Active Culture

Erik May 5th, 2007

Join us this week as we talk with author Dick Staub about his book, The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite. Here's a blurb on the book from dickstaub.com…

"In this incisive critique of contemporary culture and religion, Dick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally superficial & soulless.

Similarly American Christianity has devolved into its own m … (Read More)

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Donald Miller (Pt-1)

Erik May 3rd, 2007

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve….I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." "“Donald Miller

Join us as we talk with Donald Miller about his book Blue Like Jazz. The interview is split into two parts. Get the first half today, and the second half on May 10.

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Forbidden Fruit

Erik April 13th, 2007

Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers, this week on SBE.

Author Mark Regnerus will join us to talk about the role religion plays in the formation of teenagers' sexual values and actions. You may (or may not) be surprised that evangelical teens aren't less sexually active than their non-evangelical counterparts, they just tend to feel guiltier about it.

Regnerus is Assistant Professor of Sociology and a Faculty Research Associate in the Population Resea … (Read More)

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Fuzzy Logic

Erik April 6th, 2007

This week on SBE, we'll talk with Dr. Fazale (Fuz) Rana from Reasons to Believe. Since it's Easter weekend, we'll find out how, as a scientist, Fuz deals with the miraculous aspects of our faith. We'll also get an update on the latest research that supports Reasons to Believe's testable creation model.

Fuz attended West Virginia State College as a Presidential Scholar. There he earned a BS degree in chemistry with honors. He completed a Ph.D. in chemistry with an empha … (Read More)

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Knowing Jack

Erik March 30th, 2007

Douglas Gresham was just a misplaced boy when his mom, Joy Davidman, moved with her sons from America to England where they befriended legendary author C.S. Lewis. In time, Davidman and Lewis married, and "Jack" (as the writer was known) helped to provide his new stepsons with fatherly care, love, and wisdom.

This week on Steve Brown Etc., we talk with Doug Gresham about his experiences with C.S. Lewis as told in his biography of Lewis, Jack's Life: The Life Story of C.S. Lewis.

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Bible Lernin

Erik March 23rd, 2007

Educators admit that most of America's students are biblically illiterate. What's more, there is near unanimous agreement that regardless of a person's faith, an educated person needs to know about the Bible. Without knowledge of the Bible, along with its characters and references, it's very difficult to understand Western literature, art, music and history.

Today on Steve Brown Etc., we'll talk with Sheila Weber, the VP of Communications for the Bible Literacy Project. … (Read More)

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