJ and Brandon continue looking at Christian themes in film, they are joined by Taylor Schroll of Forte Catholic to take a look at Captain America: Civil War and the themes of culpability and our own tendency to fight amongst ourselves in the faith. You can find Taylor on social media, @taylorschroll and @ForteCatholic. Make sure to listen to Forte Catholic wherever you get your podcasts and at ForeCatholic.com.

This week, AJ and Brandon take a look at the Denzel Washington action movie, Man on Fire, to examine how Christian themes appear in the movie and how Christians can encounter questions about faith and morality in the film.

Wrapping up their conversations about Critical Race Theory, this week AJ and Brandon talk about the application of CRT in the K-12 classrooms. How should the system change? How should teachers adapt? As always, let us know where we missed the boat or where we nailed it!

In this week's episode, AJ and Brandon continue discussing the tenets of critical race theory, this time with an emphasis on the importance of allowing people to speak to their own experiences. As always, let us know what we missed and what helped expand your own understanding.

This week, AJ and Brandon keep discussing the first tenet of Critical Race Theory which says that the category of race is not a scientific or natural category, but instead a social construct. We talk about what this means and why it matters.