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How might your pop culture fandom resonate with your faith? Josh Larsen, editor of Think Christian, talks with TC writers about the latest in TV, movies, music, and more, exploring the ways popular cu... more
FAQs about Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast:How many episodes does Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast have?The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.
February 19, 2020Best of the 2010sHow did our favorite movies, music, and television capture the spiritual mood of the 2010s? The entire TC podcast team comes together to discuss the pop culture that defined the decade - and how it intersects with God’s timeless story....more1h 18minPlay
January 30, 2020Karen Swallow Prior on Little WomenCan “re-reading” be a spiritual practice? Literature maven Karen Swallow Prior joins Josh Larsen to consider how Greta Gerwig’s Little Women re-reads Louisa May Alcott’s novel - and how the movie might offer a model for re-reading Scripture....more22minPlay
January 21, 2020A Theology of Star Wars (The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian)What do Leia, lightsabers, masks, and baby Yoda have in common? Star Wars, of course, but they're also elements of the sci-fi saga that carry Christian implications....more38minPlay
December 18, 2019Advent TV (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, A Charlie Brown Christmas)Classic holiday TV specials don’t always address “what Christmas is all about,” but the good news comes through just the same....more23minPlay
December 03, 2019O, Death (The Irishman, Nick Cave’s Ghosteen)Mortality hangs heavily over Martin Scorsese’s mob epic and Nick Cave’s new album, offering occasion for Christians to consider how we wrestle with the reality of death, even as people of the resurrection....more33minPlay
November 18, 2019Do Justice (Netflix’s Unbelievable, Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men)Micah 6:8 instructs us, among other things, to “do justice.” How does that compare to the sort of justice pursed in Netflix’s Unbelievable and the latest X-Men comics?...more44minPlay
October 31, 2019Pop Culture as LiturgyWhile gathered in Chicago recently for a retreat, the TC podcast team turned on the mic for a group conversation about the pieces of pop culture they’ve found to be spiritually formative....more32minPlay
October 07, 2019A Christian Defense of Horror (The Exorcist, It Follows)Of course Christians can watch movies. But horror movies? Josh Larsen and Abby Olcese offer a defense of horror in their discussion of It Follows, while Josh and Joe George debate the spiritual value of the 1973 classic The Exorcist....more42minPlay
September 18, 2019Fantasy, Reality, Eschatology (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite)Watching The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has Josh Larsen, Sarah Welch-Larson, and Claude Atcho wondering: could imagination be as crucial as reason when envisioning the final chapter of God's grand story?...more38minPlay
September 09, 2019A Theology of The OfficeTo mark the release of our ebook, A Theology of The Office, Josh Larsen, Aarik Danielsen, and Abby Olcese discuss the ways the beloved sitcom touched on ideas of mercy, grace, forgiveness, and sanctification - as well as the mystery of Andy Bernard....more32minPlay
FAQs about Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast:How many episodes does Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast have?The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.