Reading the times : a literary and theological inquiry into the news / by Jeffrey Bilbro.

By:

Bilbro, Jeffrey

Publisher: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic 2021Description: xii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0830841857
9780830841851

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

BV652.95 .B55 2021

Contents:

Introduction: reading the news in order to love our neighbors -- Part 1. Attention -- Macadamized mind -- The blessed man as a rooted tree -- Liturgies of attention -- Part 2. Time -- Kairos verses chronos -- Figural imagination -- Liturgies of Christian time -- Part 3. Community -- Belonging in the public sphere -- Belonging outside the public sphere -- Liturgies of Christian belonging.

Summary: "When we read the news, we are not merely informed-we're also formed. In this refreshing call to put the news in its place, Jeffrey Bilbro helps us gain a theological and historical perspective on the nature and very purpose of news. Offering an alternative vision of the rhythms of life, he suggests thoughtful practices for media consumption in order cultivate healthier ways of reading and being"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"When we read the news, we are not merely informed-we're also formed. In this refreshing call to put the news in its place, Jeffrey Bilbro helps us gain a theological and historical perspective on the nature and very purpose of news. Offering an alternative vision of the rhythms of life, he suggests thoughtful practices for media consumption in order cultivate healthier ways of reading and being"-- Provided by publisher.