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.
“Gladly learn and gladly teach: Back to college with Chaucer”
English
From the COVID pandemic to funding cuts, from admissions scandals and upheaval in athletics to anxiety about AI, the American college campus hasn’t seemed so fraught with crisis and controversy since the student uprising of the 1960s.
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
The blind leading the blind? A fair appraisal of Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ and the truth of myth
‘The Game of Their Lives: The Untold Story of the World Cup’s Biggest Upset’
Life and how to live it: The rule of St. Benedict and your own vocation
At 60, John Romita Sr.’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ endures as both icon and ideal
After 50 years ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ remains an ecumenical triumph
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