Comments on: Culture Making with Andy Crouch 4: Conservation

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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:54:47 +0000

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By: Rick Bennett

Rick Bennett — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:44 +0000

I would add the glorious pig, especially when properly barbequed.

By: Clay Anderson

Clay Anderson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:40:55 +0000

I confess it’s too early in the thread to make this observation, but I’m curious to see what patterns — commonalities — emerge in those cultural aspects that we sense are worth preserving. What characteristics are common in those things that are worth preserving vs. those that will quickly fade?

So far, I’d suggest that purity, simplicity, substance, and legacy are some of the common aspects.

By: deets johnson

deets johnson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:27:34 +0000

How about the family dinner table or families for that matter?

And meeting places–parks, coffee shops, churches–where people in the community can get together to be a community sharing stories, jokes, songs, smiles…

By: John Joseph

John Joseph — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:06 +0000

Western Culture:
Checkers and a few other board games that can be played anytime anywhere without electricity.
Certain American recipes… not burgers and fries, but grandmom’s kind stuff, off the farm. “Fried green tomatoes”, corn on the cob.

Poetry, sure! My brother-in-law was severely injured in Feb. 2008. He loved to recite it. He has sufffered a severe head injury in addition to much other physical damage. We are exercising his mind. This is one of the ways… therapy.

By: folknotions

folknotions — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:19 +0000

I triumphantly raised my hands when I read “Baseball with no designated hitter.” I’ve been arguing against the DH for years and people always look at me cross-eyed.

I’m sure countless readers could add to the list Andy has generated and I’m sure his list isn’t exhaustive for himself either. But here’s my two cents :

I’d like to add “Poetry”. Given Andy’s recognition of the importance of words and languages, there has been a debasing of poetry – at least in the US – for several decades now. Poetry resides primarily in academia and coffee shops. Contrast this with the cultures of the Middle East, where the success of “Prince of Poets” – an American Idol-esque contest show which pits poets against each other for text-messaged votes – is equivalent to its American counterpart.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9009.shtml

In the church, the Psalms are one of the most loved books. Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained are two poetic works that do a great service to Christian imagination. In the last 100 years, poets like T.S Eliot (a confessing Christian) and Hilda Doolittle (with her work “The Flowering of the Rod”, a poetic exploration of the woman with the alabaster jar) have given Christian thought their place in the written arts. I think the Church – for its own edification – should endeavor to conserve poetry for the world – or, at least, the Western World.