Nov 07 2019 47 mins
Several Christian voices have recently been questioning the value of engaging with pop culture, and particularly the kind of entertainment gluttony encouraged by the convenience of services like Netflix or Amazon Prime. They posit that excessive consumption of pop culture by Christians is worse for our souls, minds, and hearts. So are those Christians who believe that engaging popular culture is valuable mistaken? Are Christians who engage with pop culture distracting themselves from more spiritually important things, and from forms of rest and recreation that are qualitatively better than streaming a television series or watching a movie? In the age of binge-watching, how shall Christians then stream? Should we even stream?
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Caleb Woodbridge about his forthcoming online-exclusive viewpoint article, “Ditching Netflix? Engaging Pop Culture in the Age of Binge-Watching”.https://www.equip.org/article/ditching-netflix-engaging-pop-culture-in-the-age-of-binge-watching/ Check back for the forthcoming articles here and our article archive page.
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Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Caleb Woodbridge about his forthcoming online-exclusive viewpoint article, “Ditching Netflix? Engaging Pop Culture in the Age of Binge-Watching”.https://www.equip.org/article/ditching-netflix-engaging-pop-culture-in-the-age-of-binge-watching/ Check back for the forthcoming articles here and our article archive page.
We’d also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal, please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/
When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our free online-exclusive articles, such as this review, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.
Another way you can support keeping our resources free is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3 or $5, which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. https://www.equip.org/product/pmr-jnl-tip/
Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author:
Episode 037: Choose Your Own Enchantment: Freedom and Conscience in What We Watch
Choose Your Own Enchantment: Freedom and Conscience in What We Watch
Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts related to this topic:
Episode 075: Film Nostalgia & Heaven
Looking for Heaven at the Movies: What our Fondness for Nostalgic Films Says about Us.”
The Wisdom of Pixar
Television as the New Literature: Understanding and Evaluating the Medium
Prometheus: Finding God in Outer Space
Unpacking Anime’s Thematic and Spiritual Depth
The Artistic Pro-Life Theme in Netflix’s I Am Mother
Postmodern Realities Episode 132: The Artistic Pro-Life Theme in Netflix’s I Am Mother
Episode 87: Westworld & A.I.
“HBO’s Westworld and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.”
The Gospel According to Lost
Breaking Bad’s Addicting Defense of Moral Realism
Episode 039: The Gospel According to Marvel
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Episode 024: Dr. Strange (film review with spoilers)
Fighting Scientism with the Occult in Doctor Strange
Episode 017: Suicide Squad, Deadpool, and the Rise of the Comic Book Antihero
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Episode 139 Clear Skies, Hurt Hearts, Can’t Lose: Why Spielberg’s Aliens Help Make us More Human
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Episode 123 Tolkien’s First Fellowship
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Episode 100: A. Hitchcock Films
“Caught Looking: Hitchcock’s Films in the Age of Instagram.”
Episode 001: The Films of Quentin Tarantino
Episode 067: Spielberg’s Nostalgia for Reality in Ready Player One
Spielberg’s Nostalgia for Reality in Ready Player One.”
Episode 054: The Last Jedi: A Star Wars Movie for the Era of “the Nones”
The Last Jedi: A Star Wars Movie for the Era of “the Nones”
Episode 027: “Evaluating the Star Wars Worldview”
May the Force Bewitch You: Evaluating the Star Wars Worldview
Episode 041: The Gracious Heroism of Wonder Woman
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Episode 012: Jesus Films
Jesus Films: Who Does Hollywood Say That I Am?
Episode 079: Theology of Morgan Freeman
“The Story of Morgan Freeman (Not God).”
An Apologetic of Horror
The Matrix: Unloaded Revelations
A Wrinkle in Time: Drawing Apologetic Value from a De-Christianized Film
Don’t miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.