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.
“Father Mulcahy of ‘M*A*S*H’ portrayed priestly ideal”
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For over four years at The Georgia Bulletin, I’ve written a monthly column devoted to culture and the Catholic Church. In over 50 articles, I’ve addressed novelists, filmmakers, poets, painters, athletes and cultural figures and public intellectuals who have integrated their Catholic faith with their work. These are among the most important and influential Catholic […] English
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
Iconic sportscaster Jim McKay affirmed life through love of sports
King, Merton profoundly sensed providential, urgent time
Late movie critic explicated ‘what it means to be fully human’
In ‘The Spirit of the Liturgy,’ Guardini expresses the ‘joy of Mass’
William Gildea’s ‘Colts’ sports memoir evokes Baltimore’s Catholicism
Merton’s shining ‘epiphanies’ of light and insight
Jack Webb’s classic police dramas depicted a Catholic view of right and wrong
Bergman’s ‘The Seventh Seal’ ranks as masterpiece on the ‘mystery of death’
‘Bicycle Thieves’ a film masterpiece that voices ‘the cry of the poor’
Artist captured ‘the essence’ of the Vatican II spirit
Catholic artists and their ‘deathbed conversions’
The heart of Barrett’s ‘The Lilies of the Field’
O’Connor’s book reviews reveal her life, wit
Discovering the Catholic in Jack Kerouac, author of the Beat Generation
Children’s book illuminates Catholic faith
A real life fairy tale: ‘Brother Joseph and the Ave Maria Grotto’
McLuhan’s still current media theory ‘deeply rooted in Catholicism’
A view of “The Godfather Trilogy” from a Catholic perspective
Artist Georges Rouault’s Celebration Of Life