Articles and Other Prose...
WRITTEN BY JENNIFER MERRI PARKER
Magazine Articles
"Who's Your Daddy: Looking Back on the Central Questions of the Star Wars Saga" The Banner, Vol. 140; No. 7, July 2005 ("Tuned In" section, p. 16).
"Loosing the Church to Combat Abuse" (review of film Woman Thou Art Loosed) in Catapult, Vol. 3; No. 19, Nov. 19 - Dec. 2, 2004.
"The Sign of Jonah: What to Do With Christian Despair," The Banner, Jan. 2004.
"The Sex Lives of Christian Teens," Christian Reader Magazine, March/April 2003.
"What Your Children Really Believe... and how you can help them toward a faith they can call their own," MOODY Magazine, March/April 2003.
  Jennifer Merri Parker
"Saving Africa: the story of forgotten missionary hero William Sheppard is finally told" (review of nonfiction book Black Livingstone by Pagan Kennedy; Christianity Today, September 9, 2002.
Jennifer Merri Parker is a professional Christian writer/editor, teacher and speaker with a Harvard degree in English & American literature and language and more than 10 years experience in writing and  magazine publishing. To inquire about Ms. Parker's availability for projects, consultations, work-shops, conferences or  speaking engagements, click on the link below to e-mail Jennifer.
"Dependence Day" (Reflections on the Summer of Community); Re:Generation Quarterly, Summer 2002 --A special post 9-11 web edition.
"Learning to Live From Mr. Emmett: Mississippi Centenarian Proves the Power of a Faith-Filled Life." The Banner, June 17, 2002.
"Good and Evil in the Video Age;" The Banner, March 11, 2002.
"Capture the Flag: A Black Mississippian Defends Display of a Confederate Emblem"; Re:Generation Quarterly, Winter 2002.
"Sierra Leone: A Hard Road to Restoration;" The Banner, July 30, 2001.
"Why the Church Needs to Go to the Movies;" Cutting Edge, Winter 2002.
"Multiethnic Conference 2000 Celebrates Unity in Diversity; The Banner, June 2000.
"Satire Verite" (Film review - Primary Colors, Wag the Dog, and Bullworth); Re:Generation Quarterly, 4.3, Winter 1998.
"2001: A Grace Odyssey" (Report on CRC Synod 2001); The Banner, June 2001
"CRC's First Black Pastor Returns 42 Years After Bitter Farewell;" The Banner, May 21, 2001.
Back to HOME
"Why you'll never get me to turn on TV,"  (Op/Ed, pro in pro/con piece on television); Re:Generation Quarterly, 4.4, Fall 1998.
Losing Innocence, Needing Faith;" Sojourners, Nov. 1994 (part of a compilation feature called "A Generation's Faith: Christian Twenty Somethings Challenge the Stereotypes").
"Ex-Gay Author Promises Hope for Homosexuals" -- AgapePress 7/25/03 article  on Anne Paulk's book Restoring Sexual Identity (Harvest House Publishers, 2003)
Agape Press Article - 9/30/03: "Black Pro-Life Leader Making Miraculous Progress After Massive Heart Attack (article on Rev. Johnny Hunter of L.E.A.R.N., Inc."
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ESSAYS/PAPERS:
"The Favorite" (unpublished short story)."
"The Myth of Articulation", (academic paper by Jennifer Parker, copyright 1997.)
"Lest We Be Scattered" (copyright 1991, Jennifer M. Parker)
NEWS / PRESS PIECES
"New Christian Film Company Retells Bible Stories for the Screen" -- AgapePress 8/01/03 article on Goodbook Productions film release, Unshakable Faith.
"Author Says Parents Have Power to Help Kids Choose Abstinence" -- AgapePress   8/6/03 article on La Verne Tolbert, author of Keeping Your Kids Sexually Pure.
"Katinas' New Album Hits a High Note in Contemporary Christian Music," -- AgapePress 8/8/03 review of group's upcoming (Oct. 2003) release, Roots.
"Christian Singer Makes Recording   Label, Reality TV Debut (review of Jimmy Fedd's debut album, I Find You-AgPr 8/22/03
"Christian Band's Success Points to Secular Audience's Hunger for Biblical Message" (Mercy Me  and "I Can Only Imagine") AgPr 8/20/03.
Review: "4Him's 'Visible' Communicates Truth, Hope for Dark Times"  AgPr 9/11/03
ON FILM AND VISUAL MEDIA CULTURE
"Author Says Culture's Visual Media Obsession Paves Way for Paganism" AgPr 9/5/03 (on Arthur Hunt's book The Vanishing Word: The Veneration of Visual Imagery in the Postmodern World.
"Christian Actress Makes Big-Screen Debut in New Film 'Radio'" - AgPr 10/24/03
"Cinema for the Soul: Growing Movement Combines Faith, Film, and Movie Fans" 10/17/03 (piece on Christian film festivals around North America, including the Damah, CAFF, Reel Spirituality & Envoy events)
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