Film depicting Nickel Mines shootings questioned (Cindy Stauffer, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, 03/01/2010) ran frontpage in south central PA the day after Donald Kraybill, one of the authors of Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, spoke for the Emerging Scholars NetworkRead more…
Week in Review: Halloween Edition
Here’s the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we’ve been reading or thinking about the past week. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, if you have items you’d like us to consider for the topRead more…
What’s the Best Movie about the University?
I asked the other day about your nominations for the best novel about the academy. What about movies? Here, I don’t have a clear choice for my pick. The Paper Chase comes to mind for a law school choice, asRead more…
A Land Full of Mystery, Danger, and Wonder
How well does film convey material from classic literature? Can film be used to introduce a book and draw people into reading or does it stall the imagination, even inoculate against digging into the original text? Any classroom or personalRead more…
Star Trek: The Right Stuff?
Note: Contains spoilers and has become more of a reflection than a review* … Faith & Geekery claims Star Trek Will Rock the Summer. Yes, Star Trek features superb action, casting, soundtrack, and special effects. As a fan who onlyRead more…