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jansg1203's review against another edition
4.0
Reinke has written an excellent book and it’s a great reminder for Christians to beware of what we feast our eyes on especially in this media saturated age. Whether we use those spectacles to behold the beauties of Christ or we behold the things of world.
What stood out to me was the example of S7: The spectacles of television, where he gives a grave example of how we are being pulled to veg-out in front of TV (which is one of the many spectacles he gives as an example) to pacify out tires minds. To quote Reinke, “We are meant to scoff at this dysfunctional household and the vanity of their daily existence- but then... are we the ones being mocked?” After reading that sentence, I did some serious self-examining. I asked myself: what spectacles have captured my attention? Has it caused me to lose focus on what it truly important? Overall, great book and would recommend.
What stood out to me was the example of S7: The spectacles of television, where he gives a grave example of how we are being pulled to veg-out in front of TV (which is one of the many spectacles he gives as an example) to pacify out tires minds. To quote Reinke, “We are meant to scoff at this dysfunctional household and the vanity of their daily existence- but then... are we the ones being mocked?” After reading that sentence, I did some serious self-examining. I asked myself: what spectacles have captured my attention? Has it caused me to lose focus on what it truly important? Overall, great book and would recommend.
librarypatron's review against another edition
5.0
I normally listen to audiobooks at a faster speed, but I kept this one at 1.0x to make sure I heard every word. I already want to read it again. Reinke's warnings, cautions, and insights are balanced and clearly informed. He finds the line between legalism and antinomianism, but the line is convictingly far from where most of us have landed.
erlhopkins's review against another edition
3.0
Really good premise, started to struggle towards the middle as the book read like a textbook. Last 50 pages were incredible and bumped my rating to 3 stars. Worth the read for the general message but beware of some technical style reading.
bubbajones1221's review against another edition
5.0
Informative and convicting.
“Into every age of spectacles—from biblical Colossae, to imperial Rome, to Puritan London, to our digital world today—the recelebration and rearticulation of the glory of Christ must be set before us, over and over, and fed to our souls day by day.”
“Into every age of spectacles—from biblical Colossae, to imperial Rome, to Puritan London, to our digital world today—the recelebration and rearticulation of the glory of Christ must be set before us, over and over, and fed to our souls day by day.”
ciarancc's review against another edition
3.0
A good introduction to responding as a Christian to the media age, wish it dug deeper into giving application. As someone working on media, I also would love to hear how Christians think we should go about creating.
kristinasshelves's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars, rounded up
Reinke produces a "theology of visual culture, a culture that is increasingly closing in around us" in this short work. Both well researched and thought provoking, Reinke looks at the world and what captivates our attentions.
Read as an audiobook via Hoopla.
Reinke produces a "theology of visual culture, a culture that is increasingly closing in around us" in this short work. Both well researched and thought provoking, Reinke looks at the world and what captivates our attentions.
Read as an audiobook via Hoopla.
emilyversteeg's review against another edition
2.0
I almost finished this on audiobook but I just couldn’t. It wasn’t insightful or particularly helpful. Rather, it just repeated the same old information all other books on this topic have said before, including Reinke’s other works.
ivantable's review against another edition
5.0
Seth Godin + Neil Postman + John Piper. I’m so thankful for this Christ-saturated book. I pray it’ll be used to wake us from our media stupor to behold the greatest Spectacle.
susylamb's review against another edition
4.0
So good! Especially the digital/media driven age we live in and out raising our kids. I really liked his 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You as well.
bekks's review against another edition
5.0
I've read some of Reinke's previous works and had high hopes for this book and he did not disappoint! Insightful and full of wisdom, this is a book that I will be recommending to all my teenager friends and adult friends! A must read and I'm not just saying that....FIVE STARS!