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One phrase describes the sentiment in my house since our eldest left for college in August: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
No, I'm not talking about myself here...as I have always been fond of my son! I'm talking about my girls, who were never card-carrying members of the ZACK fan club. After years of hearing nothing but negative comments about their big brother, it's just plain strange to hear them say, "I wish Zack would text me back," or, "Let me call Zack and ask what he thinks."
I remember leaving work and driving to get the girls at school because Zack wouldn't let them in the car. Or taking two cars to church, for the same youth group because the girls wouldn't ride with their brother. All the times I had to keep the peace between them, keep them from physically hurting each other or destroying each other's stuff...and now there's this big love fest going on?
How GREAT is that?
I saw it with my own eyes one October weekend when we visited for Family Weekend. Maddy and Sky could hardly contain their excitement over seeing Zack for the first time since he left for college.
They ran to each other. Really! They r-a-n to hug each other.
Craziest thing I've ever seen.
And there are pictures of the three of them with their arms around each other…smiling! Real smiles, not like the ones in the church directory when
I'm pinching their backs.
This change of heart works both ways: Zack has made comments to me like, "I wish the girls would Facebook me more," and, "I worry about the girls because I'm not there to look out for them."
LOOK OUT FOR THEM? What's in the water in Statesboro? The only time he ever looked out for them was when he was looking for a cash stash in their rooms and didn't want to get caught!
It's funny how siblings don't necessarily appreciate each other when they are under the same roof.
As I look forward to Christmas, and having all my kids under the same roof again, I wish you and your family the happiest of holidays.
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The 49ers announced Monday that they have moved RB Jewel Hampton to the reserve/non-football injury list and LB Darius Fleming to the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
That means that both players will not count against the active roster, and will not be eligible to practice until at least the Tuesday following the completion of Week Six of the NFL regular season.
The team also waived the following 12 players: FB Cameron Bell, OLB Kourtnei Brown, DT Patrick Butrym, WR Ben Hannula, WR Joe Hastings, DT Matthew Masifilo, CB Cory Nelms, CB Deante' Purvis, TE Joe Sawyer, OL Jason Slowey, K Giorgio Tavecchio and WR Brian Tyms.

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There have been a couple of little scuffle early, and five technical fouls were called in the first quarter and a half.
The most notable tussle was this small-scale freak out by LeBron James when Joakim Noah tried to grab the ball from him after an offensive foul. Noah was definitely trolling a bit, but LeBron fed right into it by giving him a little elbow. Two Bulls players had to hold Noah back afterward.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by rules of the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision concerning parole and post-prison supervision violators, the supervisory authority shall use a continuum of administrative sanctions for violations of the conditions of post-prison supervision.
(2) The sanction continuum shall include adjustments to the level of supervision and, as approved by the board or the local supervisory authority that imposed the initial conditions of post-prison supervision:
(a) Modification of or additions to the conditions of supervision; and
(b) Any other appropriate available local sanctions including, but not limited to, jail, community service work, house arrest, electronic surveillance, restitution centers, work release centers, day centers or other local sanctions established by agreement with the supervisory authority.
(3) An offender may not be confined in a restitution center, work release center or jail for more than 15 days for a violation of conditions of post-prison supervision unless:
(a) The Department of Corrections, county corrections agency or supervisory authority imposes a local sanction under subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) The board or its designated representative initiates a hearing for the purpose of imposing a sanction under ORS 144.107 (Sanctions for violations of conditions of post-prison supervision) or 144.108 (Recommitment to prison for certain violations).
