1.0Christ and Pop Culturehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopcultureRichard Clarkhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/author/rclark/In Praise of Filmrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rzGgPK9qJh"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2008/01/in-praise-of-film/">In Praise of Film</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2008/01/in-praise-of-film/embed/#?secret=rzGgPK9qJh" width="600" height="338" title="“In Praise of Film” — Christ and Pop Culture" data-secret="rzGgPK9qJh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One problem with much of the Christian commentary on the arts is that it treats every medium essentially the same. Television, music, film, stage, the internet, literature, and illustrated novels are all treated vaguely as one giant neutral monolith by which culture influences weak Christians. The truth is that these mediums are drastically different in what their primary uses are, how they are received, the amount of influence they can have, and their conditioning effects on our culture.http://www.christandpopculture.com/wp-content/uploads/film1.jpg