The famed media theorist (and Christian) Marshall McLuhan will always be remembered for his famous and insightful soundbite, The Medium Is The Message. The invocation of this very phrase is a catalyzing agent for the analysis of any medium. But how do we dive into this discussion if the medium is a book and the message is, quite literally, the word of God? Last week National Public Radio’s Fresh Air featured an interview with biblical scholar Bart Ehrman, who is promoting his new book, Misquoting Jesus, which documents how the mechanisms of the text’s reproduction altered the text itself: “The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why”.
Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.