Now that you're all digging out from our last (really, it's gotta be!) April snow, here are some thoughtful articles discussing
Bill Moyers's interview with Rev. Jeremiah Wright on PBS last night, from people who appear to have watched the whole interview:
- Manya Brachear, religion writer, "Did the Wright Interview Make a Difference?" ChicagoTribune.com, 2008.04.25.
- Dave Winer, "Why Is It So Quiet After the Moyers-Wright Interview?" HuffingtonPost.com, 2008.04.26.
- James Brett, "Moyers on Wright," OpEdNews.com, 2008.04.26.
- Pastor Daniel Schultz, "Jeremiah Wright on Bill Moyers' Journal," StreetProphets.com, 2008.04.26.
Choice quote from Pastor Dan on Wright's theology and the "stunning" level of discourse presented on PBS last night:
It's certainly deeper and more relevant than anything James Dobson or the 'values voters' advocates could put forward.
Having been taken out of context myself, and knowing how much damage that can do, I will not pass judgment on any speech by Rev. Wright unless I hear or read it in full.
ReplyDeleteThe Moyers-Wright interview demonstrated that context is even deeper than listening to an entire speech. It's understanding the full history of the speaker, the audience, and their culture. Even a one-hour interview on PBS can't do that fully, but Moyers worked toward that goal.
ReplyDeleteSame with reading the Bible: you could read it cover to cover, but if you didn't also study the history and languages in which it was written, you'd still have an incomplete understanding.