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Lädt ... All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes: Christians and Popular Culture (Turning Point Christian Worldview)von Ken Myers, Marvin Olasky
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Slightly dated but very helpful C.S. Lewis-ish take on Christians in pop culture. ( ) This ranks as my favourite book on the subject of Christians and Culture. While maintaining a thoroughly biblical worldview, Myers departs from the naive applications of the cultural mandate which is so often the weakness of many worldview thinkers today. While charging Christians to act as leaven in the culture, and to propagate the gospel through spiritual means, he warns that the forms of popular culture inherently cancel whatever Christian content we may try to pour into them. Popular culture must be viewed in the same manner as fast food -- something to be enjoyed at times, but with an awareness of the dangers posed by overconsumption and improper use. His analysis of popular culture's historical and sociological roots should be considered by all who seek a better understanding of this subject which is so fraught with tensions between obligation and application. I highly recommend this book! Theme: popular culture: where it came from, how it affects us, how do we then live Type: Value: Age: Interest: Objectionable: Synopsis/Noteworthy: xiii how versus what we think becomes the issue/focus xv popular culture (pc): immediate, what please me at the moment, 114, 120, 126, 183 18 worldliness, a parallel culture 30 culture: human effort giving structure, working out beliefs in life 39, 42 37 Israel's culture somewhat restored holy Eden 49 do not be sequestered 50 our current calling re culture: participate, enjoy life 51, 52 55 Pascal on unhappiness: "[Men] have a secret instinct which impels them to seek amusement and occupation abroad, and which arise from the sense of their constant unhappiness." 61 pc presupposes absence of community 62 modernity pushes out God in its diversions 64 new is better 67 credit cards--constant gratification 68 immediacy--tv and rock 68-9 broken tradition 69 liberalism 80 art is to form to created reality 82 good art stretches us 96-other perspectives 86 popular art depicts life as we would have it 92 receive in art, first 95 aesthetic good defers from moral goodness 98 wisdom 101 culture--in Christ and not in self 104 the sixties, 124-concentrated modernism 107 evangelicals and culture 108, 181, 186 109 rebellion zeitgeist 110 modernism, 114 119 one thesis failure of high culture 120 pc contrasted with high culture 122 problem with pc is lack of transcendence 131 medium is message--content not as important 133 rock music obliterated non-sensual aesthetics 134ff, 137, 149-rock enlivens boredom, 151-objected to, 153-drives self, 155-objected to 140 romanticism reacted to rationalism 157ff tv 165, 171, 176 162 images versus words 164 pictures don't/can't establish propositions 179 liberation from images 180 possible to enjoy pc legitimately 180 purpose of book: attempt to explain the nature of pc in relation to other aspects of creation, and esp in relation to the history of American culture and society 181 sum of historical development 181 sensibility 182 cultivate self-denial of immediacy 183 fashionable 183 transcendence 185 deal with timeless (with children) Ethan 68-71 lost family and church heritage because popular culture offers no disapproval if you only take part of its program CBC xii-persecution; 133-rock, 171-tv/entertainment analysis Elijah 181. 183-4 K 79-article, 183 X 153 stats prove science, 182 efficient versus effective, 212 typo Zeige 4 von 4 Gehört zur Reihe
Skillfully analyzes American popular culture, tracing its development and influence throughout history, and ultimately exposes its impact on character. Part of the Turning Point Christian Worldview series. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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