(4) A hearing before the board is not required if the department, a county corrections agency or the supervisory authority imposes a local sanction under subsection (3) of this section. However, the board may conduct a hearing under the procedures in ORS 144.343 (Hearing required on revocation) and 144.347 (Subpoena power of board) and impose a different sanction on the offender than that imposed by the department, a county corrections agency or the supervisory authority. [1989 c.790 §35; 1991 c.836 §1; 1997 c.525 §4]
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Established in 1856, Burberry is one of the oldest fashion labels in existence, one with a history of innovation. Thomas Burberry, the founder, invented gabardine in 1880, offering England a comfortable yet waterproof fabric for riding, shooting, and other soggy country pursuits. The company became famous for outfitting explorers, including Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911. In 1914 Burberry invented the trenchcoat when it was asked to adapt a design for practical wear by World War I officers in the trenches. But while Burberry's stock only rose and rose in the twentieth century, as its hardworking wares crossed over and became fashionable—with style icons from Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca to Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's making the trench look unforgettably chic—it wasn't until the late 1990's that the house became known for much beyond mackintoshes and that famous beige check.
Rose Marie Bravo came on board as chief executive in 1997, leading the company as it began to mine its potential as a luxury brand. The Burberry Prorsum ready-to-wear collection was launched by Roberto Menichetti after he was hired in 1998 as creative director. An ad campaign shot by Mario Testino and starring Kate Moss and Stella Tennant followed, recasting Burberry's conservative, rather fusty image as youthful and sexy while still emphasizing its quintessential Britishness. In 2001 the house appointed Christopher Bailey, formerly a Gucci womenswear designer under Tom Ford, as creative director. The introduction of fragrance, menswear, and accessories has boosted the company's bottom line. And Bailey's designs have managed to balance Burberry's venerable heritage with a hip and contemporary aesthetic. When you think of Burberry today you still think of the trench—but redone, for instance, in python.
In 2001, Christopher Bailey, 29, assumed the post of creative director at Burberry. A veteran of Donna Karan and Gucci, where he'd spent over five years as a womenswear designer under Tom Ford, Bailey was faced with the challenge of forging a hip and fashion-forward identity for the 150-year-old British company known for its sturdy coats and tartan plaid.
Enlivening the timeless classics of Burberry's past with the punky vibe of London street fashion, Bailey set to work on the Burberry Prorsum ready-to-wear collection. The outerwear is still there, but the traditional trenchcoat might be rendered in silvery metallic brocade, ivory leather, or black emblazoned with metal studs. As for the trademark, oft-copied Burberry check, it crops up occasionally on the edging of a bikini or a handbag—supersized, distressed, or in an unexpected color like green. (The standard plaid is still found all over the umbrellas, golf gloves, and luggage in the retail stores, but it's been banned from the runway.) Bailey tends to work in monochromatic neutrals instead—black, brown, and gray for fall; white and khaki for spring—but adds unexpected flourishes such as tiers of feathers or ruched chiffon.
Fashion critics have deemed Bailey's image overhaul a success. Style.com's Sarah Mower writes that turning "the frumpy old country lady's Burberry into a fashionable thing" is "something of a cause for national pride in Britain." The public agrees: Burberry's profits have skyrocketed since Bailey's arrival.
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All transfer students should develop an education plan with a community college counselor. To encourage transfers within Connecticut, UB is continuing to develop degree-specific transfer articulation agreements and guides with regionally accredited schools to assist transfer students in the development of their education plans.
Following are the current articulation (transfer) agreements. These agreements outline which courses students should take in order to complete an associate degree at their current institution and to transfer into the specific major(s) indicated on the agreement.
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Articulation Agreement between the University of Bridgeport and Housatonic Community College
I. History
The University of Bridgeport (UB) has a long history of welcoming students from Housatonic Community College (HCC). The University of Bridgeport was the first university in the state to grant full junior status to students completing the Associate Degree at HCC. At the same time that UB began this "seamless transfer" program, the institution also initiated a special community college merit scholarship program that makes UB's private school education very affordable.
II. Principles
A. The University of Bridgeport has 4,700 students in attendance. Approximately 500 of these students are transfers from area colleges. UB will work closely with HCC and its students to provide a smooth transfer process that enables students to enter UB and gain a quality, private school education in one of over fifty majors. Transfer counselors are available to answer any questions and assist students with the application process and with the continuation of their university education.
