http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2007/01/18/john-piper-on-stereotypes-generalizations-and-racism/ Thoughts on life, art, and religion Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2007/01/18/john-piper-on-stereotypes-generalizations-and-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Rebelling Against Indifference » CT: The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2006 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:11:03 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=97#comment-1852 [...] I’m glad to see three foreign films on the list, Tsotsi, Joyeux Noel, and Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Joyeux Noel, my favorite of the three, reminds us that we should not (and cannot, if we are not satisfied only with stereotypes) dehumanize “the enemy”, and of the senselessness of war. Tsotsi asks great questions about the effects of our circumstances and whether we can change, whether or not we can learn to commit selfless acts when life seems to show that we must put ourselves first to survive. Sophie Scholl has deservedly drawn many comparisions to A Man For All Seasons, the story of Sir Thomas More, for the interrogation and courtroom scenes they both rely on. [...] [...] I’m glad to see three foreign films on the list, Tsotsi, Joyeux Noel, and Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Joyeux Noel, my favorite of the three, reminds us that we should not (and cannot, if we are not satisfied only with stereotypes) dehumanize “the enemy”, and of the senselessness of war. Tsotsi asks great questions about the effects of our circumstances and whether we can change, whether or not we can learn to commit selfless acts when life seems to show that we must put ourselves first to survive. Sophie Scholl has deservedly drawn many comparisions to A Man For All Seasons, the story of Sir Thomas More, for the interrogation and courtroom scenes they both rely on. [...]

]]> http://www.jslweb.com/blog/2007/01/18/john-piper-on-stereotypes-generalizations-and-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 dr Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:13:46 +0000 http://www.jslweb.com/blog/?p=97#comment-1677 Thanks for this. Piper is amazing at verbalizing the things I find toughest to put into words. I was just having a conversation about this very topic with a friend a couple of weeks ago. This will really help. I'll read the rest of his article tomorrow when I have some time off. Thanks for this. Piper is amazing at verbalizing the things I find toughest to put into words. I was just having a conversation about this very topic with a friend a couple of weeks ago. This will really help. I’ll read the rest of his article tomorrow when I have some time off.

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