Episode 89 - WAKE UP DEAD MAN with Rev. Dr. Ryan Tinetti

About this episode

Tim and Jay talk to Ryan Tinetti about the newest Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man, and its relation to religion and culture.

Send us Fan Mail Tim and Jay talk to Ryan Tinetti, professor at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, about the newest Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man. Religion in movies, Christianity, pastors, and culture war in the church and in the world. Check it out! Also, Ryan has a new book out (which we should have mentioned!), Quiet Ambition, which you can find here. Some of the films we mention in this episode: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Silence, Godfather Part III, Calvary, Stars in M...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim, Jay

Guest: Rev Dr Ryan Tinetti

Topics covered

• religion in movies
• Christianity
• culture war
• pastors

Keywords

• Knives Out
• Wake Up Dead Man
• Quiet Ambition
• Silence
• Godfather Part III
• Calvary

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Quiet Ambition

Books & works: WAKE UP DEAD MAN, Knives Out, Quiet Ambition, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Silence, Godfather Part III, Calvary, Stars in M

Places: St. Louis

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