Culturally Savvy Christian, ch. 1

Staub begins his manifesto by addressing the four dynamics of today's popular culture: superficiality, soulfulness, influence, and spiritual delusions. He describes entertainment to be "a force so overwhelming it has metastasized to life" (quoting Neil Gabler). I found his quote from Bob Pittman to be an biting assessment saying "What we've introduced is non-narrative form; we rely on mood and . We make you feel a certain way as opposed to you walking away with any particular knowledge." Filled with quotes and excellent points about culture, Staub makes a strong case for the need to know and understand culture as a Christian. In particular, Christians must learn how to be artful story tellers.