A Star Is Born— Again, and Again, and Again, and Again

Last updated on: October 6, 2018 at 4:36 pm By Ben Witherington

We now have the fourth making of a film based on the premise we find in A Star is Born— and doing such a thing is exceedingly difficult because the comparisons are inevitable. The first iteration of this film had a different name and emerged in the 1930s with Janet Gaynor. The second iteration in the 50s should have had more success— Judy Garland was an absolute star in the film and was robbed of a Oscar. The third attempt... Read more

Ralph Wood on C.S. Lewis

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:52 pm By Ben Witherington

More of Ralph Wood on Tolkien– a Vision of Wonder in a Time of Terror

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:20 pm By Ben Witherington

Ralph Wood on Unity and Life in the Village

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:17 pm By Ben Witherington

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBECrAqGlE8 Read more

Ralph Wood– Flannery O’Connor on Purity as a Mysterious Virtue

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:13 pm By Ben Witherington

Here Ralph is lecturing at my alma mater, UNC, and in Wilson Library, named after my Great Uncle— Louis Round Wilson Read more

Ralph Wood on Flannery O’ Connor

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:09 pm By Ben Witherington

Ralph Wood on Tolkien

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm By Ben Witherington

Ralph Wood is a friend of mine who teaches at Baylor. I’m very pleased to be able to provide you with some samples of his excellent lectures on Christian literature…. Read more

Apostasy— a Christian Problem

Last updated on: October 4, 2018 at 3:42 pm By Ben Witherington

The recent re-publication of Richard Watson’s Institutes (kudos to Lexham Press) brings to light important systematic reflections on Wesleyan theology, not the least on the very real problem of Christians committing apostasy. Watson has some very choice things to say on this problem, and the following is some excerpts from Vol. II of his work pp. 366-78. In the first place, Watson stresses that if one affirms particular atonement (i.e. the notion that Christ only died for the elect, who... Read more

Earth Rise— A World without Borders

Last updated on: October 2, 2018 at 5:11 pm By Ben Witherington

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/opinion/earthrise-moon-space-nasa.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage This is a moving short film, which reminded me of how narrow-minded jingoistic nationalism really is, when we are all God’s creatures living on a globe that from space has no boundaries, no borders, no cities, just one good earth. Read more

Why Christians Should Not Align themselves with a Particular Political Party

Last updated on: September 29, 2018 at 5:05 pm By Ben Witherington

Here is a thoughtful editorial by my fellow GCTS alum which appeared in the NY Times last month. See what you think….BW3 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/sunday/christians-politics-belief.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Read more

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