Stu, Tim and Joel continue to look at ministering in the world that we live in through the lens of the most influential artists of the time, in particular, Taylor Swift.
Taylor's actions, impact and influence throughout the 2010s and 2020s give further credence to the idea of how social movements have caused ideas to replace economics in the structure of society. The church's response to these shifts, such as the myth of egalitarianism, the place of consumerism and wealth in society and anti-institutionalism depends on how we engage and/or embrace culture.
03:48 Cultural Artefact - Look What You Made Me Do, by Taylor Swift
08:40 Taylor's background and her cultural presence
12:07 Ian Hussey's framework for cultural analysis
20:19 Taylor's egalitarianism and anti-institutional stance
29:02 How the Bible helps us understand egalitarian and hierarchical structures
33:03 Social movements. Ideas replace economics
45:00 The church's response and the role of the Shock Absorber
55:55 The Bible's picture of the egalitarian-hierarchal dynamic
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DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODEPolyphonic's take on Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftLook What You Made Me Do, by Taylor SwiftIan HusseyEvery Single Album: Taylor Swift, by The Ringer
Taylor Swift's letter to AppleTaylor Swift, Scooter Braun, her back catalogueThe Billionaire Space RaceJeff BezosAmazon workers' rightsJeff Bezos & Tom Hanks going to space?Exclusion and Embrace, by Miroslav Volf
Chrissy Teigen's social mediaMay '68 Paris RiotsMiss AmericanaTaylor Swift sexual assault court caseKesha court caseMe Too MovementPhilippians 2--------------------------------
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