Popular culture and church

The existential longing of "Barbie"

FIELD NOTES By Rev. Allie McDougall Love her or hate her, the Barbie doll has been a staple of popular culture since her invention in...

Are we coping? (Preaching the Gospel of hope in a tumultuous time)

FIELD NOTES By Rev. Allie McDougall THE SPIRIT of this column has been to comment on the “post-COVID zeitgeist” – the spirit of a new...

HEY SUPERSTAR! An old controversy with a new twist

FIELD NOTES By Rev. Allie McDougall IN AUGUST, a three-night run of Jesus Christ Superstar was mounted at the Hollywood Bowl with an...