The Shock Absorber

Season 4 begins as The Shock Absorber analyses the 2010s and 2020s through the lens of musical artist that shaped the time.

Joel, Stu and Tim begin take a deep dive into David Bowie and his impact on the broader culture. They look into the rise of individualism and Bowie's role within it and how Jesus changes our individuality to be more collectivist.

01:54 Season 4 Intro
08:25 Cultural Artefact - Blackstar by David Bowie
11:27 David Bowie
17:07 Bowie, youth culture and the Homogeneous Unit Principle
22:32 Individualism and culture
27:20 Ian Hussey's 5 Cultural Dimensions
37:18 Collectivism vs individualism
39:29 Jesus determines our identity
46:34 Do we need to kill off our versions of church?
51:07 We can live out an individualism and a collectivism at the same time

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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE

Ian Hussey
Polyphonic channel
David Bowie
David Bowie on Polyphonic: How Cohen and Bowie Faced Mortality, How David Bowie Said Farewell (Twice), How David Bowie Shaped the 2010s
David Bowie's characters/personas
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Albums of 1971
The 27 Club
Understanding Church Growth, by Donald McGavran
Alice Cooper
Exclusion and Embrace, by Miroslav Volf

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Email: joel@shockabsorber.com.au
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What is The Shock Absorber?

Thinking and doing church a little differently...