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Critique #2 (2010)

2010-05-31T18:25:00.000-07:00

Cover: James Disney "The Lamb"
Note From The Editor
Dialogue
Darkened Room: Review of the Film Youth In Revolt
Reading The Word: None Other Lamb, None Other Name
Resources: The Radical Disciple (John Stott); Learning Evangelism From Jesus (Jerram Barrs); Souls In Transition (Christian Smith)
Back Page: A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel (Tom Phillips)

CRITIQUE #1 (2010)

2010-03-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

Publication Date: March 23, 2009

COVER
CONTENTS
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR: Glimmer of Light (Denis Haack)
DIALOGUE
DARKENED ROOM: Laughing With The Devil--A Review of the Coen Brothers' Serious Man R. Greg Grooms
READING THE WORLD: I SEE YOU--Reflections on Avatar (Steven Garber)
READING THE WORD: Questions for Lost People (Denis Haack)
BACK PAGE: Viola, Coppola, Kindt (Matthew Hundley)

CRITIQUE #5 (2009)

2010-01-25T13:46:00.000-08:00

Publication Date: December 20, 2009

COVER
ED NOTE: Everything is Broken (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE
RESOURCE: Some Lies That Seduce (Denis Haack)
TUNED IN: Bob Dylan In Holiday Spirit (Denis Haack)
PAPER & CANVAS: Hope In The Ashes (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: Crushed By Unspeakable Loss (Denis Haack)
RESOURCE: When God Seems Far Away (Denis Haack)
TUNED IN: Joyeux Noel (Jeffrey Heyl)
BACK COVER: Baghdad & The Bandit (Matthew Hundley)

CRITIQUE #4 (2009)

2009-10-10T12:46:00.000-07:00

Publication Date: October 1, 2009

COVER
ED NOTE: What Do You Fear? (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE
POETRY: Three Poems (Erin Magee, Derek Melleby)
PAPER & CANVAS: A Review of the Novel Home (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: A Review of the Film Funny People (Wes Hill)
REFLECTIONS: Wedding Homily (Steve Garber)
TUNED IN: When Musicians Raise Questions About Faith (Denis Haack)
DISCERNING LIFE: One Way Trip To Space (Denis Haack)
BACK COVER: Not Your Average Comic Books (Matthew Hundley)

CRITIQUE #3 (2009)

2009-07-28T09:06:00.001-07:00

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

COVER
ED NOTE: The Wonderful Freedom To Fail (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE
DARKENED ROOM: Review Of Away We Go (Wes Hill)
DISCERNING LIFE: What Would JesusValue? (Denis Haack)
RESOURCES: Out Of Dark Africa, Light (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: Visitor, Slumdog, Barcelona (Denis Haack)
BACK PAGE: Rock Docs (Matthew Hundley)

CRITIQUE #2 (2009)

2009-04-29T10:51:00.001-07:00

Publication Date: May 1, 2009

COVER: What I Want To Do v. What I Should Do
EDITORS NOTE: Moments of Perfection...Almost (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE (Denis Haack)
DISCERNING LIFE: Shoulds, Wants & Faithfulness (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: Suspecting Certainty: A Review of Doubt (R. Greg Grooms)
TABLE GRACE: Fullness, Spirituality and Food (Karen Baldwin, Kelsey Reed)
READING THE WORD: Understanding Scripture Correctly, Part II (Denis Haack)
RESOURCE: Cash, Contradiction and the Writing of Rodney Clapp (Wesley Hill)
BACK PAGE: Melies v. Lumiere: Cinematic Dichotomy (Matthew Hundley)

CRITIQUE #1 (2009)

2009-04-29T10:48:00.001-07:00

Publication Date: March 1, 2009

COVER: Art&Faith
EDITORS NOTE: Trust in a Financial Crisis (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: Where Have All The Heroes Gone?: A Review of Valkyrie (R. Greg Grooms)
DARKENED ROOM: Sinful Behavior, A Hunger for Grace: A Review of Milk (Wesley Hill)
DISCERNING LIFE: On Being a Patron of the Arts (Denis Haack)
READING THE WORD: Understanding Scripture Correctly, Part I (Denis Haack)
BACKPAGE: Engaging the New Atheists Some Resources (Denis Haack)

CRITIQUE #5 (2008)

2009-01-08T20:02:00.000-08:00

Publication Date: January 15, 2008

COVER
ED NOTE: Engaging Doubt For Clarity’s Sake (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE (Denis Haack)
TUNED IN: Singing Sharp BeautyInto A Broken WorldThe Folk Music of ElizaGilkyson on Paradise Hotel (Denis Haack)
DISCERNING LIFE: Concern For ChildrenAt Play And Work (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: The Story Of My DemiseA Review Of The Film Stranger Than Fiction (Denis Haack)
DARKENED ROOM: Drained Dry: Oil, ReligionAnd The Shriveling Of SoulsA Review Of The Film There Will Be Blood (Denis Haack)
REFLECTIONS: A Few Like You--Will The Church Be The Church For Homosexual Christians? (Wes Hill)
OUT OF THEIR MINDS: Sin That AfflictsThe Righteous (Eugene Peterson)
READING THE WORLD: Why The Gospel Is NotA Romantic Comedy (Brian Watkins)
BACK PAGE (Denis Haack)

CRITIQUE #4 (2008)

