Back in the summer, Brad East made the case that some Christians over-egg the idea of “engaging with pop culture”, while Matthew Lee Anderson advises anyone who will listen to “ditch Netflix”.
It’s definitely possible to overindulge in the passive consumption of entertainment, so I share their concerns to a degree. But there are also plenty of good reasons for taking pop culture seriously and valuing it not just as a way of chilling out and relaxing, but also as a way of connecting with our fellow human beings. I expanded my previous blog post into an article for CRJ magazine and discussed it on the Postmodern Realities podcast.
Read more: Ditching Netflix? Engaging pop culture in the age of binge watching
Listen to the podcast discussion: In Defence of Pop Culture