catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 7, num. 12
2008-06-13 — 2008-06-27
What is happening to the world when a teen-ager confuses a reference to a renowned Baroque painter with a widely available brand of dentifrice? This issue will look at the relationship between contemporary popular culture and what came before.
columns
Turpentine
A foray into the heart of the South and the heart of an artist.
event
new resources!
*culture is not optional is excited to introduce the first two books in our new Road Map Series. Do Justice: A Social Justice Road Map and Eat Well: A Food Road Map both collect essays, artwork and resources lists to serve as an introduction to exploring what faithfulness might look like in each of these areas of life. They're only $7.50, so you can get one for yourself and one to share!
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feature
Late night thoughts on the incident behind this issue
by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris
An experience in a high school classroom prompts thoughts about the postmodern decline of shared cultural reference.
articles
EditorialIn a time of war
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
How to become a conscientious objector in the culture war at the dinner table.
Article
Pop culture = low culture?
by Dana Johnson
An interview about language and culture with a partner in critical blogging.
ArticleCulture and the Christian
by Julie Mueller-McClennen
On the benefits of a classical education for understanding the human condition.
Article
Befriending big bad
by Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence
Cultivating a mindful approach to watching television.
Article
Dumbing down discernment?
by James K.A. Smith, Kevin Corcoran
Two philosophy colleagues debate the value of high and low culture for the Christian student.
reviews
Film Review
Grant’s recommendations 6.13.08
by Grant Elgersma
Two documentaries, one about soldiers returning from Iraq and one about the history of jazz.
Film Review
For everything else
by Raymond Blanton
A review of Pierre Salvadori’s film Priceless, an unconventional love story.
in case you missed it the first time
ArticleThe man ain't got no culture
by Denise Frame Harlan
What happens when "the world" enters your sub-culture?
Review
Ephemeral art
by Henry Bakker
What Goldsworthy and Christo have in common.
FeatureLife in a box
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
An interview with artist Ben Keys about his series of paintings featuring TV Head.
weaving the web
CommentCouture: Gateway drug to high art culture?
Alissa Wilkinson writes about shifts in the relationship between fashion and museums.
SlatePop goes Christianity
Hanna Rosin on the “parallel universe” of the Christian pop culture industry.
the back page
- AlternetFlight Rage Incident Reveals the Dark Side of Osteen's 'Prosperity Gospel'
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
recent discussion
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- Watching TV As An Act of Love
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- How Do You Tell Your Kids Who God Is?
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- Finding a book about the people of the Bible
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- Feast means joy.
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recent *cino blog entries
- OVERHANGJoel Says Goodbye to Overhang
entered: Sep 5, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksThe new Marilynne Robinson novel, Home
entered: Sep 3, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksSurpised by Hope and Seeing Through Cynicism
entered: Aug 30, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksThe Courage to Teach and other gifts for teachers
entered: Aug 23, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksOutrageous Idea of Homemaking & Culture-Making in Higher Education
entered: Aug 20, 2008
