A reprise of a Dick Staub interview (2/15/96) with Jon Krakauer on the book Sean Penn has masterfully recreated in the film version in theatres now (October 2007). From Amazon.com review: “Why did Christopher McCandless trade a Read more

 

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On this podcast Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite,described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the Hokey Pokey and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up! Enjoy!

 

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On this podcast Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite, described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the Hokey Pokey and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up! Enjoy!

 

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Tonight Dick Staub turns the reins of The Kindlings Muse over to his trusted friend Bill Hogg a man with that rare blend of wisdom and wit delivered in the tongue of one who speaks in the accent he swears we will hear in heaven. They are talking about Dick Staub’s newest book “The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite,” described by scholar/pastor NT Wright as “an urgent book for our times.” One recent reader encouraged the author with these words, “The new book, what can I say? I laughed. I cried. I felt one with the cosmos. I craved macaroni and cheese for three weeks. I did the “Hokey Pokey” and turned myself around until I couldn’t stand up!” Enjoy!

 

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Forty years in the making, Dick’s provocative new book reveals the lessons he’s learned as a leading interpreter of faith and culture and is generating a lot of constructive dialogue among thoughtful creatives. It has also caught the attention of booksellers, with Barnes and Noble, Borders and online retailer Amazon all pre-ordering more copies than expected! Check out a description of the book, some amazing endorsements, the latest reviews and learn a bit more about the author, Dick Staub. If you’d like to book Dick as a speaker for an upcoming event contact CRS Communications. (Act quickly, 2007 is almost full and 2008 is filling up fast!) Most importantly order your own copy of the “The Culturally Savvy Christian”, read it and see if you agree with the critics, then tell your friends!

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Our topic is: Inklings 2.0: Can The Inklings face-to-face pub experience be replaced by online interaction. Joining us are artist Scott Erickson of “The transpire project,” blogger Jennifer Zug, and singer-songwriter Tara Ward. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. Read more

 

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Our topic is: Inklings 2.0: Can The Inklings face-to-face pub experience be replaced by online interaction. Joining us are artist Scott Erickson of  “The transpire project,” blogger Jennifer Zug, and singer-songwriter Tara Ward. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. Meeting between the 1930’s and 1960’s “they gathered regularly at a pub nicknamed the Bird and Baby in Oxford. Read more

 

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Our topic is: Inklings 2.0: Can The Inklings face-to-face pub experience be replaced by online interaction. Joining us are artist Scott Erickson of “The transpire project,” blogger Jennifer Zug, and singer-songwriter Tara Ward. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. Meeting between the 1930’s and 1960’s–they gathered regularly at a pub nicknamed the Bird and Baby in Oxford.

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We go to the audience’s questions and comments as we take up the subject “Word, Image and the Neil Postman Problem” beginning with Gregory Wolfe, author, publisher of IMAGE a journal of Art, Faith and Mystery, artist Scott Ericksen and Jennie Spohr, producer of The Kindlings Muse. Orson Welles observed: I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. E.B. White warned that the visual might replace words. “TV has taken a big bite out of the written word. But words still count with me.” Into the debate marched Neil Postman, educator and communications theorist with his book “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” a radical assessment of how TV changes how we learn and think, and ultimately how we discourse in what he saw as an increasingly entertainment oriented society. He seemed to favor words and reading as a higher form of human communication.

 

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In this podcast we take up the subject “Word, Image and the Neil Postman Problem” beginning with Gregory Wolfe, author, publisher of IMAGE a journal of Art, Faith and Mystery, artist Scott Ericksen and Jennie Spohr, producer of The Kindlings Muse. Orson Welles observed: I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. E.B. White warned that the visual might replace words.  “TV has taken a big bite out of the written word. But words still count with me.” Into the debate marched Neil Postman, educator and communications theorist with his book “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” a radical assessment of how TV changes how we learn and think, and ultimately how we discourse in what he saw as an increasingly entertainment oriented society. He seemed to favor words and reading as a higher form of human communication.

 

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