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CRAIG DETWEILER, Ph.D. President and Professor of Theology and Culture The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology 2501 Elliott Avenue/Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 876-6100 (888) 977-2002 [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2007, (Theology and Culture) (Dissertation: Into the Dark: Contemporary Film and General Revelation) M.F.A., University of Southern California, School of Cinema/TV, 1996 M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1993 B.A., Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1985 (Major: English) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE President and Professor of Theology and Culture, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, 2018- Professor of Communication and Creative Director, Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Culture, Pepperdine University, 2009-2017 Associate Professor of Theology and Culture and Co-director, Reel Spirituality Institute, Fuller Seminary, 1999-2003, 2006-2009 Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Chair, Department of Cinema and Media Arts, Biola University, 2003-2006 Associate Pastor, Sanctuary Church, Santa Monica, California, 1997-2000 Filmmaker, 1993- Wrote, directed and produced independent films including: Remand, narrated by Angela Bassett, Revolution Pictures, 2016. A documentary focused upon justice and prison reform in Uganda unCommon Sounds: Peace Through Music, ABC/Luce Foundation, 2013. A documentary about bridge building and peace making between Christians and Muslims in Indonesia and Lebanon Purple State of Mind, Priddy Brothers Productions, 2008. A documentary about overcoming America’s political and religious divide through the lens of two college roommates. 1 Meet Me in Miami, Servant Productions, 2005. A comedy about the unlikely romance between a woman from New Zealand and a mysterious man from Miami, starring Carlos Ponce. Extreme Days, Providence Entertainment, 2001. Surfing, skating, snowboarding with five friends in search of adventure and a grandfather’s inheritance. The Duke, Buena Vista Home Video/Keystone Entertainment, 1999. What happens when a British Duke leaves his estate and title to his most beloved family member, a dog? Williams Syndrome: A Highly Musical Species, E.O. Productions, 1996. A musical exploration of young people and their families wrestling with disabilities and the wonders they create. For Dutch Television. Urban director, Young Life, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1987-91 English teacher and church planter, Asian Access, Tokorozawa, Japan, 1985-87 TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, 2018- Professor of Theology and Culture Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, 2009-2017 Professor of Communication International Programs, Sydney, Summer 2016 International Programs, London, Summer 2014 International Programs, Shanghai, Spring 2012 Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 2006-- Associate Professor of Theology and Culture, 2006-2009 Adjunct Faculty, Doctor of Ministry program, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 Biola University, La Mirada, California, 2003-2006 Associate Professor of Mass Communication Los Angeles Film Studies Center, CCCU, 1998-2003 Adjunct Professor for Semester-in-Hollywood program English Language Institute , Tokyo, Japan 1985-1987 English teacher for adults, grad students, college students. 2 PUBLICATIONS BOOKS: Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age, Brazos Press, 2018. iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives, Brazos Press, 2013. Don’t Stop Believin’: Pop Culture and Religion from Ben Hur to Zombies, (co-editor) Westminster John Knox Press, 2012. Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God, (editor) WJK Press, 2010. Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century, Baker Academic, 2008. A Purple State of Mind, Harvest House/Conversant Life, 2008. A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture, Baker Academic, 2003. These books have received positive reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Choice, Christianity Today, The Other Journal, Leadership Journal, Relevant, First Things, Religious Studies Review, Theological Book Review, Englewood Review of Books, Portland Book Review, Journal of Youth Ministry, Journal of Religion, Media, & Digital Culture, Journal for the Sociological Integration of Religion and Society, Science and Theology News, Ethics & Medicine, Bibliotheca Sacra, Homiletic, Preaching, Outreach, Prism, World Magazine. CHAPTERS: “Wings of Desire,” in God in the Movies: A Guide for Exploring Four Decades of Film, Catherine M. Barsotti and Robert K. Johnston, editors, Brazos Press, 2017. “Screen Time: A Window into Teens’ Dreams,” in Adoptive Youth Ministry: Integrating Emerging Generations into the Family of God, Chap Clark, editor, Baker Academic, 2016. “The Wire: Playing the Game” in Small Screen, Big Picture: Television and Lived Religion, Diane Winston, editor, Baylor University Press, 2009. “Christianity and Film” in Routledge Companion to Religion and Film, John Lyden, editor, 2009. “Movies Tell the Truth About Today’s Teen Culture,” in When Kids Hurt: Help for Adults Navigating the Adolescent Maze, Chap Clark and Steve Rabey, Baker Books, 2009. 