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Professor Robert Johnston, Codirector
Craig Detweiler, Codirector
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March 13, 2008
Beliefnet discusses Reel Spirituality co-director Craig Detweiler's documentary Purple State of Mind.
February 25, 2008
Reel Spirituality co-director Craig Detweiler served as a judge for Beliefnet's annual Film Awards. The judges' awards went to AMAZING GRACE for Best Spiritual Movie, Emile Hirsch from INTO THE WILD for Best Spiritual
Performance and INTO GREAT SILENCE for Best Spiritual Documentary.
For a complete listing of the judges' and the audiences' award winners, go here: http://www.beliefnet.com/bfa/
February 23, 2008
Reel Spirituality directors Rob Johnston and Craig Detweiler are quoted in Christianity Today.
February 22, 2008
Detweiler invited by Relevant Magazine to offer a theological preview of the Academy Awards.
February 19, 2008
Detweiler's Purple State of Mind tour opens in Charlotte, NC to a crowd of over 400. Read what critics are hailing as "an important model....an earnest attempt to model the bridging of American cultural extremes, to foster a larger conversation. View what various media outlets are saying:
Charlotte Talks, Charlotte NPR affliate
January 17, 2008
RELEVANT says Detweiler's new book among the most anticipated of 2008. Read the article here:
November 7, 2007
Craig Detweiler finds God in Popular Culture in Relevant Magazine. Read the article here:
November 4, 2007
Reel Spirituality's Craig Detweiler responds to the controversy brewing around the upcoming release of The Golden Compass. Did the fantasy film based upon the first novel of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials have a hidden athiest agenda? Check out the discussion here:
October 30, 2007
The 2007 Reel Spirituality Conference and The City of the Angels Film Festival were featured in Christianity Today’s Movie coverage. Check out the connections between entertainment and social justice here:
September, 2007
Craig Detweiler talks about the growing nexus of faith and film in Hollywood. Read the Charisma magazine article here:
August 26, 2007
Brehm Artist-in-Residence Barry Taylor talks about the movie SAVED at All Saints Beverly Hills.
August 12, 2007
Craig Detweiler talks about the film CHILDREN OF MEN at All Saints Beverly Hills.
August 8, 2007
Purple State of Mind, a film by Reel Spirituality Co-Director, Craig Detweiler, was previewed at True West Cinema Festival. Read More
Other News
The Wall Street Journal quotes Brehm Center's Rob Johnston. Read More
Reel Spirituality's Rob Johnston quoted in Time Magazine - Monday, August 9, 2004
"The Gospel According To Spider-Man: Christians have discovered a powerful new teaching tool, and it's playing at a cineplex near you" by Richard Corliss
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Reel Spirituality is available for your school, studio, church or conference.
Dr. Rob Johnston is Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological
Seminary, teaching courses in Theology and Film, Theology and
Contemporary Literature, and Theology and Popular Culture.
Craig Detweiler is a recognized author, screenplay writer, film professor and co-director of Reel Spirituality.