B. The University of Bridgeport faculty and staff look forward to working collaboratively with our Housatonic Community College partners in helping students achieve their educational goals.
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The terms of the UB/HCC agreement are outlined in the following paragraphs:
A. The University of Bridgeport assures acceptance (on a space available basis) of an Associate Degree graduate who has earned a grade point average of 2.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) into most Baccalaureate Degree programs (a 2.5 GPA or better is required for Accounting, Biology, Business Administration, Dental Hygiene, Marketing, Management, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Math).
B. Those who graduate with the Associate Degree will transfer into UB as a junior. Students who transfer into UB in a related major will, in most cases, be able to complete the Bachelor's Degree in an additional two years as a full-time student.
This assumes entrance into a program requiring 120 credits. Some programs require more credits (e.g. Computer Science and Computer Engineering require 132 credits) and may take longer to complete.
C. It is understood that if a student does not have the foundation or skill level necessary to enter an upper level course because he/she has not taken appropriate introductory courses, he/she will be required to take any necessary prerequisite(s). Therefore, the University of Bridgeport cannot assure that every student will complete the requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree in four semesters.
D. Transfer students from HCC will receive academic credit for most college level courses applied toward the requirements of the Associate Degree as long as they receive a grade of C or better in a course. A maximum of sixty six (66) credits will be accepted for transfer.
E. Non-credit or remedial courses judged to be below college level may not be accepted for transfer. Experiential learning courses, co-ops, internships, practicums will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
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First of all, an internet strength training forum is not the place to be getting "therapy". I've been where you are right now, and also had worked professionally in the mental health field for 21 years. Go see a physician who can make an accurate diagnosis and then develop a treatment plan that is appropriate for you.
The newer SSRI medications have very minimal side effects; you may feel a little lightheaded or dizzy the first two days until your body adjusts to the meds, then after that, you won't even know you're on them. Also, (I managed a psychiatric research study as part of my professional career), medication alone tends to lead to a greater likelihood of relapse; the best prognosis is from a combination of medication and therapy. See a qualified professional and best wishes.
CBT Therapy usually teaches that your moods are created by your thoughts and how you view your world. Change the thoughts and your are on your way to managing your moods. Most therapeutic approaches for cognitive re training are based around altering beliefs, opinions, and perception..
A good spiritual teaching though is about seeing the false hood in beliefs and a psychological sense of self, and basically ending "you're world" where the only thing left is what is true in what is, before you have a thought or belief about it. It is going from one perception directly to the other from personal and separate to whole and complete truth.
Here's a good guided meditation I sometimes use by Adyashanti, he has plenty of free talks on youtube and the free E Book is really all you need if you want to get serious and hold truth as a higher value then anything else, like survival or just feeling good. I don't want to sound all preachy and pushy and what not but I know from personal experience that this is far more real then all the delusions and perceptions I used to live with.
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How is everyone holding up?
Personally, I'm feeling a lot better again after some testing times in the last few months. Hopefully it sticks this time.
Anyways whole point of my post was to just say everyone is free, and has a right to be... And there is absolutely no limitation on it, whatever is believed to make people go into conflict can absolutely be seen through and for the illusion it is. It just takes letting go of certain long held perceptions and a willingness to fully walk into the unknown.
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State troopers investigated a total of 695 crashes between July 3 and 6. Of those crashes, 72 were alcohol-related, including two of the fatalities. Two of those killed were not wearing seat belts.
During the same period, state troopers arrested 487 people for driving under the influence.
During the four-day period, troopers issued 9,646 speeding citations, cited 870 motorists for failing to wear seat belts and issued 201 citations to motorists for not securing children in safety seats.
The number of people killed decreased over last year's Fourth of July holiday period. Between July 3 and 7, 2013, there were eleven fatalities and 241 injuries in the 811 crashes to which troopers responded.