3 “Seeing and Believing: Film Theory as a Window into a Visual Faith,” in Reframing Theology and Film, Robert K. Johnston, editor, Baker Academic, 2007. “Craig Detweiler” in 14 Conversations with Scholars of American Popular Culture, edited by Leslie Wilson, Press Americana, 2006. “Opportunities Lost,” in Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film and Culture, edited by Barbara Nicolosi and Spencer Lewerenz, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2005. “Movies and Missiology” in Practitioners: Voices Within the Emerging Church, edited by Greg Russinger and Alex Field, Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2005. “Inspiring the Next Generation” in The Hollywood Project, edited by Alex Field, Relevant Books, 2004. ARTICLES/REVIEWS: “Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit,” Journal of Religion & Film, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2017. “Re-Writing Jesus: Christ in 20th Century Fiction and Film,” Christianity & Literature, Volume 66, Issue 1, December 2016. “Let Go of Your Phone,” Relevant Magazine, Issue 72, Nov/Dec 2014. “Smiling for ‘Auschwitz Selfies,’ and Crying Into the Digital Wilderness,” CNN Belief Blog, July 2014. “Better Together: a Review of Roy Anker’s Catching Light.” Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, August/September, 2011. “The Myth of Independent Film.” Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion, Issue 66, Fall 2010. “Kicks and Tricks in Christopher Nolan’s Inception.” Journal of Religion and Film, Vol 14, No. 1, April 2010. “James Cameron’s Cathedral: Avatar Revives the Religious Spectacle,” Journal of Religion and Film, Vol. 14, No. 1, April 2010. “Why Do We Care About the Spirituality of Steve Jobs?” Science+Religion Today.com, November 7, 2011. “The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975,” Paste Magazine, September 9, 2011. “Higher Ground,” Paste Magazine, August 25, 2011. 4 “Sundance Review: Magic Trip,” Paste Magazine, February 3, 2011. “Sundance 2010: Movies that Matter,” HalogenTV.com, January 2010. “Avatar: A Celebration of Contradictions,” Beliefnet.com, December 2009. “Movies that Matter: Family Ties,” YouthWorker Journal, November 2009. Jesus of Hollywood: A book review, Christianity and Literature, Fall 2009. “Music and the Movies,” Vision Magazine (South Africa), August 2009. “Movies that Matter: Problems with Authority,” YouthWorker Journal, July 2009. “Visual Discovery: Only Grief Permits Newness,” Worship Leader, July 2009. “Second Life in the Cineplex,” www.patheos.com, May 2009. “Visual Discovery: The Gold Rush,” Worship Leader, April 2009. “Solidarity and Ambivalence in Away from Her,” co-written with Caroline Cicero, Journal of Aging, Humanities and the Arts, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2009. “They Killed Sister Dorothy: HBO’s Book of Martyrs,” sojo.net, March 2009. “Sin Nombre: Immigrants as Sojourners,” Sojourners blog, sojo.net, March 2009. “Movies that Matter: Stress Relievers,” YouthWorker Journal, January 2009. “Visual Discover: Music and the Movies,” Worship Leader, January 2009. “Benjamin Button: A Guide to the Getting of Wisdom,” Paramount, Dec 2008. “Movies that Matter: Pushing Past Stereotypes,” YouthWorker Journal, Nov 2008. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Study Guide, Miramax Films, October 2008. “Movies that Matter: Reel Girls,” YouthWorker Journal, Sept/October 2008. The Family that Preys: A Study Guide, Lionsgate Studios, Sept 2008. “Reel Spirituality,” The Worshipper, Summer 2008. “Points of Contact: Into the Dark,” Modern Reformation, Volume 17, No. 4, July/August 2008. “Movies that Matter: Bye Bye Suburbia,” YouthWorker Journal, July/August 2008. 5 “Reel Revelation: Searching for God in the Movies,” YouthWorker Journal, July/August 2008. “The Soul of Sports: Celtics vs. Lakers,” Beliefnet, June 2008. “Don’t Fear ‘Reaper’,” Beliefnet, May 2008. “Visual Discovery: Super Role Models,” Worship Leader, May 2008. “Monsters on the Loose: Cloverfield and the Emerging Church,” Out of Ur, Leadership Journal blog, April 23-25, 2008. “Movies that Matter: Leaving Home,” YouthWorker Journal, May/June 2008. “No rest, no peace in The Wire,” Catapult Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 7, March 2008. “Movie that Matter: See Through Cinema,” YouthWorker, March/April 2008. “Visual Discovery: The Subtle Kingdom,” Worship Leader, March 2008. “The Bigger Picture: Oscars 2008,” Relevant Magazine.com, Feb 2008 “The Case for War/Dance,” Beliefnet Film Awards, January 2008 “Movies that Matter: