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J. Mark Bertrand

J. Mark Bertrand is the author of three novels—Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—Bertrand has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. His non-fiction book Rethinking Worldview is used in several university and seminary courses, and his work has appeared in print or online at ByFaith, Comment, Books & Culture, and First Things. He writes about the design and production of Bibles at the popular blog BibleDesignBlog.com.

 

Are Bible Apps Destined to Purify the Printed Word?

The fulfillment of the hypertext dream has cleared the way for printed Bibles to pursue other ends, like being read.

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J. Mark Bertrand Nov 19, 2010

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Breeding Monsters

Edwards says his goal was to create “the world’s most realistic monster movie.” What he ended up with makes me wonder if what’s killing Hollywood is having too much.

J. Mark Bertrand Sep 3, 2010

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Post-Apocalypse Now

Call it optimism or call it denial, but I’m not one of those people who thinks the world is on its last legs. Even so, the literature of the meltdown fascinates me.

J. Mark Bertrand May 21, 2010

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The Wake for Printed Books

Until now, the End of the Book has been a symbol of the End of Civilization. The anaesthetized drones of the leisure society have no time to read. They are too busy being entertained.

J. Mark Bertrand Aug 7, 2009

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Of Deerstalkers and Labcoats

The appeal of forensic thrillers like CSI is nearly as universal as it is inexplicable. The form has been morally neutered and sterilized—there is no larger order to re-establish, and evil doesn’t even register.

J. Mark Bertrand Aug 1, 2008

How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read

Two people can read the same text and take away two very different impressions. In this subjectivity, there is enough ambiguity for a non-reader to bluff her way through conversations with grace and, almost, heroism.