Religion at the Cineplex | Alissa Wilkinson
August 25, 2018
The Veritas Forum
Alissa Wilkinson (Vox) is a film critic, professor, and cultural commentator, who works at the intersection of art, postmodernism, and theology. On our latest podcast episode, we sit down with Alissa to discuss film, secularism, and why religion keeps showing up in Hollywood.
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