Faith and Film: The Best Pictures of the Year

In this installment of our Kindling's Podcast, panelists Allyson Jule, Peter T. Chattaway, and Murray Stiller join Bill to explore the themes and meanings behind the best films of the year, with particular attention to Academy Award nominations for Best Picture.

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Are the Olympic Games Good for Vancouver?

Special guest David Diewert of Streams of Justice joins Bill and regular gadflies Allyson Jule and Kevin Miller as we explore the controversy surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics. David sheds light on the plight of the disenfranchised homeless on the Downtown East Side, whom he argues have been subject to injustice in the run-up to the games.

Check out the discussion around the table at Belle's and weigh in on the issue in the comment section!

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The New Exodus

Guest panelists Marv Penner, from All About Youth and Greater Vancouver Youth For Christ's Executive Director, Andy Harrington, join panel staple Allyson Jule and host Bill Hogg as they explore why young adults are leaving the evangelical church.

Check out the lively discussion!

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Speak of the Devil!

Panelists Allyson Jule, Kevin Miller, and Peter Chattaway and Host Bill Hogg tackle everything you wanted to know about the devil but were too afraid to ask in this October installment of the Kindlings. The panel endeavors to illuminate pop culture's depiction of Satan, as well unpacking what CS Lewis and the Bible have to say about evil in our world.

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The End of Faith?

What is the "New Atheism" and what does it mean for us? Our gathering of gadflies addresses this virulent new strain of Atheism that is sweeping across our culture. Panelists Allyson Jule, Kevin Miller, and Peter Chattaway join our host, Bill Hogg, as they unpack the writings of Harris, Hitchens, and Dawkins, and shed light on this trend.

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Deconstructing Deepak

Panelists Allyson Jule, Rick Watts, and Peter Chattaway unpack the writings and philosophies of Deepak Chopra.

The panelists discuss the seduction of the self-help industry. Is the obsession with self-help primarily North American, or is it a global phenomenon? The panel also engages in conversation about Chopra's spirituality. Is spirituality the antithesis of religion?

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Living with a Little Mosque on the Prairie

Host Bill Hogg ignites the conversation with Brian Born, Director of the Intercultural Studies Department at Columbia Bible College, screenwriter Kevin Miller and film critic Peter Chattaway.
Little Mosque is a play on words; who remembers Little House on the Prairie? The church is no longer central in public life. There are competing ideologies and belief systems in the market place of ideas. How does international immigration and multiculturalism shape life in the new Canada?

The popular sitcom raises a number of questions> What is the role of the church in multi-faith Canada? What is the shape of contemporary Islam in Canada? Is it possible to peacefully coexist without compromising your beliefs? Don't the major world religions believe the same thing?

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Meaning and Movies

A lively panel joins intergalactic evangelist Bill Hogg for the inaugural Kindlings Muse Canada West! Movie maker Murray Stiller, film critic Peter Chattaway, author and professor Allyson Jule, and screenwriter Kevin Miller exegete recent and notable movies.

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