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PT Media Picks |
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Teresa Blythe and
her crew of media-savvy reviewers are on the lookout for films,
TV shows, books and music to recommend. For additional reviews,
see the Critics' Corner department in the print edition of Presbyterians
Today.
New reviews are available for:
 Film: DVD Movie Reviews
(In the Valley of Elah, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Great Debaters, Juno, Atonement, Michael Clayton)
Book: How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
Book: The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What’s So Good About the Good News?
Book: I Am My Grandpa’s Enkelin
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See all reviews:
Books | Films
and Videos | Music | Study
Guides | TV | Web
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Regular media critics |
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Teresa Blythe |
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Teresa
Blythe
Teresa became editor of "Critic's Corner" in
July 2004 after launching the "Joan
of Arcadia Mini-Study Guides for Discussion" on Presbyterians
Today Online. She received her master of divinity
degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 2000,
and has worked both as a spiritual director and writer
since then. Her newest book is Meeting God in Virtual
Reality: Using Spiritual Practices with Media. (Abingdon
Press, 2004). She lives in Tucson, Ariz., with her husband,
Duane Schneider, a physical therapist, and their three
cats: Ullapool, Tabitha and Cerulean. She provides vocational discernment assistance to young adult volunteers in mission for the PCUSA.
See Teresa's
Web site.
[ Email
Teresa ] |
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Ed McNulty |
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Ed
McNulty
Edward McNulty, a Presbyterian minister, is editor of Visual
Parables,
a journal of film and theology and author of Faith and Film (Westminster John Knox Press, 2007).
For a sample copy send three 37¢ stamps (or 83¢ postage) to: Visual
Parables, P.O. Box 370, Walton, KY 41094. |
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Study Guides |
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The DaVinci Code Study Guide
You've read Dan Brown's controversial book, The Da Vinci Code. Ron Howard's film version is now showing in theatres across the nation, stirring the debate: Is it true? Presbyterians Today has created a new and improved study guide to help you discuss the issues the film raises about the real Jesus.
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Joan of Arcadia
A study guide to discussing the show
Critics' Corner Editor Teresa
Blythe presents short
study guides, including thought-provoking questions, about
this popular CBS drama featuring a teenage girl who talks with
God in the personages of everyday people she encounters.
[ Get guides ] |
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The
Passion of the Christ
A guide for Presbyterian viewers
Presbyterian minister and media critic
Ed McNulty shares his review of the film and provides questions
and ideas for reflection or leading discussions with a
group.
[ Get
guide ] |
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