The Brown Sessions Archive (Updated)

Erik February 28th, 2008

If you're new to The Brown Sessions, check out all these great guests that Steve Brown has interviewed. Each session is listed in alphabetical order according to the guest's last name. Click on the links to read a description of the topics covered and to access the audio file of the interview.

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Through a Screen Darkly (Re-Air)

Erik February 22nd, 2008

With Steve out of town and the Oscars coming up this Sunday, radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE with Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies. Listen using one of the options below.

Overstreet hopes to, "help moviegoers develop the ability to explore the stories of popular culture, highlighting what is excellent and identifying what is flawed or indulgent, in order … (Read More)

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The Golden Compass Etc.

Erik December 14th, 2007

On this week's SBE, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet joined us to discuss the controversy surrounding The Golden Compass in the context of his most excellent Christianity Today piece, Fear Not the Compass.

Then, Rick McKinley stopped by to talk about an international movement "restoring the scandal of Christmas by worshiping Jesus through compassion, not consumption." It's called Advent Conspiracy and Rick tells us all about it and how it got started.

We even foun … (Read More)

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The Golden Compass - Jeffrey Overstreet

Erik December 12th, 2007

Christians have once again been called to arms in the culture war. Yup, you guessed it, we're upset about another movie. This time, we're protecting the Sovereign of the universe from The Golden Compass.

Author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet joined us for this special edition of The Brown Sessions to talk about all the hubbub in the context of his balanced and insightful Christianity Today piece, Fear Not the Compass.

Overstreet has a decade of experience as a film reviewer a … (Read More)

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Through a Screen Darkly

Erik May 11th, 2007

Join us as we talk with author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet about his new book Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies.

Overstreet hopes to, "help moviegoers develop the ability to explore the stories of popular culture, highlighting what is excellent and identifying what is flawed or indulgent, in order to participate in the cultural dialogue about art and the reality it reflects."

In the book, Overstreet writes about how filmmakers like … (Read More)

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