Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett

PhD @ColumbiaReli '24, Alum Duke and St Andrews. Fan of all things monsters. Church history nerd. Lutheran. Progressive. Wir sind Bettler, hoc est verum. SDG.

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

Just heard that this volume on Theology and Horror is coming out soon. Check out my chapter on historic theological engagement with lycanthropy (along with many other exciting chapters from many talented scholars) in March! Congrats to all involved!

[Brandon Grafius @BrGrafius]

I just heard that my co-edited volume "Theology and Horror" has gone to press, just in time for the March release date. It's not cheap, but request it from your library! https://t.co/m9P7tf0dbc

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

My wife and I have tickets for the BTS Arirang Tour at Gillette Stadium that we no longer need. Individual tickets for 8/5 and 8/6, both in the 100s sections. Can transfer via Ticketmaster- looking to get face value. Please message me privately if interested!

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@RonFilipkowski Otherwise Obama’s speech was spot on.

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@RonFilipkowski I’m only upset that Obama didn’t say that he changed the order to “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Don.”

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@GenreFilmAddict

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@DannyDrinksWine

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@kevinmnye1 Perhaps an unconventional choice, but In Bruges is as complex a look at guilt, judgment, and redemption as any film out there, and it’s setting in a preserved medieval town is crucial to the narrative. It’s vulgar and darkly hilarious, but also deeply probing.

[Jake @j_rhett]

Luther had strong opinions on dads changing diapers, too!

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@ihatejoelkim Okay, Lane deserved better, but Howard was murdered, had his suicide faked, and was buried beneath an illegal meth lab- is Lane’s fate really worse?

[Thomas Horrocks @thomaslhorrocks]

This is your friendly, periodic reminder that "not discerning the Lord's body" and partaking "in an unworthy manner" in the context of The Lord's Supper means humiliating the poor.

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@ErinCNewton @isaacsoon2 @ErinNewtonTX Mine grew out of a class I took with my advisor. I did a paper on my topic and explored it further afterward because I loved it and really got into my topic.

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@vox_magica Another vote for Silence. Also The Mission and First Reformed.

Other options-
Jesus Camp
Kingdom of Heaven (director’s cut)

Even evangelical made films (of the Kirk Cameron variety) could help explore how the heresy/orthodoxy divide shapes Christian communities and views today

[ucscmonsters @ucscmonsters]

CFP: 2023 Festival of Monsters (Oct. 13-15, Santa Cruz) is looking for 20-minute paper or presentation proposals on Monsters or Monster-related topics. https://t.co/8htREXaT9R #monsterstudies #monster #CFP #CallForPapers

[Brandon Grafius @BrGrafius]

The first volume I co-edited with @JohnWMorehead, Theology and horror, is now in Paperback at a more reader-friendly pricepoint. Glad to see this becoming more accessible! https://t.co/wesj34nL34

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@JosiahHawthorne There are Lutheran Benedictines in Michigan, Lutheran Franciscans in Texas, and lots of Lutheran monastic communities in Germany and Scandinavia.

[Liz is on Bluesky @AtheistjLiz]

Sauron's fixation on Galadriel is not only completely in character but also very much in line with Tolkien's themes and Sauron's self-destructive flaws. 🧵

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

I have a ticket that I won't be using for The Shins show on August 23rd at Radio City Music Hall- please message me privately if you're interested!

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@dizzieLizzybeth @sarahmhawkinson Hard agree- it actively bored me to the point where I fell asleep the first time I watched it.

[Bonhoeffer's Child @bonhoefferchild]

Never forget: There is a vast difference between living your faith in the public square vs pursuing power to force the public square to follow your faith.

The former is Christ. The latter is Babylon.

[Dr. Michael Silva-Hammett @drhammster]

@TVietor08 Also worth checking out “Jesus and John Wayne” by @kkdumez if you haven’t yet- it does an excellent job of exploring how evangelical support of Trump is a feature of it, not a bug, and explores the hypermasculinity in the movement.