These reports cover only those incidents investigated by State Police and do not include statistics on crashes to which other law-enforcement agencies responded.
Media contacts: Tpr. Adam Reed, 717-783-5556
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US Mid-Term Election Campaign Reader
by Charles Lemos, Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 04:21:41 AM EDT
They're off and running! And so is our coverage of the 2010 Mid-Term Elections. Here are stories from around the country on races for Federal, state and local offices.
In Connecticut, Lamont Tacks to the Center
The New York Times reports on how Ned Lamont, the Connecticut businessman who won an insurgent campaign against Senator Joe Lieberman by running left with his anti-war stance, is tacking to the center in his bid to win the Democratic nomination for Governor in the Constitution state. The primary is Tuesday.
As Mr. Lamont gears up for the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday , progressives are grumbling that he has talked too much about tax breaks and streamlining red tape, and not enough about issues dear to labor unions and government watchdogs.
Modeling himself after Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a former Republican who became an independent, Mr. Lamont has vowed to shake up Hartford, and even borrowed Mr. Weicker's "Nobody's Man But Yours" slogan from his successful 1990 race for governor.
And some bloggers who had thrown themselves behind Mr. Lamont's Senate bid have been lukewarm or indifferent. When Mr. Lamont announced his candidacy in February, using the word "business" more than a dozen times in his speech, My Left Nutmeg, a liberal Web site, ran the headline: "Ned Lamont announces for Governor."
"If Lamont's supposed hard-core supporters cannot rouse themselves to cheer his announcement, complete with fawning video, how in the wide world of sports is he supposed to win this thing?" one blogger wrote.
The 2010 version of Ned Lamont offers yet another striking sign of how a rough national landscape for Democrats is influencing politics at the local level.
By repositioning himself as a business-friendly centrist, Mr. Lamont is betting that liberals will give him a pass, if begrudgingly, because Democrats are desperate to capture the State Capitol for the first time since 1986.
The President Heads to Texas
President Obama heads to Austin and Dallas on Monday where the main event is a Democratic National Committee luncheon expected to raise $750,000 to $1 million. Tickets start at $5,000 per couple. The Texas Democratic Party will receive $250,000 to help build the party in the Lone Star State. The Dallas Morning News has more on the President's visit to Texas.
The political realities for Texas Democrats are stark – in part because backlash against Obama and his policies has fueled Republican energy. Democrats had hoped for years that by 2010, demographic shifts would help them regain a statewide office or reclaim the state House, but both goals remain major challenges.
The lunch in Austin will be followed by a speech at the University of Texas. Afterwards, the President flies to Dallas where he will attend a fundraiser at the Highland Park home of attorney Russell Budd and his wife, Dorothy. The event is to raise money for the DSCC.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White has opted to steer clear of the President whose popularity in Texas leaves much to be desired. As of late July, Rasmussen finds that 63 percent of Texans disapprove of Obama's performance (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving). The Austin American-Statesman looks at the calculated risk that Bill White is taking by staying away from Obama and finds there's really not much downside.
In Florida, Tea Party Movement Raising Millions for Conservatives
The Orlando Sentinel has a story on the financial rewards that the ultra-conservative Republican candidates are reaping from their involvement in the Tea Party Movement. Allen West has raised nearly $3.5 million for his rematch with Rep. Ron Klein in the Florida Twenty-second Congressional District. Marco Rubio has harnessed Tea Party support to help rack up $11.6 million of campaign funds in his bid to win the Senate seat.


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MIN510. Vocational Discernment for Ordained Ministry in the Wesleyan Tradition
Credit, one hour. (Faculty)
This course is designed for students who are in the process of vocational discernment. It will explore the call of God using the theological framework of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral, look at the history and theology of the Orders of Elder and Deacon and will consider some of the unique issues that surround ordained ministry. For United Methodist Students, this course will fulfill the requirements for becoming a Certified Candidate in the United Methodist Church.
