I don't think any class has influenced me more than a class I am presently in called, "Church & Culture." The professor has opened my eyes to a culture that constantly exerts pressure on you and me. We are being influenced from every angle. The cultural influencers (Apple, Playboy, Reality TV, MYSPACE, Hollywood, etc.) want us to be so busy that we don't think or reflect on what we are doing, we just react and consume.
Think about TV. With each show you watch, whether you like it or not, you are being instructed on how to live, what to buy, what the good life is, what to look like, etc. We are given "unspoken permission" or you can say, "an unconscious, yes," to do exactly what you are watching. It is called behavior modification. They are training us to respond in life from those experiences. Why do you think people want HDTV's or I-Phones, or you fill in the blank with that thing on your list? Or the person you want to look like. It is a fact, most people who get cosmetic surgery do so to look like a celebrity!
The bottom line is that we must exert pressure on the culture or we will conform. If you consume culture without thinking about it, you will become a product of the culture. For the class, we have to write an essay on a question that is impossible to answer. He says, there are not right or wrong answers, but better or worse. These essays will get you to think about the world we live in through a different lens. They have been the most challenging essays, I ever wrote and they are short! Take a stab at them...not me!!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Church & Culture
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So here is the fameous question once again, How? How do we begin to redeem the culture?
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