Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Christianity

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We will have two ten-minute breaks: at 7:30 - 7:40; and, at 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm. I will take roll after the second break before you are dismissed at 10 pm.

Read: Chapter 9: Christianity

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View the Other Preparation Materials

View the lectures contained in the course shell

Participate in the Discussion titled "Why Can’t We Just Get Along?"

Complete and submit the World View Chart Assignment

Assignments and Activities

1. Since most students have probably been exposed to Christianity throughout their lives, it is particularly important to clarify preconceptions students bring to a study of this religion. Have students write down statements or questions that come to mind when they hear “Jesus Christ” or “Christianity.”

Christianity Pre-Test

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_fisher_livingrel_BRIEF_3e/206/52790/13514333.cw/index.html

PowerPoint

Jesus' Birth (alternately titled, "Christianity: The Three Pillars"), :38

Brief discussion of the timeline and location of Jesus' birth, and of his three-year ministry, with beautiful art work.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/JesusBirth_MyLab.html

This video presents "The Three Pillars: Jesus Life Teachings." 1:39

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/JesusLifeTeachings_MyLab.html

This video presents "The Three Pillars: Resurrection." 1:13

Easter story portrayed in religious art, voice-over narration, and a brief reading from the New Testament Gospel of Luke.

1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Revised Standard Version (RSV)

How many witnesses to the resurrection are there?

^{3 "}For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, ⁴that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, ⁵and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. ⁷Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ⁸Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me."

The historicity of the resurrection is critical. For example, as the New American Standard Bible states: "and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain" (1 Cor. 15:14). The context indicates that if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

Liberal Christianity, also known as liberal theology, covers diverse philosophically and biblically informed religious movements and ideas within Christianity from the late 18th century onward. Liberal does not refer to Progressive Christianity or to a political philosophy but to the philosophical and religious thought that developed as a consequence of the Enlightenment.

Liberal Christianity, broadly speaking, is a method of biblical hermeneutics, an undogmatic method of understanding God through the use of scripture by applying the same modern hermeneutics used to understand any ancient writings. Liberal Christianity did not originate as a belief structure, and as such was not dependent upon any Church dogma or creedal statements. Unlike conservative varieties of Christianity, or Orthodox Christianity (whether one speaks here of Catholicism, Protestantism, or the Eastern Churches), liberalism began with no unified set of propositional beliefs. Instead, "liberalism" from the start embraced the methodologies of Enlightenment science as the basis for interpreting the Bible, life, faith and theology.

The title "Acts of the Apostles" (Greek Πράξεις ἀποστόλων Praxeis Apostolon) was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing title or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear, however, that it was not given by the author.

The gospel of Luke and Acts make up a two-volume work which scholars call Luke-Acts. Together they account for 27.5% of the New Testament, the largest contribution attributed to a single author, providing the framework for both the Church's liturgical calendar and the historical outline into which later generations have fitted their idea of the story of Jesus and the early church.

Jesus: An Historian's Review of the Gospels by Michael Grant, Scribners (1977).

The author looks at the gospels with an historian's eye, in search of the authentic Jesus. He seeks to separate those portions of the gospels that refer to the true career and teachings of Jesus, from the subsequent additions or inventions by the evangelists. The gospels are studied in the same way as other ancient historical sources, endeavouring to reconstruct what really happened and to uncover the truth of the historical Jesus.

Jesus in history, an approach to the study of the Gospels by Howard Clark Kee, New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, [1970].

This text is a study of the historical Jesus. Specific literary sources are referenced - Roman and Jewish historians, the individual gospels, and other early Christian sources.

"Among Roman writers, the oldest reference to Jesus that has survived is found in one of the letters that Pliny the Younger (A.D. 62-113) wrote to Emperor Trajan. . . . The Roman historian Suetonius, a contemporary of Pliny, mentions in his Lives of the Twelve Caesars that under the reign of Claudius (A.D. 41-54), there was a disturbance among the Jews that reached such a peak of intensity that they had to be expelled from the city. . . . [from] some one named Chrestos" (pp. 45-46)."

