Author: Chad Chisholm
Allhallowtides Blessings from the Carolina Institute for Faith and Culture
CIFC Staff During this season of remembrance, let us honor all of the Faithful Departed as well as all who have given their lives to the service of His Kingdom: […]
Tolkien Scholar speaks on Turkish television about The Lord of the Rings
CIFC Staff Dr. Dimitra Fimi is Lecturer of Fantasy and Children’s Literature at the University of Glasgow where she specializes on the author J.R.R. Tolkien and other fantasy writers. Fimi […]
America’s Reading Dilemma—From Prologue to Epilogue
Katherine Wiggins Most of us would not be surprised to hear that our generation does less reading for enjoyment than our parents’ and grandparents’ generations did. Most of us would […]
Requiescat in pace, Reverend Billy Graham—Goodbye and Thank You
CIFC Staff Today is the first Sunday many of us have ever known without the Reverend Billy Graham. Many of us were introduced to his ministry by our parents and […]
Wayne C. Booth—Macbeth and Tragic Heroes
Priscilla Collins In “Macbeth as Tragic Hero,” literary critic and University of Chicago professor Wayne C. Booth discusses the amazing ability of William Shakespeare. Through Booth’s writing, he highlights how […]
C.S. Lewis on “The Second Coming”
C.S. Lewis Doodle For what comes is Judgment: happy are those whom it finds labouring in their vocations, whether they were merely going out to feed the pigs or laying […]
Clown Nose, On and Off—Chandler Bing Handles Friends
Lily Elmore CHANDLER: I’m not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment? CHANDLER: I say more dumb things before 9 a.m. than most people say all […]
Prelude to ‘Faery’—Two Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director The following video lecture discusses two lesser-known stories by renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien—Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham. Our conversation will explore the […]
Gothic Horror, Christian Ethos—Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director While the 2012 movie, with its countless changes and deviations from the original storyline, has shaped the most recent perceptions of Susan Hill’s gothic story The […]
Descent into the Maelström—A Prison Experiment at Stanford University
Britton A. Taylor The 2015 film The Stanford Prison Experiment, based on the actual psychological experiment of 1971, is an incredibly moving production that tests the manner in which social […]
Melody at the Edge of Apocalypse—Music in Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon
Zachary Wheeler When I consider a world without music, it brings tears to my eyes. For me, music is my biggest passion. Music is in every fiber of my being […]
“Just a Flesh Wound”—Randomness, Relevance, and Sheer Brilliance in Monty Python
Allison Kisiel An enduring franchise that continues to influence and shape the world of comedy is the Monty Python ensemble. From 1969 to the early 1980s, the British comedy sextet […]