Joel Mayward
@jmayward.bsky.social
Asst. Professor of Christian Ministries, Theology and the Arts @ George Fox University, OR • PhD, St Andrews • Pastor-Theologian • 🍅 approved Film Critic • Author (books on Dardenne brothers, Christopher Nolan, Sufjan Stevens) • Human (he/him)
A few suggestions: Amy-Jill Levine's "Short Stories by Jesus," Robert Farrar Capon's "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment," and Ruben Zimmerman's "Puzzling the Parables of Jesus"
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A few suggestions: Amy-Jill Levine's "Short Stories by Jesus," Robert Farrar Capon's "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment," and Ruben Zimmerman's "Puzzling the Parables of Jesus"
Also, fwiw: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/04/10/m...
Religious Cinema for Non-Believers: Martin Scorsese’s 'Silence' | BW/DR
Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' is about entering into the cloud of unknowing, the dark night of the soul, listening to the silence of God and waiting eternally for a response.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Also, fwiw: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/04/10/m...
Do you discuss any post-secular theory and literature? I'm thinking of books by Colin Jager and John McClure.
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Do you discuss any post-secular theory and literature? I'm thinking of books by Colin Jager and John McClure.
And this author event at Powell's Books in Portland is happening next week on November 18. Come hear me share the story of how I wrote the book and why Sufjan's music means so much to me. www.powells.com/events/joel-...
Joel Mayward
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November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And this author event at Powell's Books in Portland is happening next week on November 18. Come hear me share the story of how I wrote the book and why Sufjan's music means so much to me. www.powells.com/events/joel-...
Hmm. Probably MORVERN CALLAR? At least aesthetically. FWIW, here are my ratings: RATCATCHER 8; CALLAR 7, KEVIN 6; NEVER 8
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hmm. Probably MORVERN CALLAR? At least aesthetically. FWIW, here are my ratings: RATCATCHER 8; CALLAR 7, KEVIN 6; NEVER 8
It's a truly great film.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's a truly great film.
I mean, the fall is typically flu season, so
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I mean, the fall is typically flu season, so
I don't have any book events planned yet for the Seattle area, but would be happy to do so if the opportunity arises!
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I don't have any book events planned yet for the Seattle area, but would be happy to do so if the opportunity arises!