Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide [Video]
by Brett McCracken, Erik Thoennes, Craig Hazen, Matt Jenson, Stan Jantz
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to iTunes U collections.
Description
Recognizing trendy pop cultural fads requires a discerning mind and a courageous heart. Author Brett McCraken has both, which he ably puts to work in his book, Hipster Christianity. This celebrated book has been discussed in the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, Christianity Today and several other mainstream outlets. It entertains and enlightens about how a new sociological identity has been forged by cross-dressing "cool" and "Christian" out of a quest for authenticity.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoBrett McCracken, Author of Hipster Christianity | Brett McCracken discusses his new book, Hipster Christianity. | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoCommentary from Todd Pickett, Dean of Spiritual Development | Todd Pickett offers commentary on Brett McCracken's book, Hipster Christianity | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoPanel Discussion on Hipster Christianity | Panel Discussion on Hipster Christianity | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 3 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Neither hipster nor frumpster but Christer
We all wrestle with our old nature wanting to be people pleasers for their attention as a reward that we are now a person of worth. Satan loves to set this trap for us in his world system because he knows we are weak here. One of the men gave excellent scripture to help us fight off that kind of shallowness and pride. Both Jesus and Paul were example setters for us.
I think the institutional form of church with it's focus on expert driven performance oriented gatherings for passive crowds pushes believers to be very external style oriented to keep attenders and attract seekers to come in. God asked for ordinary believers to drive their gatherings with intimate, mutual, highly relational expressions, and to reach the seekers on their own turf. Style, whether old or new will no longer be an issue because now age crossing, style crossing, race crossing, interest crossing, education level crossing relationships are the core dynamic for gathering, not a bunch of external lists of preferences. Crowd oriented gatherings keep large percentages of God's people focused on going to a special building where they can pick what they prefer rather than doing what God has asked for fighting our flesh preferences the whole way.
What do you do
If you are genuinely a hipster? Or shall we just abandon these folks? Seems like there is an underlying presumption that hipster Christians are being inauthentic. I go to a church that has a lot of hipsters. The preacher is one. But not because he decided to pose as one to attract hipsters.
Viewers also subscribed to
![Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide [Video]](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Podcasts/fa/14/ab/tns.jfgdrypv.170x170-75.jpg)
![PSYC 200: Introduction to Psychology - Fall 2010 [Video]](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Podcasts/56/79/c1/ps.ajvnvoah.75x75-65.jpg)
![BBST 251: Theology I - Dr. Erik Thoennes - Fall 2010 [Video]](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Podcasts/aa/6a/3d/tns.zjjexwgj.75x75-65.jpg)
![God & Evolution [Video]](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Podcasts/v4/40/48/40/40484046-ad72-d354-dac7-ab004678a30a/mza_115718282210270875.75x75-65.jpg)
