086 - Frank Turek and Hollywood Heroes

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Frank Turek of Crossexamined.org. They discuss themes in his most recent book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God.
https://a315.co/HollywoodHeroesBook

0:43 - About Frank Turek
1:31 - Featured Resource: Worldview Bulletin
https://a315.co/WorldViewBulletin
2:55 - About Hollywood Heroes
5:43 - Welcoming Frank Turek
6:00 - What’s it like writing a book with your son?
7:36 - Should Christians be afraid of watching certain movies?
10:31 - What is true heroism?
12:23 - “But all you need to do is share the Gospel…”
16:07 - What was a shock to Frank about the Harry Potter stories?
21:18 - Ironman vs. Captain America… why?
24:55 - Money, sex, and power.
29:07 - Star Wars or Superhero movies: Frank’s authoritative take
31:40 - The audiobook version of Hollywood Heroes
32:38 - Revenge of the Sith and falling into sin…
36:12 - New advice for apologists
41:15 - What can discourage Frank Turek?
43:50 - How can Christians keep their hearts from becoming hardened?
50:05 - Where to find all the cool goodies:

Check out Hollywood Heroes here:
https://a315.co/HollywoodHeroesBook

Find Frank’s website here:
www.crossexamined.org

Find Frank’s books here:
https://crossexamined.org/books

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