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 RCIA at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta.
David A. King, Ph.D.
“Through cinema, Chaplin espoused faith in God and humanity.”
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Charlie Chaplin often thought about faith and religion, frequently about Catholicism, and he had many Catholic friends. Though he never converted, in spite of how much the faith appealed to him, he remained deeply committed to Christianity and its ideals.
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
125 years of cinema, and ‘Of Gods and Men’
Reading Prufrock at Advent
O’Connor and Merton: Two companion books you should know
Thomas Merton and the doors of Corpus Christi Church
Bergman’s ‘Wild Strawberries’ a meditation upon faith and death
‘Twenty Poems to Pray’ connects art and belief
Catholic comedians share the gift of laughter
Hitchcock’s ‘The Wrong Man’ portrays complexity of suffering
Thomas Merton’s elegy for his brother
Pinocchio illustrations of Mussino a gift
‘Blue Bloods’ presents Catholic faith with compassion, realism
Finster’s ‘The Night Before Christmas’ transcends superficial
A tribute to Stan Lee and creative people
Walker Percy’s ‘Why Are You A Catholic?’
The search for unity in Picasso’s ‘Three Musicians’
Golf and redemption in ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’
The joy of Sister Wendy’s “The Story of Painting”
Remembering the heroism of the late Roberto Clemente
Detective fiction and the religious imagination