I'm beginning to think none of you actually read this blog. You all need to make use of Google Reader.
So, I haven't actually watched this yet (it's finals week, and no, I don't want to talk about it), but Fuller Prof Craig Detweiler was recently interviewed on Nightline about how Christians can engage in Pop Culture. I know some of you are very interested in this, so I thought it might be a fun topic for discussion. Here's the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=6394347&page=1
Peace.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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I read it! I read it!
I just haven't had time to sit down and post a reply. Lame, I know... but hey, job, church stuff, first year of marriage... they TOTALLY count as excuses.
I have thoughts on the last three posts. I will really try to put something together soon....
Nice find, Mike. I appreciate the quote towards the end:
"If you are truly connected to the creator of the universe you should be the most creative and risk-taking people on the planet. You would be coming up with new ideas and new visions all the time. That's our heritage and hopefully we'll get back to it. For hundreds of years, Christians were the patrons of the arts. You have the renaissance that resulted. ... You had Michelangelo and Leonardo DaVinci paid by the church to make masterpieces. And now we're reduced to pale imitation of the worst elements of pop culture. I'd rather have us lead a renaissance in the arts instead of imitate those who have gone before us."
Amen!!
and I really wish I could stop there...but...
I don't think that "a new kind of reality tv show" necessarily fits the bill of new idea, new vision, or renaissance. i guess i'd have to see them before i could really judge. but maybe instead of judging, i should just accept and commend that people are doing SOMETHING and trying to do it well. it's easy to sit here at my desk and to condemn people for sub-par attempts at "art," brooding over how if the world (or God) only gave me a chance to do anything other than administrative assistance, i would be revolutionary. but in reality, i don't create anything. I feel a little like Ego from Ratatouille. ouch. that smarts. I don't want to be the critic. I want to be on the side of the misunderstood artist, risking everything on vision and the compulsion to create.
wow. this is really depressing. i'm feeling convicted from the impetus of Christian reality tv shows. how annoying.
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