Church and Community
CC501. Church and Community Ministries
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
An introductory praxis course dealing with church and community ministries in urban and rural settings. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
CC502. Church and Community Leadership
Credit, three hours. (Jenkins)
This is the foundation course for the certificate in church and community ministries, although it is open to all Candler students. Students in this class are introduced to various models and strategies of church-community partnerships such as Asset Based Community Development and Training for Transformation. Visits to various church related sites in metro Atlanta for observation of programs dealing with affordable housing, neighborhood economic renewal, urban youth initiatives, refugee and immigrant ministries, and community organizing are included. (Introductory Arts of Ministry) (letter grade only)
CC503. Town and Country Ministries
Credit, three hours. (Rogers)
An introductory praxis course that focuses on issues of ministry within the town and country church and community. (Introductory Arts of Ministry) (letter grade only)
CC511. Urban Ministries
Credit, three hours. (Smith, L.)
This course examines the issues, dynamics, interactions, and theologies that influence ministry in the urban context. Strategies of ministry are examined for both the local church and other contexts of ministry. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
CC519. Nonviolent Strategies of Social Change
Credit, three hours. (Smith, L.)
The course will examine historical, biblical, theological, ad theoretical bases for nonviolent initiatives. The empowerment of the local church, organizations, and individuals will be a central concern in the analysis of strategies.
CC602. The Church and Public Policy
Credit, three hours. (Jenkins)
This class follows the Georgia State legislative session from January through April. Students learn the skills of lobbying and advocacy as they track certain bills through the legislative process and engage congregations in lobbying efforts. The class also studies other forms of faith-based strategies for social transformation, including the Civil Rights Movement, with the hope of gaining the skills needed to analyze and influence public policy. (letter grade only)
CC623. The Church's Mission with Impoverished Children
Credit, three hours. (Faculty) (Same as M623)
Theological, sociological, and psychological study of poor children, their families, and their communities. This course also explores religious and civil religious attitudes that inform public and church policy in institutions serving poor children.
CC645. Non-Profit Leadership and Management
Credit, three hours (Jenkins)
This course is designed for those students considering vocations with non-profit agencies, social-service organizations, and faith-based, social justice ministries. It focuses on the practical skills needed to direct these organizations: board development, grant-writing and fund-raising, personnel management, collaboration, strategic planning, community relations, program planning and evaluation. Faith-based initiatives and charitable choice legislation will also be reviewed. (letter grade only)
CC655. The Church on the Border
Credit, three hours. (Jenkins)(Also listed as M655)
This January course focuses on immigration policy and realties facing communities on the U.S.-Mexico border. The class will travel to Arizona and Mexico in early January, hosted by Borderlinks (www.borderlinks.org), for five days of home stays and meetings with migrants, U.S. and Mexican federal agents, Mexican social justice agencies, community organizers, and congregational leaders. Federal and state immigration policies will also be critiqued. Following the trip to the border, the students will meet in metro Atlanta with Hispanic pastors, legislators, and community leaders. (letter grade only)
CC698. Seminar: Issues in Church and Community
Church Music
CM516. Organ Improvisation and Service Playing
Credit, three hours. (Albrecht)
This course is designed for advanced organ students, focusing on hymn playing and hymn introductions for church organists.
CM528. Organ Literature
Credit, three hours. (Albrecht)
This course surveys music for the pipe organ from the late Renaissance to the twentieth century.
CM530R. Chapel Choir
Credit, one hour or noncredit. (Shiell)
Open to the Candler community without audition. Weekly rehearsals and regular participation in chapel services. A maximum of four hours of credit in CM530R may count toward elective requirements for the MDiv or MTS degree.
CM610. Congregational Song
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
A survey (for nonmusic majors) of hymnody, psalmody, and other congregational music from the sixteenth century to the present.
CM615. Music for Pastors
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course provides students inexperienced in church music with a practical foundation for nurturing a pastoral ministry through music. The fundamentals of singing, song leading, working with musical groups and musicians, and service planning will be discussed.
