Extends Marshall McLuhan's argument that the mode in which content is delivered shapes us as much as the content itself. In other words, "The medium is the message." Postman looks at how images and sound change the way we actually come to know reality.
Read this book, along with Neal Gabler's Life: The Movie, and watch Merchants of Cool (PBS) to grasp the dehumanizing effects of today's electronic mediators.
Artists show how we can be the creators—not just critics—of culture. Thoughtful, insightful essays wrestle with the theology and practice of the creative enterprise. You'll see hints of classics from Madeleine L'Engle (Walking on Water), Hans Rookmaaker (Art Needs No Justification), and Richard Niebuhr (Christ and Culture).
Bill Romanowski (Eyes Wide Open), Robert Johnston (Reel Spirituality), and Jeffrey Overstreet (Through a Screen Darkly) helped us find God in film. Now Detweiler and Taylor guide us in discovering God in other art forms.
Twenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. Will their legacy survive today’s partisanship?
The late pastor theologian gave strong counsel to me and so many others in ministry.
Twenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. Will their legacy survive today’s partisanship?
To journey out of nostalgia and amnesia, we need to pay attention to God’s presence in our present.
The Spirit is at work, but so are the mechanisms around high-production sets.
