A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 4 of 4) with John De Graaf, the producer of a PBS series and companion book titled, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, joins us to talk about this widespread disease, which can be described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." De Graaf, discusses some of the symptoms: shopping fever (mall mania), credit card debt, bankruptcies, greed and envy, homes congested with stuff, a shortage of time, declining savings, an overload of possessions, consumeritus among kids (especially teens) and an ache for meaning. A fascinating and sobering discussion and wake up call.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Consumerism, Spirituality in October 10, 2006 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »
A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 3 of 4) with John De Graaf, the producer of a PBS series and companion book titled, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, joins us to talk about this widespread disease, which can be described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." De Graaf, discusses some of the symptoms: shopping fever (mall mania), credit card debt, bankruptcies, greed and envy, homes congested with stuff, a shortage of time, declining savings, an overload of possessions, consumeritus among kids (especially teens) and an ache for meaning. A fascinating and sobering discussion and wake up call.
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A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 2 of 4) with John De Graaf, the producer of a PBS series and companion book titled, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, joins us to talk about this widespread disease, which can be described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." De Graaf, discusses some of the symptoms: shopping fever (mall mania), credit card debt, bankruptcies, greed and envy, homes congested with stuff, a shortage of time, declining savings, an overload of possessions, consumeritus among kids (especially teens) and an ache for meaning. A fascinating and sobering discussion and wake up call.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Consumerism, Spirituality in October 8, 2006 by Dick Staub | 2 Comments »
A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 1 of 4) with John De Graaf, the producer of a PBS series and companion book titled, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, joins us to talk about this widespread disease, which can be described as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more." De Graaf, discusses some of the symptoms: shopping fever (mall mania), credit card debt, bankruptcies, greed and envy, homes congested with stuff, a shortage of time, declining savings, an overload of possessions, consumeritus among kids (especially teens) and an ache for meaning. A fascinating and sobering discussion and wake up call.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Consumerism, Spirituality in October 7, 2006 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
There is no question that retailing God is becoming big business…But what is the thoughtful, spiritual creative to make of it? Does the T-shirting of faith trivialize God? Do the "bobble-head Jesus figures," diminish the divine or accentuate God's humanness in Jesus? Is making money off of retailing God an abomination like moneychangers in the Temple or a wonderful way to blend faith and making a living? Does a high-end, artful fashion statement represent a more appropriate direction for integrating faith and fashion? In this episode of The Kindlings Muse we explore the high and low art of the "Retailing of God"ť enterprise. We start with a special feature from our own Bill Hogg, "Mr. Hogg goes shopping," followed by our guests: Shawn McNally from Vox Sacra, internationally awarded stylist Annie Willhoite from the Bocz salon and David Wahl from novelty retailer Archie McPhee. (TKM Segment 3 of 3)
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Celebrity, Consumerism, Spirituality, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in October 6, 2006 by Dick Staub | 4 Comments »
There is no question that retailing God is becoming big business. But what is the thoughtful, spiritual creative to make of it? Does the T-shirting of faith trivialize God? Do the "bobble-head Jesus figures," diminish the divine or accentuate God's humanness in Jesus? Is making money off of retailing God an abomination like moneychangers in the Temple or a wonderful way to blend faith and making a living? Does a high-end, artful fashion statement represent a more appropriate direction for integrating faith and fashion? In this episode of The Kindlings Muse we explore the high and low art of the "Retailing of God"ť enterprise. We start with a special feature from our own Bill Hogg, "Mr. Hogg goes shopping," followed by our guests: Shawn McNally from Vox Sacra, internationally awarded stylist Annie Willhoite from the Bocz salon and David Wahl from novelty retailer Archie McPhee. (TKM Segment 2 of 3)
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Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Consumerism, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in October 5, 2006 by Dick Staub | 4 Comments »
There is no question that retailing God is becoming big business. But what is the thoughtful, spiritual creative to make of it? Does the T-shirting of faith trivialize God? Do the "bobble-head Jesus figures,"ť diminish the divine or accentuate God's humanness in Jesus? Is making money off of retailing God an abomination like moneychangers in the Temple or a wonderful way to blend faith and making a living? Does a high-end, artful fashion statement represent a more appropriate direction for integrating faith and fashion? In this episode of The Kindlings Muse we explore the high and low art of the "Retailing of God"ť enterprise. We start with a special feature from our own Bill Hogg, "Mr. Hogg goes shopping," followed by our guests: Shawn McNally from Vox Sacra, internationally awarded stylist Annie Willhoite from the Bocz salon and David Wahl from novelty retailer Archie McPhee. (TKM Segment 1 of 3)
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Consumerism, Visual Arts (Architecture, Design, Fashion, Painting in October 4, 2006 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »
A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 4 of 4). Here is your chance to get acquainted with Randall Balmer, as we discuss his spiritual memoir, Growing Pains: Learning to Love My Father's Faith. Randall is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, earned the Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1985. His book, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, was made into a three-part documentary for PBS. Dr. Balmer was nominated for an Emmy for his script-writing on that series. He has been a visiting professor at Rutgers, Yale, Drew, Princeton, and Northwestern universities and at Union Theological Seminary, where he is also an adjunct professor.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books in October 3, 2006 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 3 of 4). Here is your chance to get acquainted with Randall Balmer, as we discuss his spiritual memoir, Growing Pains: Learning to Love My Father's Faith. Randall is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, earned the Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1985. His book, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, was made into a three-part documentary for PBS. Dr. Balmer was nominated for an Emmy for his script-writing on that series. He has been a visiting professor at Rutgers, Yale, Drew, Princeton, and Northwestern universities and at Union Theological Seminary, where he is also an adjunct professor.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books in October 2, 2006 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
A Dick Staub Interview (Segment 2 of 4). Here is your chance to get acquainted with Randall Balmer, as we discuss his spiritual memoir, Growing Pains: Learning to Love My Father's Faith. Randall is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, earned the Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1985. His book, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, was made into a three-part documentary for PBS. Dr. Balmer was nominated for an Emmy for his script-writing on that series. He has been a visiting professor at Rutgers, Yale, Drew, Princeton, and Northwestern universities and at Union Theological Seminary, where he is also an adjunct professor.
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Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality in October 1, 2006 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
