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grantimusmax
Grant Barnes, aka Grantimus Maximus, aka The Nerdcore Theologian. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley, California. He is a graduate of Perkins School of Theology with a Masters Degree in Divinity. He graduated from Texas State University Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in English, minor in History. He watches way too many movies, reads too many books, listens to too much music, and plays too many video games to ever join the mundane reality people claim is the "Real World." He rejects your reality, and replaces it with a vision of what could be, a better one, shaped by his love for God.
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Tag Archives: Movies
Cold and Broken Hallelujahs: A meditation on Leonard Cohen, Shrek, Dystopia, and Hope
There is no greater irony that a whole generation was introduced to this moving, powerful song in the movie Shrek. Continue reading
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Tagged America, dystopia, eschatology, hallelujah, hope, moltmann, Movies, Music, myth, pannenberg, Religion, Shrek, Utopia
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Norse Code, or my Thoughts on Thor: The Dark World
There are few movies that really make me want to start writing creatively again. Thor: The Dark World (TDW) is one of them. I’m not sure what it was, but I’ll see if I can process some of it for … Continue reading
The Gospel Feast
Acts 11:1-18 Common English Bible (CEB) 11 The apostles and the brothers and sisters throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s word. 2 When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him.3 They accused him, “You went into … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Equality, Inclusion, justice, Movies, Pixar, Religion
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Day 4: Seasons
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 3For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time … Continue reading
Are You Watching Closely?
Here is my sermon from 4/22/2012. I thought it appropriately nerdy for the blogosphere. The Amazing Reappearing Christ Luke 24:36-48 36 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’* 37They … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Christianity, Easter, Ex Nihilo, Magic, Movies, Resurrection, Sermons, The Prestige
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Dogma: The Genesis of Nerdcore Theology
There are few films that get to be classified as “defining” for me. Sure, you got your Star Wars, your Indiana Jones, your Batmans, Supermans, and Xmen. You’ve also got your Casablancas, your Citizen Kane’s, your 2001: A Space Odyssey. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Dogma, Humor, Kevin Smith, Movies, Reflections, Religion, Uncategorized
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Day 35: Holy Week Superstar
Mark 11:1-11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you … Continue reading
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Tagged 70s, Christianity, Culture, hippies, Humor, Jesus, Movies, Music, Passion, Religion, Uncategorized
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