Almost 15 years ago whilst at university I chose as an optional module to study sociology. As I was majoring in Philosophy and Politics the overlaps appeared natural to me in terms of sociological studies that supported certain political situations and the philosophical values that underpinned both the sociological method and it’s political implications. One […]
Read More Talking Point: Violence on the Screen and in SocietyI started watching Christian TV again, recently. I say again because I’ve not watched it for a few years now as I was put off by some presentations of what the Christian faith is all about as promulgated on these channels. I could not be bothered having to waste time looking for a programme on […]
Read More When Christianity Becomes Self-HelpIt Started With Columbo … At home with the Drydens is an interesting place to be. It is the environment from which most of these blog entries … these type of blog entries are often inspired. We are not addicted to the television – there are so many more things for us to be getting […]
Read More Killing You Softly – Why Do We Commit Murder?Songs say so much. But first, back to television. The BBC broadcast a BAFTA tribute to comedian Ronnie Barker some six years ago and in the run-up to the seasonal period where people would mention the Two Ronnies, they showed the tribute again. Hopefully you know how these deals go on. Lots of showbiz types […]
Read More My Friend, JesusMacbeth and Mike Tyson. What are the odds of reading a blog with both of these characters? Don’t go searching it would be a most thankless task. I watched the portrayal of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart that was on BBC Four not that long ago. More4 also showed a film which was basically an extended […]
Read More The Truth vs. The TrueOn Saturday evening there was a programme on the American Dream. The documentary looked at the link between faith and the Dream. It was fascinating seeing things like the Positive Thinking message of Peale and then the mystic influences on the hippy movement and the rise of the American Right on issues like homosexuality and […]
Read More Depictions of FaithI like the terms fiction and non-fiction. I like the two terms because when I think of the word story, I know people might be prone to think that what they’re about to hear isn’t true and is only told for the moral virtue in the story. What fiction and non-fiction allow us to remember […]
Read More Stories for the Journey – Journey for the StoriesThis is Timmy Mallett. Not sure if that’s his real name, but it would be cool if it is. For those below a certain age, this man will be a relative anomaly and a complete irrelevance to their everyday life. For those of my generation and slightly older, this is the man responsible for making […]
Read More What Does This Man Have To Do With Anything?Good Friends You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong. (Proverbs_17:9 CEV) One of the great things about the Bible is that sometimes it just speaks for itself. This is one of those times. I Didn’t Get Where I […]
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