{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Beyonce, empowerment and post-modern pluralism","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e84e6c1c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5006,"description":"Teaching Pastor at Soul Revival Church, Karen, joins Joel and Stu to continue looking at ministering in 2010s and 2020s. Seminal artist Beyonce provides the frame of reference in discussing certain social issues that she aligns with. For Christians, the challenge is to provide a space where cultural issues can be discussed and whether we should embrace or critique them. In answering a question from Callan, we see that the Shock Absorber provides an ongoing, long-term, low key and relational approach to developing a higher level of discipleship.\n02:06 Cultural Artefact - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), by Beyonce\n05:35 Beyonce background and discography\n10:21 The three stages of Beyonce's career and her self-discovery\n18:22 Beyonce's influence on 2010s\n25:39 Control of the narrative and the BeyHive\n35:29 Beyonce's identity and her alignment with social movements\n51:47 Critiquing and embracing culture - post-modernism and pluralism\n59:42 Providing a space to discuss cultural issues and bringing the Bible to bear\n1:08:13 Question from Callan about discussing culture\n1:17:55 Christianity isn't cultural, it's counter-cultural\nWatch this episode on YouTube\n--------------------------------\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\nSingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It), by Beyonce\nPolyphonic channel\nHow Beyoncé Shaped the 2010s, by Polyphonic\nCrazy in Love ft. JAY Z, by Beyonce\n03' Bonnie & Clyde ft. Beyonce, by JAY Z\nRun the World (Girls), by Beyonce\nDon't Hurt Yourself ft. Jack White, by Beyonce\nHomecoming on Netflix\nDiana: The Musical on Netflix\nInside the BeyHive\nBeyonce performance at Super Bowl L\nIf I Were A Boy, by Beyonce\nI Have A Dream, by Dr Martin Luther King Jr\nMalcolm X speech on police brutality\nThe Black Panther Party for Self-Defense\nThe Top 100 Beyoncé Songs, Ranked\nIan Hussey\nLove on Top, by Beyonce\nParty ft. J. Cole, by Beyonce\nRoyal Commission in Aboriginal Deaths in Custody\n--------------------------------\nCONTACT US\nEmail: joel@shockabsorber.com.au\nDiscord:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xefvzfzzrkbs1GjU01qCch0kUaJzwBthG2qO_sgqCm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg4NjYvMTU4NTEz/OTEyOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}