Interpretation, Purity, and Modern Readings

From a Gen Z grunge pop artist’s critique of Bible interpretation to politics to the Artemis II mission, God had a big week in pop culture.

This week on The Subtext, we unpack a wave of God-talk across pop culture, from Sofia Isella’s haunting critique of biblical “context,” to Paula White-Cain’s eyebrow-raising comparison of Trump to Jesus, to Perez Hilton’s post-near-death approach to scripture. We also zoom out (literally!) with a powerful Easter message from the Artemis II crew that reframes faith, humanity, and our place in the universe.

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Endurance by Alfred Lansing

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 

There There by Tommy Orange

Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd 

Jesus was a Feminist by Leonard Swidler 

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