2009-01-08T19:55:00.000-08:00

Publication Date: November 15, 2008

ED NOTE: The Unfairness of it All (Denis Haack)
CONTENTS
DIALOGUE (Denis Haack)
READING THE WORLD: Engaging New Atheists I:Agreeing with Hitchens (Denis Haack)
READING THE WORLD: Engaging New Atheists II:Consolation on Dawkins (Fiona Grooms)
RESOURCES: Tim Kellor’s Reason for God
READING THE WORD: All the People and OT Dictionary (Denis Haack)
PAPER & CANVAS: Reflecting on Annie Dillard’s Latest Work (Denis Haack)
DISCERNING LIFE: Magic and Monsters (Michael Metzger)
BACK PAGE: Book, Music, DVD Reviews (Denis Haack)

CRITIQUE #3 (2008)

2008-08-22T11:10:00.001-07:00

CRITIQUE #3 2008
Publication Date: September 1, 2008

Editors Note:
Impatience in Prayer

Dialogue:
Cynicism, Country Music, Comfort Zones

Tuned In:
A Strummer of a Few Chords in Search of the Truth

Table Grace:
Behind the Food We Eat

Darkened Room:
A Place of Safety: A Review of the Documentary Nanking

Reading the World:
Material Boy: On Artifacts, Discernment and Elites

Back Page:
Ransom Resources

CRITIQUE #2 (2008)

2008-07-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

Cover Image: Into the Wild

CRITIQUE #2 2008
Publication Date: 06/01/2008

Editors Note: At Peace, Always Troubled
Dialogue: Gnosticism and Holiness
Reading the Word: Pushing Beyond Comfort Zones
Darkened Room: Redefining an Old Problem: Dealing with Evil in the film Atonement
Tuned In: An Intimate, Authentic, Revelation of Hearts: A Review of Kimya Dawson's CD Remember That I Love You
Darkened Room: When Nature is Not Enough: A Look at the Film Into the Wild
Reading the World: Rethinking Issues: Civility and Immigration
Two Poems: Jack and Jill Want To Stay Married Forever; A Conversation at the Diner
Discerning Life: The Reach and Limits of Efficiency
Out of Their Minds: Wearing Out on Purpose
Back Page: Movies, Books, Music

CRITIQUE #1 (2008)

2008-02-08T12:43:00.000-08:00

Cover Image: No Country for Old Men

CRITIQUE #1 2008
Publication Date: 02/01/2008

Editorial Note:
Rationalizing Injustice

Dialogue:
Rap, Reggae, Ragas Revisited

Resource:
Gadgets, Grids, and Glory: Beyond Paradise: Technology and the Kingdom of God by Jack Clayton Swearengen
Discerning Life:
Shouting About Nothing: A Review of the film No Country for Old Men

World Around Us:
Indian Worship in Context: Music, Faith, Aradhna

Resource:
Sex God

Reading the Word:
Far as the Curse is Found: Seamless Fabric: X-Rated Evangelism

Babylon Series:
Cynicism & Sentimentality

Back Page:
Movies, Books, Music, Links

CRITIQUE #6/7 (2007)

2007-10-08T12:41:00.000-07:00

Cover Image: Putumayo World Music

CRITIQUE Year End Issue - 2007
Publication Date: 01/01/2008

Editors Note: Walking on Christ's Property
Dialogue: Pasta & The Golden Compass
Resources: Arguments for Unbelief
Discerning Life: Questions from an Atheist
The World Around Us: Introducing Children to the World
The Darkened Room: V for Vendetta
Resources: Thinking Through 2000 Years
Discerning Life: Tea Experience
Out of Their Minds: The Nature of Morality & Liberty
Tuned In: Arcade Fire's Neon Bible
The Back Page: Movies, Music and More

CRITIQUE #4/5 (2007)

2007-07-08T12:38:00.000-07:00

Cover Image: Books Worth Reading

CRITIQUE #4/5 - 2007
Publication Date: 11/01/2007

Editors Note: Seeing Beyond the Surface
Dialogue: "Best Baby Shower" Revisited
Out of Their Minds: On Cynicism and God
The World Around Us: Rap Ragas and ReggaeTuned In: The Latest CDs in Travis' Changer
The Darkened Room: The Lives of Others
Resources: Hidden Pictures of Glory
The World Around Us: Where Have I Heard That Before?
Discerning Life: Missions in a Risk Averse Age
Reading the Word: Cocoa Krispies Christianity
Resources: Honest Answers, Africa, Artistic Expressions
The Back Page: Christian Thought, Tom Waits, Qur'an and More

CRITIQUE #2/3 (2007)

2007-03-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

Cover Image:
Children of Men

CRITIQUE# 2/3 - 2007
Publication Date: 08/01/2007

Editors Note
Listening Before Writing

Dialogue
Sam, Loss of Heroism, Bad Religion

Table Grace
A Way of Loving

Resources:
Getting 'B's for Jesus

The Darkened Room
Children of Men

The World Around Us
Global Musical Flavors

Resources
It's Biblical But Is It History?

Tuned In
In the Beginning Was Bach

Tuned In
Music for the Wild

Discerning Life
Choosing Our Spirituality

The Back Page
Books, Movies and CDs of Note

CRITIQUE #1 (2007)

2007-01-08T12:27:00.000-08:00

Cover Image:
Pan's Labyrinth

CRITIQUE#1 - 2007
Publication Date: 07/01/2007

Darkened Room
A Fairy Tale For A Broken World

Discerning Life
Offensive Magazine Cover

Reading the Word
Why Bother With Culture?

Tuned In
Kindred Spirits Make Music Together

Reading the Word
Using Words to Wound Instead of Heal

CRITIQUE #9 (2006)

2006-11-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

Cover Image: 300
CRITIQUE#9 - 2006
Publication Date: 05/01/2007

Contents
Out of Their Minds: Desire for Blessing or for Curse
Reading the Word: Why Bother With Culture
Table Grace: Hospitality in a Storm
Tuned In: Moving Forward: Returning to Roots