David A. King, Ph.D. News & Columns
David A. King, Ph.D. is professor of English and film studies at Kennesaw State University and director of OCIA at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta.
David A. King, Ph.D.
“Life and how to live it: The rule of St. Benedict and your own vocation”
English
In June of 1985, a couple of weeks after my high school graduation, a friend dropped by my house with a cassette tape of the new R.E.M. album, “Fables of the Reconstruction.”
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
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Walker Percy’s Other New Orleans: ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ by John Kennedy Toole
Hello, Siri: Is it possible to give up AI for Lent?
‘Nature to advantage dressed’: Alexander Pope’s triumph over anti-Catholicism
Henry Ossawa Tanner’s ‘The Flight into Egypt’ evokes the mystery of St. Joseph’s dreams
Movies, the pope, ‘The Boss’ and the depth of simplicity
In literature and film James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’ resonates for All Saints and All Souls
The Gen-Z stare and contemplative prayer: Learning to see in silence
‘Marty’ remains a poignant Catholic reminder of the Golden Age of Television
A Catholic approach to the death of a pet
A Fountain Not Made by the Hands of Men: 60 Years of The Grateful Dead
Remembering the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and America’s exit from Vietnam
Passing the Dragon: Revisiting Flannery O’Connor’s True Country after 100 years
T.S. Eliot’s ‘Ash Wednesday’ as compass and comfort in Lent
Looking back and looking ahead: Catholic cultural milestones for 2025
Five poems for a Christmas creche in verse
‘Time and the bell have buried the day:’ Pro football and gratitude for the liturgical year
Don Quixote and the Catholic imagination for All Hallows,’ All Saints’ and All Souls’