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Our World is Broken: We broke it & we know it!
Disney and the Moral Imagination (The 2nd book in the Disney & Apologetics duology) concludes with my own reflection on faith, hope, and...
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Sep 18, 20234 min read
Music's Referential Potential
In Disney & the Moral Imagination, following his chapter with D. J. Culp Jr. on the Moral Magic of a Disney Musical, Jeremy E. Scarbrough...
disneyapologetics
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Bare Necessities: An Issue of Virtue or Satisfaction?
In Disney & the Moral Imagination, Eric Williamson and Russell Clayton analyze a “Bare Necessities” philosophy. This celebrated song...
disneyapologetics
Sep 18, 20234 min read
What Cinderella Can Teach Us About Suffering
Lori Peters presents Cinderella as a model of faith, fortitude, and virtue amidst the problem of suffering, and contrasts gratuitous...
disneyapologetics
Sep 15, 20234 min read
The Lost Princess: Untangling Our Identity
In chapter 8, in the 2nd book of the Disney & Apologetics duology (Disney & the Moral Imagination), Timothy E. Bartel presents Rapunzel’s...
disneyapologetics
Sep 15, 20233 min read
Animated Beauty as Metaphor? A Theology of Beauty
Miguel Benitez Jr. contemplates the potential connection between Disney’s artistic rendering of beauty and moral formation in princess...
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Sep 14, 20234 min read
On the Moral Magic of Disney's Musical Model
In the fourth chapter of Disney & the Moral Imagination (Book II in the Disney & Apologetics duology), Jeremy E. Scarbrough and D.J. Culp...
disneyapologetics
Sep 14, 20233 min read
Live-Action Animation & Transcendence
In Disney & the Moral Imagination (the 2nd volume in the Disney & Apologetics duology), Joel Paulus explores the power of live-action...
disneyapologetics
Sep 13, 20233 min read
On Moral Formation: Becoming More than Puppets (Yet Without Becoming Asses)
Mark Linville considers the necessity of Pinocchio’s moral agency for becoming the real boy for which his father longed. He presents...
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Sep 13, 20233 min read
What is the Nature of Beast's Faith?
In Disney & the Moral Imaginary (Book II of the Disney & Apologetics duology) Zachary Schmoll and Neal Foster explore two perspectives on...
disneyapologetics
Sep 7, 20234 min read
Approaching Disney as Doorway to Apologetic Dialogue
While there is certainly value in drawing out multiple themes found in a particular Disney narrative, as demonstrated in Disney & the...
disneyapologetics
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Disney Characters & Character Ethics
In chapter six of Disney & the Moral Imagination (the 2nd book in the Disney & Apologetics duology), Shawn White insists we can learn a...
disneyapologetics
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Imagination & Incarnation
In the second volume of our work on Disney & Apologetics, Disney & the Moral Imagination, Holly Ordway analyzes the power of storytelling...
disneyapologetics
Aug 24, 20233 min read
To Be Or Not To Be King: Simba's Existential Choice
Josh Herring approaches The Lion King through a Kierkegaardian lens, as Simba wrestles with his desire for the aesthetic level of...
disneyapologetics
Aug 22, 20233 min read
Pinocchio: A Portrait of Salvation?
Paul Miles examines Christian doctrines of sin, salvation, and the human condition as presented in Pinocchio, as the film offers a...
disneyapologetics
Aug 21, 20232 min read
When Music Bespeaks Something Beyond the Meter
In Disney & the Moral Imagination (the second volume in the Disney & Apologetics duology), Doug Powell explores Walt’s intention to use...
disneyapologetics
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Hercules, Natural Law, & an Augustinian Sense of Virtue
In chapter 13 of Disney & the Moral Imagination (the second book in our duology on Disney & Apologetics), John Weitzel analyzes Disney’s...
disneyapologetics
Aug 20, 20232 min read
"Be Our Guest:" Beauty & the Beast as a Case Study in Christian Hospitality
In chapter 16 of Disney & the Moral Imagination (the second volume in our duology on Disney & Apologetics), Zachary Schmoll and Neal...
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Aug 19, 20232 min read
Moana: Wayfinding & Competing Moral Traditions
In Disney & the Moral Imagination, Sean Hadley explores Moana’s depiction of the moral tensions of lived communities, as morals are...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
Sehnsucht
In my last post, I referenced C. S. Lewis's fascination with Sehnsucht--a deep, inexpressible longing for a direct encounter with the...
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