Jesus of Nazareth by Gunther Bornkamm, Other authors: Fraser McLuskey (Translator), Irene McLuskey (Translator), Augsburg Fortress Publishers (1995).

Günther Bornkamm (1905-1990) was a German New Testament scholar. He was a student of Rudolf Bultmann, as well as other famous theologians. Bultmann was famous (or infamous, depending on one's point of view) for his proposal to "demythologize" the New Testament; that is, remove the legendary accretions to the story of Jesus added by the early Church. Bultmann said that "I do indeed think we can know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus."

However, in 1956 Bornkamm wrote this influential book, which begins by stating, "No one is any longer in a position to write a life of Jesus," not least because the gospel writers display "an incontestable loyalty and adherence to the word of Jesus, and at the same time an astonishing degree of freedom as to the original wording." Nevertheless, Bornkamm maintained that there was a layer of historical recollection that underlay the gospel accounts, which "do speak of history as occurrence and event."

Bornkamm believed that there were certain events in the life of Jesus that were incontestably historical; for example, "The fact that Jesus let himself be baptised by John belongs to the data of his life which cannot be doubted." Also, that "Jesus had to reckon with the possibility of his own violent end, we have no reason to doubt." He is even willing to credit some historical truth to the gospel stories about Jesus' death, since "nothing would be more wrong than to deny that there is any historical truth in the story in the gospels about Jesus' suffering and death, simply because the church's faith was specially concerned with this piece of tradition.

The historical reliability of the Gospels refers to the reliability and historic character of the four New Testament gospels as historical documents. Although some claim that all four canonical gospels meet the five criteria for historical reliability, others say that little in the gospels is considered to be historically reliable.

Almost all scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed, but scholars differ on the historicity of specific episodes described in the Biblical accounts of Jesus, and the only two events subject to "almost universal assent" are that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. Elements whose historical authenticity is disputed include the two accounts of the Nativity of Jesus, the miraculous events including the resurrection, and certain details about the crucifixion.

According to the majority viewpoint, the Synoptic Gospels are the primary sources of historical information about Jesus and of the religious movement he founded, if the gospels are considered to be historically reliable. These religious gospels—the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, and the Gospel of Luke—written in the Greek language, recount the life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of a Jew named Jesus, who spoke Aramaic. There are different hypotheses regarding the origin of the texts, for the gospels of the New Testament were written in Greek for Greek-speaking communities, that were later translated into Syriac, Latin and Coptic.

The fourth gospel, the Gospel of John, differs greatly from the first three gospels. Historians often study the historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles when studying the reliability of the gospels, as Acts was seemingly written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke'.

Historians subject the gospels to critical analysis, attempting to differentiate rather authentic, reliable information from possible inventions, exaggerations, and alterations. Since there are more textual variants in the New Testament (200-400 thousand) than it has letters (c. 140 thousand), scholars use textual criticism to determine which gospel variants could theoretically be taken as 'original'. To answer this question, scholars have to ask who wrote the gospels, when they wrote them, what was their objective in writing them, what sources the authors used, how reliable these sources were, and how far removed in time the sources were from the stories they narrate, or if they were altered later. Scholars can also look into the internal evidence of the documents, to see if, for example, the document is misquoting texts from the Hebrew Tanakh, is making claims about geography that were incorrect, if the author appears to be hiding information, or if the author has made up a certain prophecy. Finally, scholars turn to external sources, including the testimony of early church leaders, writers outside the church (mainly Jewish and Greco-Roman historians) who would have been more likely to have criticized the early churches, and to archaeological evidence.

Source criticism: diagram of the two-source hypothesis, an explanation for the relationship of the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.

Historical criticism, also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of literary criticism that investigates the origins of ancient text in order to understand "the world behind the text".

