With Ted Turnau
Episode 22 of the PEP Talk podcast, hosted by Andy Bannister, titled "With Ted Turnau" was published on September 18, 2024 and runs 23 minutes.
September 18, 2024 ·23m · PEP Talk
Summary
It's movie night! Why not invite some friends round to watch a great film together? Did you know it can be a great time to start gospel conversations? Films are one of the biggest pieces of shared popular culture we have, and the good ones tap into themes and passions that we all care about - redemption, good and evil, purpose, justice. Today's guest shares his Movie Night Kit [https://www.tedturnau.com/_files/ugd/e0d686_1498fa67ac1f4eb8ba4473c7c0b7de74.pdf] so you can explore them with your friends. Ted Turnau is Chair of Arts, Culture, and Literature at Anglo-American University, Prague, Czech Republic, where he teaches classes in culture, media, and religion. He is also an author and speaker on Christian cultural engagement. His books include Popologetics: Popular Culture in Christian Worldview [https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/personal-life/popologetics-popular-culture-in-christian-perspective/], The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage their World for Christ [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781645070665/the-pop-culture-parent] (with Stephen Burnett and Jared Moore), and most recently, Oasis of Imagination: Engaging Our World through a Better Creativity [https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781789744750/oasis-of-imagination] and Imagination Manifesto [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Imagination-Manifesto-Call-Plant-Oases/dp/1789744733/] (with Ruth Naomi Floyd). Find the Movie Night Kit and more resources at tedturnau.com [https://www.tedturnau.com/]
Episode Description
It's movie night! Why not invite some friends round to watch a great film together? Did you know it can be a great time to start gospel conversations? Films are one of the biggest pieces of shared popular culture we have, and the good ones tap into themes and passions that we all care about - redemption, good and evil, purpose, justice. Today's guest shares his Movie Night Kit so you can explore them with your friends.
Ted Turnau is Chair of Arts, Culture, and Literature at Anglo-American University, Prague, Czech Republic, where he teaches classes in culture, media, and religion. He is also an author and speaker on Christian cultural engagement. His books include Popologetics: Popular Culture in Christian Worldview, The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage their World for Christ (with Stephen Burnett and Jared Moore), and most recently, Oasis of Imagination: Engaging Our World through a Better Creativity and Imagination Manifesto (with Ruth Naomi Floyd).
Find the Movie Night Kit and more resources at tedturnau.com
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