Comments on: Io9: Is The Book of Eli A Christian Movie? http://pastoralia.org/culture/io9-is-book-of-eli-a-christian-movie Welcome. I'm a husband, a father, an ordained minister, and a postmodern pilgrim. You can check out some of the projects I'm involved with below. In this space I mostly write about the intersections of Christianity and culture. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pastoralia » Top 10 Pastoralia Articles This Month http://pastoralia.org/culture/io9-is-book-of-eli-a-christian-movie/comment-page-1#comment-633 Pastoralia » Top 10 Pastoralia Articles This Month Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:21:57 +0000 http://pastoralia.org/?p=983#comment-633 [...] Is The Book Of Eli A Christian Movie? [...] [...] Is The Book Of Eli A Christian Movie? [...]

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]]> By: Jason Coker http://pastoralia.org/culture/io9-is-book-of-eli-a-christian-movie/comment-page-1#comment-451 Jason Coker Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:28:47 +0000 http://pastoralia.org/?p=983#comment-451 That's an interesting discussion to have. I would agree with you that "honesty" is the key. I recently interviewed a new author about his book and after the interview he asked me for advice about marketing it. Now, I'm often on here railing about how marketing is inherently "manipulative" and, IMO, tends to be so in exactly the same way music in worship services can be. But that doesn't mean it necessarily is. My answer to him was, "Just tell the truth. There are going to be times when you're tempted to subtly stretch the truth. Don't." I think that's our task as priests as well. That’s an interesting discussion to have. I would agree with you that “honesty” is the key. I recently interviewed a new author about his book and after the interview he asked me for advice about marketing it. Now, I’m often on here railing about how marketing is inherently “manipulative” and, IMO, tends to be so in exactly the same way music in worship services can be. But that doesn’t mean it necessarily is. My answer to him was, “Just tell the truth. There are going to be times when you’re tempted to subtly stretch the truth. Don’t.” I think that’s our task as priests as well.

]]> By: steven hamilton http://pastoralia.org/culture/io9-is-book-of-eli-a-christian-movie/comment-page-1#comment-450 steven hamilton Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:12:38 +0000 http://pastoralia.org/?p=983#comment-450 "I think it's definitely very difficult to walk that line. Even with the music, if you play one note while he's talking about the Bible it can become very Christian. Music can do that alone. If you play it one way, it can be very corny [and] Christian. If you play it [a different] way, it can be very nondenominational or spiritual. So I went to test, and I made sure, sonically speaking, that the movie is about oneness. It's about accepting the common human spiritual condition. And let's not split hairs over who God is or what God is, we're all going to assume coming in, even non-believers, that there's something going on. There's some energy, life force or interconnectivity we all have." i thought this was an interesting piece from the interview...i have had conversations with others about 'manipulative use of music'; it's not manipulation if we are honest about what is happening and explain what is happening and people understand and choose themselves to enter into worship/ministry time...of course, i've also had people ask why we begin with karaoke too... “I think it’s definitely very difficult to walk that line. Even with the music, if you play one note while he’s talking about the Bible it can become very Christian. Music can do that alone. If you play it one way, it can be very corny [and] Christian. If you play it [a different] way, it can be very nondenominational or spiritual. So I went to test, and I made sure, sonically speaking, that the movie is about oneness. It’s about accepting the common human spiritual condition. And let’s not split hairs over who God is or what God is, we’re all going to assume coming in, even non-believers, that there’s something going on. There’s some energy, life force or interconnectivity we all have.”

i thought this was an interesting piece from the interview…i have had conversations with others about ‘manipulative use of music’; it’s not manipulation if we are honest about what is happening and explain what is happening and people understand and choose themselves to enter into worship/ministry time…of course, i’ve also had people ask why we begin with karaoke too…

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