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571: TV, Authoritarianism, & the Formative Power of Reading with Jessica Hooten Wilson


- It’s been one year since the Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. What have we learned, who has benefitted politically, and has it really reduced the abortion rate? Do television shows that focus on individual heroes and violent solutions to problems cultivate authoritarian beliefs? A new study finds a link between how much TV a person watches and how they vote. A spokesperson from Liberty University says that in order to control the education of their kids, Christians can learn from Stalin, Hitler, and Mao—oh my! Kaitlyn interviews Jessica Hooten Wilson about the power of literature and reading in our spiritual formation, and why it’s particularly challenging for evangelicals. Plus, Christian rummages through the attics of strangers in Germany, and all hail our new canine robot overlord—the Thermonator!


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0:00 - Intro


1:41 - Show Starts


4:37 - Theme Song


4:58 - Sponsor - AG1

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6:27 - Christian is in Luxembourg


10:01 - Flamethrowing robot dogs


17:44 - One year anniversary of Dobbs


31:28 - Relationship between television viewing and Trump support


41:52 - Liberty University spokesperson invokes Stalin, Mao, and Hitler on "education"



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54:10 - Interview Intro


58:18 - The importance of non-Biblical literature


1:07:20 - Augustine


1:18:24 - How to read the Bible well


1:32:36 - End Credits



Links mentioned in news segment:


Great, They’re Putting Flamethrowers on Robot Dogs Now


Authoritarianism mediates the relationship between television viewing and Trump support, study finds


Liberty University spokesperson invokes Stalin, Mao, and Hitler on "education": "We have to get back to that for conservative values"




Other resources:


Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice by Jessica Hooten Wilson


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It is good to see important topics such as the influence of television and authoritarianism being discussed. Reading books plays a huge role in developing critical thinking and broadening our horizons. Literature allows us to immerse ourselves in different worlds and learn about other people's experiences, which makes us more empathic and informed citizens.

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Kra789
Jul 08, 2023

Enjoyed the interview and especially the comments about “flat thinking.” I am GenX who grew up in the Evangelical church, and I think that “flat thinking” has its roots in a fear of post-modernist thinking where there was no absolute truth. In reaction to the idea that there is no absolute truth, evangelicals went too far the other way and categorized everything into “good” versus “bad” including movies and books. They also were very fearful of anyone who interpreted the Bible differently from the evangelical tradition, including views about gender hierarchies both in the church and the world. This sort of fear makes it very difficult to have a conversation with the fundamentalist Evangelical vein of Christianity as there is…

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