By Gina Dalfonzo|Published Date: November 19, 2009
As New Moon, the second Twilight film, is about to open, here are a few articles of interest:
BreakPoint editorial assistant Molly Wyer has written an insightful guide to the series that will be helpful to kids and parents alike.
Touchstone magazine (print version only, so far) has a fascinating article by John Granger that examines the role of author Stephenie Meyer's Mormon faith in the series. I don't agree completely with Granger's reading of the books (Bella shows signs of "resistance" toward Edward? Since when is OMGILOVEYOUPLEASEHAVESEXWITHMERIGHTNOW a sign of resistance? Even when she runs away from his kidnapping family, it takes her all of five seconds to forgive and forget -- emphasis on "forget"). But he has some very interesting and convincing things to say about their worldview.
Finally, although I've never been much of a Roger Ebert fan, he just went way up in my estimation for this gloriously snarky review of the film. I'm trying to decide whether my favorite line is "Long pauses interrupt longer ones," or "Sitting through this experience is like driving a pickup in low gear through a sullen sea of Brylcreem." Or possibly the line about the Joker.
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By: Gina Dalfonzo|Published: March 19, 2010 5:45 PM
I made a slight blunder that has been brought home to me by two Grove City College professors, Dr. Gary Scott Smith and Dr. J.D. Wyneken, in their article “The Church and the Social Gospel.” I failed to articulate the Church's role in promoting social justice in my recent article “The Social Gospel and Eternity.” Their question is, “Should churches and individual Christians seek to help people with material problems and social needs, remedy social ills, and improve social institutions?”
