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Quotables: It’s the Culture, Stupid!

It’s the Culture, Stupid! {free lecture} by Ken Myers Mainstream America, in its cultural assumptions, in its understanding of reality, is more like what the Bible calls the World than it is like what the Bible calls the Kingdom of God. And it’s fascinating to watch for the last almost-thirty years as Christians of various denominational backgrounds…have been upset about various aspects of American culture, have nonetheless imitated much of the culture in order to fit in, in order to be Continue Reading…
September 18, 2012
A Contemplation of CiRCE {Entry 2}

This past week or two, I’ve actually listened to a number of CiRCE Conference CDs. I enjoyed listening to E. Christian Kopf, who sounds remarkably like my high school chemistry teacher {of whom I was very fond}, and if that wasn’t enough, I discovered my oldest child listening to Kopf on his own time. Why? He doesn’t really know what all of it means, but he “likes the way it sounds.” I’m not discussing Kopf today, though. Instead, it’s Ken Myers’ Continue Reading…
November 2, 2011
Leisure: The Basis of Culture {Chapter 1}

Leisure: The Basis of Cultureby Josef Pieper Last night, on the way home from the grocery store, I was bemoaning the fact that my copy of Leisure: The Basis of Culture had not yet arrived. The book club begins tomorrow! I explained. I’m going to be behind right from the start! I told you I saw the UPS man today, Mom! replied a little-boy voice from the backest of back seats. My, that little boy comes in handy. Thankfully, the first chapter Continue Reading…
September 22, 2009
Better Off: Idolatry

One of the foundational discussions in Ken Myers’ book All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes was concerning the idea of idolatry. Popular culture, especially as expressed through rock music, promotes idolatry, especially idolatry of the self. This was the essence of what Myers was saying in those chapters. Enter Eric Brende. He’s a Catholic living with the Minimites, a stricter-than-Amish Plain Sect whose lives are completely antithetical to the popular culture Myers described. Does this mean idolatry disappears? No! Brende Continue Reading…
March 16, 2009