Playing it safe?

After witnessing the people of Maycomb convict an innocent man (Tom Robinson) simply because of his color, young Jem Finch voices his confusion about his town to his trusted neighbor, Miss Maudie. The narrator, Scout, recounts her brother’s lament, “I always thought that Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that’s what […]

Why we love Atticus Finch (from the Christianity Today Entertainment Blog)

The 50th anniversary this year of the beloved novel To Kill a Mockingbird has many of us remembering the Oscar-winning film and Gregory Peck’s portrayal of Atticus Finch—voted the greatest American hero of 20th century film by the American Film Institute. One key scene shows why this character has become enshrined as an iconic hero […]

CNN’s Belief Blog:

I recently had an opportunity to write for CNN’s religion blog about faith andjust a few of the many lessons we can learn fromTo Kill a Mockingbird. You can check it out here: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/03/the-mockingbird-parables-christian-lessons-in-harper-lees-classic/?hpt=C2