Associate Professor of Religious Studies Steve Humphries-Brooks wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Albany Times Union (Sept. 23, 2006). The op-ed, "Movies fail to tell the whole story," discussed the depiction of Jesus in such recent films as "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Passion of the Christ." Humphries-Brooks wrote "These two Hollywood films show us two sides of American theology post 9/11. Their release became another occasion for the 'culture wars,' broadly seen as the confrontation between liberal and conservative America. The movies, like much of American politics since 9/11, spin the cultural clash as the secular liberals against the Christians. But the battle is actually between two thoroughly Christian audiences."
