Rev. Danny Fisher

I have a review of the new Paul Greengrass film The Bourne Ultimatum in the latest issue of the Journal of Religion and Film. You can read it online here.

The Bourne Ultimatum is the third (and probably final) film in the extremely popular action series based on the novels by Robert Ludlum. It was released in theaters this past August, and came out on DVD just a few weeks ago. The Associated Press, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Miami Herald all included it on their “ten best films of the year” lists. And then this morning, it received three Academy Award nominations: Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Editing, and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing.

I’ve written for the Journal of Religion and Film once before, and hope to do much more writing for them in the future.

I was interviewed for Dr. Lucinda Mosher’s new book Faith in the Neighborhood: Loss. The book’s publisher, Church Publishing, describes it this way:

Helps Christians understand the complex attitudes toward illness and death among the many faiths of their neighbors. Mosher lets us listen in as nurses, physicians, chaplains, religious leaders, and laypersons wrestle with questions such as:



• Why are we here and what is our destiny?
  
• What causes illness?
  
• What happens when we die, and what should happen to the body of the deceased?
  
• How does our religion help us handle the grieving process?
  
• How does our religion help us make decisions about medical treatment options?

Much of what I said to Dr. Mosher made it into the book, albeit with relative anonymity. (Like a lot of interviewees in the book, I’m credited as “a chaplain” or “a Buddhist chaplain” or some such thing.)

I really enjoyed reading the book and recommend it to you. In particular, chaplains and other caregivers will no doubt find it very useful.