IMAGINARIUM REV.
Paul Leggett is pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Montclair, New Jersey.
He's also served churches in Philadelphia and worked for eight years in
mission work, four of which he spent teaching at the Latin American Biblical
Seminary in San Jose, Costa Rica. Paul has been been interested in fantasy
and supernatural films his whole life. He's lectured on film at Vassar
College and written numerous articles on the subject (in English and
Spanish). His book Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth and Religion was
published in 2001 on McFarland & Company.
MAGICAL REALIST!
Jeff
Gundy teaches literature and writing at Bluffton University in Ohio and has
published seven books of poetry and prose, including Deerflies (poems)
and Walker in the Fog: On Mennonite Writing. (essays).
GET A LIFE!
Mike Hertenstein has far too much real festival work to put this
much time into the Imaginarium web site.
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Erika Doss is a cultural historian who has written widely on the role visual
images play within American culture. Her books include Benton, Pollock,
and the Politics of Modernism (1991), Spirit Poles and Flying Pigs:
Public Art and Cultural Democracy in American Communities (1995), and
Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith and Image (1999), In the Summer of 2007,
she will become the Chair of the Department of American Studies at Notre Dame
University.
WONDER BOY
Lint Hatcher is the founder and original editor of that essential
Imaginarium-inspiration, Wonder magazine. He is also the author
of The Magic Eightball Test: A Christian Defense of
Halloween and All Things Spooky (which is available at
hambangers.com) as well as articles for Gadfly,
Wrapped In Plastic, Creative Loafing, and Cornerstone
magazine. His podcast — Excuse me, Ghidorah? — can be
downloaded from iTunes.
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DOCTOR ZOMBIE!
Kim Paffenroth is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Iona
College. He is the author of several books on the Bible and theology.
Recently his interests have turned to considering the interface between
Christianity and popular culture, especially in what many assume is the
secular or even anti-religious genres of science-fiction and horror,
co-authoring (with T. Bertonneau) The Truth Is Out There: Christian Faith
and the Classics of TV Science Fiction (Brazos, 2006), and writing
Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth
(Baylor, 2006).
MISSIONAL OTAKU
A TEAM missionary in Japan, Paul Nethercott is also director of the Christian
Arts Network (CAN) in Japan, exploring "missional art" as a way of connecting
with the Japanese people. In association with the film department at Biola
University, Paul produced a short film that touches on Japanese cultural
issues such as group suicides, depression and hikikomori.
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CULTURE JAMMER
Aiden Enns is a former managing editor for the anti-corporate
Adbusters, who left that magazine to start his own version,
Geez. Aiden is a Mennonite who calls himself "a missionary to the
Christians with the social gospel." He grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and
holds two master's degrees. He is the founder of "Buy Nothing Christmas."
CHICKEN BONK!
When I was at the Imaginarium I won a prize and a strange man hit me on the
head with a chicken. My Aunt Verna says this was a pagan ritual, but I told
her that the ancient Druids never used rubber chickens (at least not unless they had to).
Dave Canfield
Tombstone, Ariz.
TOTALLY UNCOOL!
Paul Grant is the author of Blessed Are the Uncool: Living Authentically
in a World of Show. He is an American who grew up in Europe, and a white
leader in a black church. Accordingly he is an aficionado of both hip hop and
fine cheese. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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