About

Filmmaker Craig Detweiler, Ph.D., is the creative director of the Institute for Entertainment, Media and Culture at Pepperdine University.   His books include iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God, Into the Dark, and Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age. His award-winning documentaries range from Remand, narrated by Angela Bassett to (un)Common Sounds and Purple State of Mind.  Craig’s cultural commentary has been featured on ABC, CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NPR, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.