I first saw The Godfather in May 1972, three months after its release and right on the heels of my…
James BrattAugust 15, 2015
A while back I came across one of those on-line teasers: name five movies that you can watch again and…
James BrattJuly 18, 2015
I’ve had a long adversarial relationship with American civil religion. It began with all those invocations I heard as a…
James BrattJuly 3, 2015
I was in a place, and taking a part, I never thought I’d see. But I was not alone in…
James BrattJune 19, 2015
Ok, kids, it’s time for the answers to the music jumble in my last post. Get ‘em all right and…
James BrattJune 6, 2015
This end of the school year brings extra tumult for me, beyond the usual press of grading, farewell receptions, putting…
James BrattMay 22, 2015
I was on the road again last weekend (this has got to stop!) for the annual conference sponsored by the…
James BrattApril 24, 2015
I’m down at Notre Dame this weekend for a discussion of Duke Divinity School Professor Grant Wacker’s recent book on…
James BrattApril 10, 2015
This time I’m not surprised that Lent hasn’t turned out the way it’s supposed to be. Uhh, that I didn’t…
James BrattMarch 27, 2015
