When the Movie Is as Good as the Book (Originally aired Sep. 6, 2017)

When the Movie Is as Good as the Book (Originally aired Sep. 6, 2017)Top of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 684, Segment 5

Nov 17, 2017 • 17m

Guest: Dennis Cutchins, PhD, Associate Professor of English, Brigham Young University "Murder on the Orient Express," based on Agatha Christie's novel, is getting a lot of press. Coming out this week is a film adaptation of the children’s novel "Wonder." Do the movies live up to the beloved books that inspired them? How often does a director ruin a great story in bringing it to the screen?

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The Rise and Fall of Adam and EveNov 17, 201734mGuest: Stephen Greenblatt, PhD, Professor of Humanities, Harvard, Author, “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve” The fall of Adam and Eve from innocence when they ate the forbidden fruit and were kicked out of their garden paradise has impacted nearly every branch of human thought. It teaches us about our relationship to God, to each other, and to the natural world. Adam and Eve in the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, by Jan and Hubert van Eyck source: wikipedia

Guest: Stephen Greenblatt, PhD, Professor of Humanities, Harvard, Author, “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve” The fall of Adam and Eve from innocence when they ate the forbidden fruit and were kicked out of their garden paradise has impacted nearly every branch of human thought. It teaches us about our relationship to God, to each other, and to the natural world. Adam and Eve in the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, by Jan and Hubert van Eyck source: wikipedia

Why We Should Teach Bible in Public SchoolsNov 17, 201717mGuest: Chuck Stetson, Founder, Essentials in Education The story of Adam and Eve has had a deep historical influence on Western thinking. But what about the future? In a multi-cultural democracy like the United States, even children raised by parents who claim to be Christian or Jewish may not be well-versed in the stories from the Christian or Jewish Bibles. Should they be? What about Muslims or Hindus who are growing up in America? What about children in non-Christian nations? What worth is knowing the Bible to them? Learn more about the campaign here. King David on Red Ground by Marc Chagall source: artnet.com

Guest: Chuck Stetson, Founder, Essentials in Education The story of Adam and Eve has had a deep historical influence on Western thinking. But what about the future? In a multi-cultural democracy like the United States, even children raised by parents who claim to be Christian or Jewish may not be well-versed in the stories from the Christian or Jewish Bibles. Should they be? What about Muslims or Hindus who are growing up in America? What about children in non-Christian nations? What worth is knowing the Bible to them? Learn more about the campaign here. King David on Red Ground by Marc Chagall source: artnet.com

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Why Segregation is Returning to US Schools (Originally aired June 14, 2017)Nov 17, 201718mGuest: Derek Black, JD, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina Segregating schools by race has been illegal in the US for more than 60 years. But today, many of the gains made after that landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education have disintegrated. Schools across America are steadily re-segregating along racial lines. The separation isn’t as explicit as it was in the Jim Crow South, when communities designated schools for white children and other schools for black children. But if the effect is the same and more than a third of US schools are now attended almost entirely by students of one race, is that acceptable?

Guest: Derek Black, JD, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina Segregating schools by race has been illegal in the US for more than 60 years. But today, many of the gains made after that landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education have disintegrated. Schools across America are steadily re-segregating along racial lines. The separation isn’t as explicit as it was in the Jim Crow South, when communities designated schools for white children and other schools for black children. But if the effect is the same and more than a third of US schools are now attended almost entirely by students of one race, is that acceptable?