Movies: What Are They Good (or Not Good) For?

Richard Hernandez, InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship staff and alumnus (History Ph.D. 2001), will be giving an apologetic for watching movies.

Rick will lead us in a consideration of how we as Christians might view and understand films. In this, he aims to help us make better use of our fellowship's monthly film and discussion series. A few of his most basic questions will be: "How can movies help or hinder our spiritual lives?"; "Is there really such a thing as 'pure entertainment?' and, if so, is this something we might value?"; and "Is there a positive or negative relationship between the Gospel and an 'artform' like cinema?"

Rick grew up on a farm in Northeast Colorado. He was involved with InterVarsity at and graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Recently he completed his Ph.D in Russian History here at Stanford. He enjoys good discussions on just about any topic, listening to early music, playing racquetball, and hanging out at monasteries. He is married to Angela Ovalle, and they have a three-year-old son, Richard and a six-month-old, John-Paul.