Mark Pinsky, the author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons, has written a good summary piece for Sightings about the presence of faith on TV. Check it out: "TV's Leap of Faith". Anyone who has heard me preach or even had a conversation with me knows that I agree with Pinsky'sbasic premise, that TV (and all of pop culture) is an important place to find religious discourse in our society and therefore an important conversation partner for the church as we think about God and humanity. As Pinsky and others observe, more people will watch these shows than will ever hear our sermons or Bible lessons...so we better be paying attention and we better be willing to join the conversation.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Gospel According to TV
Mark Pinsky, the author of The Gospel According to the Simpsons, has written a good summary piece for Sightings about the presence of faith on TV. Check it out: "TV's Leap of Faith". Anyone who has heard me preach or even had a conversation with me knows that I agree with Pinsky'sbasic premise, that TV (and all of pop culture) is an important place to find religious discourse in our society and therefore an important conversation partner for the church as we think about God and humanity. As Pinsky and others observe, more people will watch these shows than will ever hear our sermons or Bible lessons...so we better be paying attention and we better be willing to join the conversation.
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