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.
“Finster’s ‘The Night Before Christmas’ transcends superficial”
English
I am a fourth-generation Atlanta native, which means that I have a deep affinity for my hometown’s landmarks and institutions. Of all the Atlanta places that I treasure, The High Museum of Art is perhaps my favorite. This may be because I have visited the museum over the course of my entire life, watching it […] English
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
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
Time, Stephen Hawking and ‘The Canterbury Tales’
Detective fiction and the religious imagination
Snow days from a Catholic perspective
Rediscovering anew the delights of ‘Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH’
Comedic genius, faithful Catholic, John Candy left legacy of brilliant, classic movies
‘A Taste of Honey’ depicts sweetness of enduring gift of love
So I shall tell you a story: Catholic narrative and evangelism
Variations upon Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’
A film painted with a uniquely Catholic imagination: Fellini’s masterpiece ‘8½’
‘Field of Dreams’ shines in the light of faith
Faulkner’s ‘The Sound and the Fury’ transcends as Easter novel
Ninth-century Irish poem embodies deep connection between people and their animals
A fundamental rite of passage in the love of popular music