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My blog posts revolve around my interests and vocation as a historian: the intersection of history and contemporary church life, the intersection of history and contemporary politics, serendipitous discoveries in archives or on research trips, publications and research projects, upcoming conferences, and speaking engagements.
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 Watching war movies and asking difficult questions that arise from the plot can be an exceedingly helpful catalyst for thinking clearly, carefully, and Christianly about a host of issues related to war and peace.
The following list includes some war movies and TV shows that I have found to raise some important questions related to violence in this war-torn world. Of course, watching these movies is not necessarily enjoyable – in fact, no realistic movie about war should be “enjoyable” at all. Yet the following are worth watching as a catalyst to think further about war and one’s own position on such matters. Of course, some who read this blog may not need to watch movies to face such questions, for they have lived (or are living right now) the nightmare of war. And for some sensitive souls, staying away from such movies may be a good idea. [shameless self-promotion alert…] My recent book Christians, the State, and War: An Ancient Tradition for the Modern World (2022) provides a helpful theological and historical argument for grappling with some of the tough and vexing questions raised in these movies.
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 Back in the days of great sailing vessels crossing oceans, being becalmed at sea could have been a restful time between swells and storms and a chance to rebuild what had been damaged in war or simply worn out due to wear and tear.
Yet being becalmed for too long could be deadly, for the clock was ticking on food and especially water. Being becalmed was dangerous. And being becalmed in doctoral studies can also be a good thing due to the trials and travails of doctoral programs, but at the same time it can be a threat to one’s successful completion of their program. |
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