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Salvation On The Small Screen? 24 Hours Of Christian Television (2000)

by Nadia Bolz-Weber(Favorite Author)

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review 1: Warning! Do not drink diet Coke or any other liquid while reading this book or you're liable to end up with wet book/nook/Kindle! There are parts that are that funny!So what happens when a progressive, liberal Lutheran pastor agrees to watch 24 hours of Trinity Broadcast Network? This book, that's what. And yet, it's not just poking fun (though there is plenty of that - understandably so in my mind) - the realization occurs that perhaps, indeed in all likelihood, there is room for the strengths of both sides of the religion (conservative/progressive) coin at the table. Neither side really has it all, and in some cases, the strengths of one make up for the weaknesses of the other. That's not to say I'm going to start watching TBN. But it gives me something to cons... moreider.
review 2: As a just-graduated ELCA seminarian, I was really interested to read this book after hearing about it in one of my classes as it was written by an ELCA Pastor. Rev. Bolz-Weber does not disappoint, her theology and my own are very similar and I greatly enjoyed her sense of humor and candid insights in watching TBN for 24-hours. She is certainly braver than I. My one issue with the book is that she talks about the distance in theological communication between mainline denominations (Lutherans, Episcopals,etc.) and evangelical ones and yet I do not know if she does a good enough job of articulating her Lutheran theology to reach across. For instance, at one part she calls a brave woman on screen "a true theologian of the Cross." I wholeheartedly agreed with her and was hoping she would flesh that out for those who are not of our educational background. Sadly, she did not. It seems like she would assume the reader's perspective often shares her own. But that is the only issue I had of what was otherwise a very fun and engaging read. Having grown up in and around evangelical communities despite being Lutheran, I would agree with her that despite the differences in theology, everyone has a role to share in the Body of Christ. less

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