The primary goal of historical criticism is to ascertain the text's primitive or original meaning in its original historical context and its literal sense or sensus literalis historicus. The secondary goal seeks to establish a reconstruction of the historical situation of the author and recipients of the text. This may be accomplished by reconstructing the true nature of the events which the text describes. An ancient text may also serve as a document, record or source for reconstructing the ancient past which may also serve as a chief interest to the historical critic. In regard to Semitic biblical interpretation, the historical critic would be able to interpret the literature of Israel as well as the history of Israel.

In 18th century Biblical criticism, the term "higher criticism" was commonly used in mainstream scholarship in contrast with "lower criticism". In the 21st century, historical criticism is the more commonly used term for higher criticism, while textual criticism is more common than the loose expression "lower criticism".

Historical criticism began in the 17th century and gained popular recognition in the 19th and 20th centuries. The perspective of the early historical critic was rooted in Protestant reformation ideology, inasmuch as their approach to biblical studies were free from the influence of traditional interpretation. Where historical investigation was unavailable, historical criticism rested on philosophical and theological interpretation. With each passing century, historical criticism became refined into various methodologies used today: source criticism, form criticism, redaction criticism, tradition criticism, canonical criticism, and related methodologies.

The Nicene Creed (Greek: Σύμβολον τῆς Νίκαιας, Latin: Symbolum Nicaenum) is a profession of faith widely used in Christian liturgy.

It is called Nicene /ˈnaɪsiːn/ because originally adopted in the city of Nicaea (present day Iznik, Turkey) by the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople, and the amended form is referred to as the Nicene or the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed. The churches of Oriental Orthodoxy use this profession of faith with the verbs in the original plural ("we believe") form. The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church use it with the verbs of believing changed to the singular ("I believe") form. The Anglican Communion and many Protestant denominations also use it, sometimes with the verbs of believing in the plural form but generally in the singular.

The Apostles' Creed is also used in the Latin West, but not in the Eastern liturgies. On Sundays and some other days, one or other of these two creeds is recited in the Roman Rite Mass after the homily. The Nicene Creed is also part of the profession of faith required of those undertaking important functions within the Catholic Church. In the Byzantine Rite, the Nicene Creed is sung or recited at the Divine Liturgy, immediately preceding the Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer), and is also recited daily at compline.

The following is a literal translation of the Greek text of the Constantinopolitan form:

"I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. God of God, light of light, true God of true God. Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets. And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen."

APA citation. Wilhelm, J. (1911). The Nicene Creed. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved February 13, 2015 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/ResurrectionStory_MyLab.html

This video presents "Eucharist." :58

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/Eucharist_MyLab.html

This video presents "Sacred Journey: Baptism ." :12

Visual depiction of different baptism rituals, with no verbal explanation.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/Baptism_MyLab.html

Map illustrating the spread of Christianity 300 C.E.

"Mapspreadofxity" by Agur - http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/1320Hist&Civ/slides/13xity/mapspreadofxity.jpg. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapspreadofxity.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Mapspreadofxity.jpg

Augustine (354-430 C.E.) stands as the most influential theologian in the Western Christian tradition. After a period of wandering, seeking after religious truth, he was baptized as a Christian in 387 after a conversion experience in 386. He later became bishop of the city of Hippo in North Africa (around 395), and he spent part of the next few years writing the Confessions (used to denote both confession in the biblical sense, that is, as praise of God, and also in the sense of a declaration of fault or sin). One of the classics of Western literature, it is a spiritual autobiography that details his search for God while also previewing, in a way, the trajectory of his thought on issues such as the knowledge of God, the role of the Church, and the nature of humanity as essentially sinful and completely reliant upon God's grace for salvation.

Hand-out

In the first two sections of Book I (the first part of the reading selection), what is the problem that Augustine presents to the reader?

