Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This is the article on the book of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows which I wrote for Culturewatch. Warning: contains major plot spoilers.

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Copyright: © 2011 Warner Bros. [...]

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Apologetics 315 : Interview: Tony Watkins of CultureWatch

Tony Watkins has sent you a link to a blog:

Brian Auten of Apologetics 315 recently interviewed me for his blog of apologetics resources.

Blog: Apologetics 315 Post: Interview: Tony Watkins of CultureWatch Link: http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-tony-watkins-of-culturew…

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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011

The Wonderful online video site mubi.com is making available for free three of the documentaries screening at the Sheffield documentary film festival this week. It’s worth signing up to Mubi just for this! Details below, taken from the Mubi site:

 

 

“No longer critically marginalized as of lesser importance than the fiction [...]

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Why We Love Men in Capes

My friend Mark Meynell is a great film fan, an enthusiast for superheroes and an excellent communicator. So I’m excited to see his new venture – an audio documentary about the significance of superheroes. It’s 30 minutes long and is at the bargain price of £1.29 on iTunes (see below). I’ve not yet had [...]

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The Way – free resources from Damaris

Emilio Estevez’s film, The Way, starring his father Martin Sheen and himself. As a committed Catholic whose family comes from the Galicia region of Spain where the film is set, this was a very personal project for Sheen. It’s thoughtful and emotionally engaging, and raises plenty of issues to discuss. Empire magazine gives [...]

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Internship at Damaris, working on Culturewatch

Fancy joining the Culturewatch writing team? We’re looking for research interns to come and work with us, primarily working on Culturewatch. It’s a great opportunity to develop skills in analysing media, relating Christian faith and contemporary culture, and writing.

Former intern Nicola Lee says,

My internship with Damaris was a great way to challenge myself [...]

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Engaging with Media – 7-10 July 2010

This is a group for people who want to engage with contemporary media at a deeper level. People who have a vision for how to use film & TV in their ministry and outreach. Or people who want to help other Christians become more aware of the messages of mass media. So you should [...]

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Six Megathemes Emerge from Barna Group Research in 2010

December 13, 2010

Change usually happens slowly in the Church. But a review of the past year’s research conducted by the Barna Group provides a time-lapse portrayal of how the religious environment in the U.S. is morphing into something new.

Analyzing insights drawn from more than 5,000 non-proprietary interviews conducted over the past 11 [...]

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Christmas set to be toughest for Britain’s poor, new research reveals

Theos, the public theology think-tank has published the [...]

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Are Fairy Tales Finished?

An interesting piece by Mike Cosper on The Gospel Coalition Blog about Walt Disney’s announcement that it will not make any more princess fairy tales, at least for the foreseeable future. I was particularly struck by this observation:

 

I can’t help but wonder, though, if the cognitive disconnect between today’s families and the [...]

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Dawkins and Hitchens are wrong: Religious people are actually much nicer than atheists, according to new study – Telegraph Blogs

There’s an interesting article in USA Today by David Campbell and Robert Putman, two political scientists who’ve just completed a magisterial, five-year study of the way in which religion affects American society. They try and present their findings in an even-handed, politically neutral way, but there’s no escaping the fact that religion and religious [...]

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Brilliant slo-mo ad for Pedigree dog food

Posted via email from Tony Watkins

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