Miscellaneous

Three years ago, reading the book of Amos convinced me to become agnostic. Now, I am wondering if perhaps it is the theology I wanted… Read More »Amos and Divine Violence: Prophet of Bitter Hope

Once again, I am writing about a Christian metal album released during a strange and painful season of my life. This one, however, is not… Read More »Haste the Day’s Dissenter: Nuclear Metalcore in Oblivion

Acknowledgment This piece is dedicated to another fabulous professor I studied under at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. This person has played a tremendous… Read More »Dead Poets of Jerusalem: Ecclesiastes and Dead Poets Society

This is not a traditional Beyond the Logos post. It is more of a laid-back “treat,” I guess. I do not use a lot of… Read More »Here Be Dragons: Why We Love Horrific Images

Imagine getting rich by telling people you champion “family values” and religiosity, only to have your entire public “calling” shaped by homophobia and misogyny. Plus,… Read More »Sponges are Gay, but Abuse is Blindness: On Dobson and Epstein

The rain fell a little harder that day. The daylight felt several shades darker. It was the day heaven wept. I can still feel the… Read More »The Day Heaven Wept: A Time to Mourn

One of the most valuable aspects of attending Candler School of Theology has been to study under Dr. Susan E. Hylen. Dr. Hylen is the… Read More »Beyond Left Behind: The Necessity of Violence in Revelation

In a class I took last fall, a seminar on God and evil, I got a fresh taste of academic humility. It was a class… Read More »Why Privatio Boni is Theological Gaslighting

Spoiler note: This post discusses key plot elements and major scenes from Heretic (2024). I tried to avoid key plot details, but this is hard… Read More »Theology of Heretic (2024): The Anti-Apologetics of Mr. Reed