Hard to Believe #018 – Greg Garrett – Cultural Theologian
Cultural theologian Greg Garrett is the author of more than 20 books, including 2009’s We Get to Carry Each Other, the Gospel According to U2, 2017’s Living with Living Dead, an exploration of the theological and human insights of the zombie apocalypse trope, and A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey from Racism to Reconciliation, which was published in May of this year.
Greg teaches English at Baylor University in Texas. He joined John to discuss U2, zombies, race and racism in Hollywood, and the people who continue to teach and inspire him.
He can be found on Twitter at @Greg1Garrett
#3.3 – Leaving God with John Follis – Hard to Believe – A Podcast About Belief
John Follis is the director of the documentary film Leaving God, but he is probably not as well known as his most famous creation – the legendary Marble Collegiate Church ad campaign.
If you were ever on a subway in New York City in the first decade of the 2000s, there is almost no chance you are not familiar with his work.
But he created that campaign while in the midst of his own tumultuous spiritual journey, one that would ultimately lead him away from religion and God entirely and toward a new project – looking at the rise of the so-called Nones (those who identify as having no religious affiliation) and the hidden struggle of those, like him, who have awoken to atheism, including former pastors and ministers.
Leaving God addresses all of the above, and here Follis speaks to John about his life in and out of religion, that legendary ad campaign, and what compelled him to make a documentary.
You can watch John's film here: https://vimeo.com/208442766
- #3.3 – Leaving God with John Follis
- #3.2 – The Internet and the Cult of Free Speech – with Fredrick Brennan
- #3.1 – The Truth Is Out There – with "Strange Arrivals" host Toby Ball
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- #2.35 – John Masefield and The Box of Delights – Featuring Philip W. Errington and Piers Torday
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