The material from Book II focuses on the problem of sin as seen from the perspective of the so-called pear garden incident. His musings on the psychology of sin leads him to come to two conclusions: one about the nature of sin, and the second having to do with the context for committing individual acts of sin. Identify those two conclusions that provides an overview of Augustine's understanding of sin in the Confessions.

The Great Schism

The Global Mission of the Jesuits (Thomas Taylor), 4:43

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/history/MHL/WORLD/author_podcasts/jesuits.html

Debate/discuss any of the following assertions:

a. If you try to follow the ethical teachings of Christianity, but do not believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, died in order to atone for human sins, and rose physically from the dead you should not call yourself a Christian.

b. Christian missionaries have done more harm than good. Christians should stop trying to push their religion on others and respect other people’s different religions.

c. All the major churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) have corrupted the teachings of Jesus.

d. We are born sinful.

e. Christianity has traditionally put too much emphasis on “life after death” and not enough on life before death.

Questions for Class Discussion

1. Most Christians believe the New Testament’s Gospels and Epistles tell us the basic facts about Jesus. Would it be worthwhile or necessary for Christianity to find more information about Jesus from sources other than the New Testament?

2. The vast number of Christian denominations and traditions has prompted some to ask what the essence of Christianity might be. Many people over the centuries have tried to boil Christianity down to a single essence. Do you think there is a single essence to Christianity? If so, what is it? If not, why not?

3. Christians generally claim that Jesus is unique, the “messiah” (anointed one) sent by the Creator God to the human race. What specifically is unique about him? Why, in you opinion, has the religion centered on Jesus dominated Western civilization, gained more members than any other world religion, and become the fastest growing religion in the world?

4. AC/DC Highway to hell (with lyrics), 3:33

Can religious people, in this case Christians, accept modern culture--music--and tolerate alternative views their religion?

Comment from YouTube

ShortSideSniper17 2 months ago

"I'm a serious christian and i don't think there is anything wrong with listening to acdc. It's just a song, it's not like they are worshiping the devil. Also, song lyrics are metaphorical. Even if they were meant to be taken literal, you always have your own interpretation and don't have to take this literally. For all you "crazy christians", my priest even loves acdc and grew up on them and he had this conversation with me. He is also a New Jersey Devils fan like me. Are we both going to hell? Maybe, maybe not, but it sure as hell won't be because of this song (no pun intended). Do you really think that you'll be at the gates of heaven and the gatekeeper says "nope, too much acdc" and banish you from heaven? I really don't think so. In conclusion, for those about to rock; i salute you."

http://youtu.be/mBjwMSIC7ik

Origin of All Things

Nature of God/Creator

View of Human Nature

View of Good and Evil

View of "Salvation"

View of After Life

Practices and Rituals

This video presents "Sacred Memory: Orthodox Easter," :055

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/OrthodoxEaster_MyLab.html

Celebrations and Festivals

Brief introduction to Mother Teresa's faith and work, :34.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/SSA_SHARED_MEDIA_1/religion/MRK/videos/myreligionkit/MotherTheresa_MyLab.html

Contemporary Trends

François-Marie Arouet (French: [fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire (/voʊlˈtɛər/; French: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.

In a letter to Frederick II, King of Prussia, dated 5 January 1767, he wrote about Christianity:

La nôtre [religion] est sans contredit la plus ridicule, la plus absurde, et la plus sanguinaire qui ait jamais infecté le monde.
"[Christianity] is assuredly the most ridiculous, the most absurd and the most bloody religion which has ever infected this world. Your Majesty will do the human race an eternal service by extirpating this infamous superstition, I do not say among the rabble, who are not worthy of being enlightened and who are apt for every yoke; I say among honest people, among men who think, among those who wish to think. ... My one regret in dying is that I cannot aid you in this noble enterprise, the finest and most respectable which the human mind can point out.."

