Volume 83 (CD Edition)

Guests on Volume 83: Barrett Fisher, on film noir and its revealing portrayal of human moral confusion; Dick Keyes, on contemporary cynicism, how it's destructive, and how it might be resisted; Richard Lints, on a distinctively theological approach to understanding human identity; Paul McHugh, on how the discipline of psychiatry needs to mature, and on stories as diagnostic tools; Paul Weston, on lessons from Lesslie Newbigin on interfaith dialogue and the attacks on Christianity from scientism; and Paul Walker, on how the forms of Renaissance choral music communicate rich theological concerns. “In a way, that’s what noir is about; it’s about the strangeness of human nature. An account of noir which only talks about the darkness of human nature misses the mark because noir characters are mixed characters.”  —Barrett Fisher  Professor Barrett Fisher discusses the intrigue and satisfaction of film noir. The genre — the movies of which are both visually and morally dark — received its