tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25308225.post3677924371818672190..comments2024-01-18T19:35:13.610-08:00Comments on Collideoscope: High Culture vs. Pop CultureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25308225.post-8525659079781607672008-06-27T14:34:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:34:00.000-07:00Interesting article.I feel, as with many things, t...Interesting article.<BR/><BR/>I feel, as with many things, that the key is balance. There's just as much fallacy in holding that pop culture by default is insipid and lacking depth as there is in assuming that "lit-ra-cha" by definition is boring.<BR/><BR/>There is value in evaluating pop culture to get a sense of the current because, as people who are charged to be salt and light, it's ineffective to be ignorant of the now and out of touch with people we are desperately trying to reach. <BR/><BR/>For the same reason, there is just as much value in exploring high culture to get a sense of the timeless. How can we argue that the Bible isn't really boring--an ancient specimen of "lit-ra-cha"? Because it's timeless. Because despite its distance from current culture, it's still relevant. That's what literature is.<BR/><BR/>Being culturally literate includes being well-versed in high as well as pop.chantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371420620563213340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25308225.post-71327466936832305042008-06-26T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-26T20:11:00.000-07:00While certainly conceding that many "classics" (Ci...While certainly conceding that many "classics" (Citizen Kane, Great Expectations, etc) no longer fit the title, evaluating pop culture is the lazy man's way of absorbing the seen or heard & mostly imparting deeper truths that likely aren't there instead of studying & learning about a piece where depth exists. <BR/><BR/>How can we decry biblical illiteracy when we promote illiteracy through the academy & so many other areas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com