In La bible enfin expliquee, he expressed the following attitude to lay reading of the Bible:

It is characteristic of fanatics who read the holy scriptures to tell themselves: God killed, so I must kill; Abraham lied, Jacob deceived, Rachel stole: so I must steal, deceive, lie. But, wretch, you are neither Rachel, nor Jacob, nor Abraham, nor God; you are just a mad fool, and the popes who forbade the reading of the Bible were extremely wise.

Whether it is Voltaire from outside the church, or Kierkegaard, the Danish theologian-philosopher, or Nietzsche who positioned himself awkwardly somewhat within religious thinkers--but in opposition to institutional forms of Christianity--the West has developed a self-reflective and critical opposition to Christian ideas. Both inside and outside of Christian circles, and thereafter in elite and popular circles, Christianity and Christ have been examined, dissected, vilified, and criticized.

Piss Christ is a 1987 photograph by the American artist and photographer Andres Serrano. It depicts a small plastic crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist's urine. The piece was a winner of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art's "Awards in the Visual Arts" competition, which was sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a United States Government agency that offers support and funding for artistic projects, without controlling content.

It took Paris attack for AP to remove anti-Christian photo after 26 yrs.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2015/01/10/it-took-paris-attacks-for-ap-to-remove-%E2%80%98piss-christ%E2%80%99-photo-after-26-yrs#.VOJuZ7d0wdU

The Ten Most Anti-Christian Movies of All Time

http://www.vulture.com/2007/12/list_antireligious_movies.html

Most offensive Jesus material on the Internet

Every year (typically around Easter), there's at least one viral Jesus meme, Jesus viral video or Jesus-themed webcomic that makes the rounds. From the horribly offensive images that straight up make fun of Christ, to the downright poignant, here's the best the internet has had to offer on funny Jesus memes over the years.

http://www.ranker.com/list/the-12-greatest-jesus-memes-of-all-time/brian-gilmore?format=SLIDESHOW&page=1

REFERENCES, MUSIC

God's Gonna' Cut You Down

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%27s_Gonna_Cut_You_Down

Odetta - God's Gonna Cut You Down, 1:52

http://youtu.be/5wEdCeJqddI

Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down, 2:49

http://youtu.be/eJlN9jdQFSc

Mott The Hoople Hymn For The Dudes 1973 with lyrics, 5:25

http://youtu.be/Rxt8iyA5QyY

Don McLean- American Pie (with Lyrics), 8:41

http://youtu.be/uAsV5-Hv-7U

Patti Smith, Gloria, 5:51

http://youtu.be/TNQtz6Ajvfg

Rolling Stones- Sympathy for the Devil Lyrics, 6:24

"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and credited to Jagger/Richards. Sung by Jagger, the song is an homage to Satan, written in the first-person narrative from the point of view of Lucifer, who recounts the atrocities committed throughout the history of humanity in his name. It is performed in a rock arrangement with a samba rhythm. It first appeared as the opening track on their 1968 album Beggars Banquet. Rolling Stone magazine placed it at No. 32 in their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

http://youtu.be/pkXIYgsvO0c

AC/DC Highway to hell (with lyrics), 3:33

Comment from YouTube

ShortSideSniper17 2 months ago

http://youtu.be/mBjwMSIC7ik

Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young (HQ with lyrics), 3:55

http://youtu.be/zhjNm20XbXw

"Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 pop rock album, The Stranger. The song was written from the perspective of a young man determined to deflower a Catholic girl who is a virgin. The song hit #24 on the pop charts in 1977.

Ian Anderson, Aqualung

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Office Heaven, Hell

Office

Monday, March 27, 2017

Silicon Valley Democrats

Democrats

Iowa State Assignment: 9/11 Al Qaeda POV

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Boyertown School District Violates Privacy, Harasses Minor

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Freedom from Religion and Civil Rights

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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Pop Music Lens

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Over the Rainbow: History Through a Pop Music Lens

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I urge more history teachers to embrace music, including rock'n'roll, as effective and legitimate primary sources. In eight years of teaching, I have found no other way to engage student interest as quickly and effectively -- pushing the door wide open to other types of learning activities and assignments. Consider a few of my examples when teaching the following units.

