Story Men - December 20, 2013
Playing God with Andy Crouch
From Series: "StoryMen Season 2"
More guests! Tougher topics! More monsters! The StoryMen are back and better than ever!
The StoryMen welcome professor of American History Scott Poole. Scott’s an expert in the sociology of horror, so he dives in with us to discuss the groundbreaking first season of HBO’s True Detective.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Scott Poole and the Horror of True Detective
10:00 – The High Cost of Horror: Lovecraft, Carcosa and the King in Yellow
18:00 – True Detective is Just Plain Gorgeous
22:30 – SPOILERS
29:00 – Russ, Pessimism and that Ending
38:00 – Is TRUE DETECTIVE anti-female, anti-Southern, or anti-Christian?
50:00 – Favorite moments in the show
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CloseThe StoryMen welcome author, speaker and thought leader Andy Crouch to talk about his excellent new book Playing God. Andy talks to us about how we wield power and what it looks like to use our power well. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – What's next for the StoryMen? 8:00 – Andy Crouch: Not Quite Geek 13:00 – Playing God: Can power be good? 19:00 – What's gone wrong with power? 24:30 – What is privilege (and do I have it)? 35:00 – How can I discover and leverage my privilege? 40:00 – What is Playing God going to do? 43:30 – Giveaway!
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