Luke 24:
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, Jesus interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures. The course was twelve weeks, and each week there was an assigned reading with a short quiz. The disciples were required to submit a 4500-word paper (MLA formatting), and there was a midterm [...]
In the media business model, you are the product, not the customer, which the media companies sell to advertizers. That is the underlying impetus for the production of all the media we consume.
I know this is cliche in a sense, but I have been thinking about it a lot lately.
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There is something of a magic formula for referencing sources in graduate school scriptural exegesis papers. Make sure to consult some “reputable” commentaries, use the standard reference works, and be sure to include some journal articles (always more than you think). But there are some fundamental issues concerning the use of critical sources [...]
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An American television network is talking about producing television shows based on the products of advertizers:
The collaboration between NBC and Omnicom offers “a unique way of giving brands a seat at the table with writers and producers in developing episodic programming that ties directly to brand needs,” Omnicom Media Group Digital chief executive Matt Spiegel [...]
Last night I had the pleasure of viewing a new documentary entitled Lord Save Us From Your Followers. The film uses a style reminiscent of Morgan Spurlock to examine “why the gospel of love is dividing America.” A number of devices are used, including the confession booth concept from Blue Like Jazz, to [...]
Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating the mass today at Yankee Stadium. I expected better judgment from the Holy Father than electing to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection in that den of iniquity, the home of the Damn Yankees. The ecumenical movement is dead.
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For I could wish that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen, who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. To them belong the patriarchs, and [...]
I think I have a new, full-orbed political theology thanks to Switchfoot:
I pledge allegiance to a country without borders
Without politicians
I am broken, I am bitter
I’m the problem, I’m the politician
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Obama is now running from Jeremiah Wright. I have to say that Jeremiad Wright is a good preacher. I also have to say that I find nothing particularly troubling in his sermons from a theological perspective. As for his apparent subscription to HIV conspiracy theories, I am perplexed. As for various [...]
This week Philosophy Talk had a great caller-submitted conundrum: A woman bought a used children’s book for her nieces which turned out to contain inappropriate content (racism). Should she simply return it to the store and risk another child being exposed to it, or should she destroy (by recycling) the book and become a [...]