The Great Depression

In a lesson about the Great Depression, to help my students get a better sense of much of the nation's enduring faith and optimism -- even in the face of tremendous, persistent adversity -- they analyze Ted Lewis' 1933 song, "There's a New Day Comin'":

New day's comin',
As sure as you're born!
There's a new day comin',
Start tootin' your horn,
While the cobbler's shoeing,
The baker will bake,
When the brewer's brewin',
We'll all get a break!

To drive this point home, students also listen to and dissect Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg's 1939 song, "Over the Rainbow," famously performed by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz:

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Soon enough, students begin to understand why this song resonated so profoundly with listeners still reeling from the Great Depression. Indeed, many struggling Americans also longed to forget their troubles and took delight in picturing themselves beside Dorothy, "high above the chimney tops," flying with bluebirds over a rainbow.

From there, my students analyze more traditional primary sources, including selections from Studs Terkel's Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. To bring these voices alive, I also play several of the oral historian's recorded interviews, many of which are available free online. This piques student interest in learning about President Franklin Roosevelt and to what extent he and his New Deal policies helped America rebound from one of its darkest eras.

Civil Rights Movement

Each year, I also ask students to analyze a stanza from a "poem" as the class moves to examine the early 1960s Civil Rights Movement:

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind.
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

There is always at least one student, frustrated with the poet's rather vague final two lines, who demands to know what the "answer" is. I agree that it's vague, but before inviting others to chime in, I play "Blowin' in the Wind," written by Bob Dylan in 1962. The song, with Dylan's plaintive delivery, pulls the students in, making the frustration of civil rights workers palpable. The artist's words and music have opened a door to deeper understanding.

Afterward, I assign students Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail (PDF), in which the famous civil rights activist promotes combating racism and injustice through nonviolence. The document also illuminates the significance and context of "Blowin' in the Wind," with King calling out Birmingham's "ugly record of police brutality" in addition to several other "hard, brutal, and unbelievable facts." This lesson dovetails naturally with having students consider the views of history's forgotten lunch counter sit-in participants, voter registration drive volunteers, and freedom riders.

The Cold War

When launching my unit on the Cold War, I play Barry McGuire's 1965 hit rendition of "Eve of Destruction." This icebreaker helps my students engage with the palpable fears of the time:

Don’t you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
Can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running away.
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.

After singing along with McGuire, and encouraging others to join in -- undoubtedly, to some of degree of chagrin -- I pass out song lyrics. The first part of class is spent analyzing each stanza, with students connecting their learning to what McGuire is singing about, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation, violent world conflict, and ineffective government. One student wonders what McGuire thinks of President Truman's decision to drop the bomb, while another puts her fears about today into perspective.

From there, more students are eager to read Paul Fussell's Thank God for the Atom Bomb (PDF), in which the World War II veteran acknowledges and proceeds to discredit critics of the weapon's use to put a quick end to the conflict -- thereby saving countless lives above the total casualties, however horrific, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I also try to assign John Hersey's Hiroshima, a short but powerful book about several survivors of the atomic bomb. Together, these accounts offer students a striking comparison.

Rollins College Suspends Christian for Islamic Blasphemy

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NSA Violated Trump, Americans

Bill Binney

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Economy

Pop

Twilight of Rock Gods

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Friday, March 24, 2017

Established Islamic Prayer in Schools

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Reading since summer 2006 (some of the classics are re-reads): including magazine subscriptions

Abbot, Edwin A., Flatland;
Accelerate: Technology Driving Business Performance;
ACM Queue: Architecting Tomorrow's Computing;
Adkins, Lesley and Roy A. Adkins, Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome;
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