God in the Media
God in the Media
St. Mark’s Church,
The Rev. David Rider
Epiphany/Lent 2008
Sundays 9:00-9:45 a.m. in the Education Center
Class Description
This class reads one article per week from the mainline press to explore major Christian themes through a larger cultural lens. How do journalists portray church dynamics and Christianity’s impact on the larger world? On Martin Luther King weekend, we engage King’s final sermon preached at the Washington Cathedral, days before his death. David Rider will select an article for group reading before Sunday discussion and careful listening to each other’s perspectives.
Class Schedule
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Class # |
Date |
Topic |
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1 |
1.6.08 |
“Free Will: Now you Have it, Now you Don’t” Dennis Overbye New York Times, January 2, 2007 |
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2 |
1.13.08 |
“Come One, Come All: Building a Mega-Church in Frances Fitzgerald The New Yorker, December 3, 2007 |
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3 |
1.20.08 |
“Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached Sunday, March 31, 1968, at the |
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4 |
1.27.08 |
Russell Shorto The New York Times Sunday Magazine, April 8, 2007 |
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5 |
2.3.08 |
“American Liberal Theology: Crisis, Irony, Decline, Renewal, Ambiguity” Gary Dorrien Cross Currents, Winter 2005-06 |
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6 |
2.10.08 |
Mark Lilla The New York Times Sunday Magazine, August 19, 2007 |
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7 |
2.17.08 |
Justine Isola The Atlantic Monthly, October 2, 2007 |
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8 |
2.24.08 |
David Kirkpatrick The New York Times Sunday Magazine, October 28, 2007 |
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9 |
3.2.08 |
U.S. News & World Report, December 3, 2007 |
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10 |
3.9.08 |
The New York Times, January 13, 2008 |
