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Title: Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder by Richard Winter ISBN: 0-8308-2308-5 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fine Analysis of Boredom Hit from Many Angles
Comment: Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment
by Richard Winter (IVP, 2002)
reviewed by Ed Vasicek
Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment discusses the rise of boredom in modern culture from a Christian perspective. Winter, a Psychiatrist and theology professor at Covenant Seminary (in St. Louis) looks at the subject of boredom from various angles.
He discusses the two main types of boredom (short term and the more permanent type), analyzes trends in modern culture that nurture boredom (over stimulation and constant entertainment), and how personality types make one more or less prone to boredom. He also documents how boredom has been viewed over the ages.
Winter analyzes how post-modern philosophy contributes toward indifference and meaninglessness, how boredom encourages addictive behavior or risk taking, and then offers a battle plan for the Christian to tackle boredom through six steps (remember the big picture, delight in the simple and ordinary, cultivate wonder, develop strong interests, actively engage instead of passively expecting others to initiate).
Some quotables include: "Boredom is a subtle form of negative thinking...", "...to the contemporary mind, goodness and beauty often seem boring and unstimulating...", and, "experience and intuition are supported by research that has found links between boredom and all sorts of negative states of mind and behavior..."
Much of the material in this book can be expanded upon by reading these three volumes, "Bowling Alone", "Natural Prozac", and "The Overspent American." I think this is a fine book, though a bit boring at times (sorry, but it is true!). Good stuff nonetheless.
Rating: 5
Summary: Insightful analysis of our daily search for stimulation
Comment: After having the privilege of hearing Dr. Winter speak on this and other subjects this January, I was eager to read his latest written work.
This book appealed to me on many levels: As someone who knows very little about psychology, it provided a good primer on the root causes of boredom; as a parent-to-be, it left me with plenty to chew on (I especially enjoyed the treatment of the effect of delayed gratification in children); and as a student of Popular Culture, it encouraged me to more carefully consider my diet of information and entertainment.
Perhaps most importantly, however, this book challenged me to seek out the day-to-day beauty and wonder to be found in creation.
I highly recommend this well-written work.
Rating: 5
Summary: Find the true passions of life
Comment: This book is for everyone who finds themselves bored with 'nothing to do' on Friday nights, who thinks there are '100 channels but nothing on', or has wiped out surfing the web. It challenges the way we think about and spend our leisure time. Winter shows the roots and causes of our American boredom, combining his expertise in the Bible and in psychiatry (in addition to his own love of art, theater, and gardening) to point to a more fulfilling world and lifeview.
This book will make you think about the attitude with which you do the most menial and trivial tasks. It changed the speed at which I eat my meals. I highly recommend it.
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Title: Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films With Wisdom & Discernment by Brian Godawa ISBN: 0830823212 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue by Robert K. Johnston ISBN: 080102241X Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: What We Can't Not Know: A Guide by J. Budziszewski ISBN: 189062649X Publisher: Spence Pub Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Making of the New Spirituality: The Eclipse of the Western Religious Tradition by James A. Herrick ISBN: 0830823980 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Moral Darwinism: How We Became Hedonists by Benjamin Wiker, William Dembski ISBN: 0830826661 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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