CM620. Music and Worship in the Black Church
Credit, three hours. (Abbington)
(Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
EV501. Enabling an Evangelizing Church
Credit, three hours. Offered each semester. (deSouza)
This introductory course equips the student to understand and accept the challenge of intentionally communicating the gospel, by word and deed, to the uncommitted, within and without the local church. Special attention is given to defining evangelism theologically for practice in a plural society. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
EV511. Renewal and Revitalization of the Church
Credit, three hours. (deSouza)
Designed for MDiv and MTS students, this course focuses on the recurring phenomenon of revitalization and renewal in the church as key aspects of a biblical and contemporary ecclesiology. It seeks to develop a biblical, historical, relevant, and contemporary understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in renewing and revitalizing the life and mission of the church. Primarily student led, the professor will direct and encourage the students to assimilate some of the classical text in renewal and revitalization. Application will be made especially to the life of the local congregation.
EV621. Theology of Evangelism
Credit, three hours. (Faculty) (prerequisites: CT501 or CT502)
Beginning with the earliest Christian impulse to evangelize, this course will review ways in which the emphasis on evangelism has continually influenced Christian theological traditions, including the liberation theology movement of the late twentieth century. Special attention is given to the modern and "post-modern" period, with the attendant task of developing the theological plausibility of evangelism.
EV625. Evangelism and the Camp Meeting Movements in North America
Credit, three hours (Faculty)
This course is rooted in the premise that revivalism and evangelism (personal and mass) have been among the dominant forces in shaping Protestant religious identity in North America. This revivalist impulse took structure through the organization of annual camp meetings and ultimately the National Camp Meeting Association. Significant attention will be given to the leadership and influence of women in shaping (in many cases, decisively) the revivalist ethos. Of significance also is the role played by African Americans, especially the social contextualizing of the biblical themes of captivity and release, and the ways in which this came to be expressed in oral testimony and music. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
EV697 Evangelism Travel Seminar
Credit, three hours. (de Souza)
One or more topics may be offered during any given year, including travel seminars to regions of the world. Recent travel seminars have included: Singapore, Bulgaria, Cuba, Fiji, England, France, and Korea. Meets United Methodist evangelism requirement, but not the Candler Arts of Ministry requirement.
Pastoral Care and Counseling
PC501. Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
Credit, three hours. Offered each semester. (Hunter, Lartey, Scheib)
Introduction to caregiving dimensions of ministry through theological and psychosocial analysis of personal, family, and congregational need, and on principles and methods of care in response to them. Prerequisite for other pastoral care courses. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
PC 605: Pastoral Care of Marriage and Family
Credit: three hours. (Faculty) (Prerequisite: PC 501 or permission of instructor)
This course provides strategies for the care of marriages and families throughout the life cycle. Theological and biblical perspectives on family are integrated with psychological perspectives, such as family systems theory and narrative theory.
PC607. Pastoral Dimensions of Biomedical Decisions
Credit: three hours. (Scheib)
This course critically examines the impact of current developments in medical genetics on pastoral care and pastoral practices. Contemporary developments in medical genetics pose significant questions for theological and ethical reflection and pastoral practice. This course will introduce students to some of the recent developments in medical genetics. We will then examine the theological, ethical, and pastoral dimensions of these developments. Specific issues examined will include reproductive technologies, genetic testing, gene therapy, stem cell research, cloning, eugenics, and the ecological impact of genetically modified organisms.
PC610. Crisis Ministry
Credit, three hours. (Scheib) (Prerequisite: PC501 or permission of instructor)
Psychological, social, pastoral and theological dimensions of crisis, death, loss, grief and bereavement, and hope will be explored. Attention is given to both individual and communal forms of crisis, trauma, and loss, as well as the cultural and social contexts in which these events occur. Strategies for pastoral care in specific situations of crises will be developed in light of pastoral theological reflection.
PC 620: Short-Term Counseling in the Parish
Credit: three hours. (Faculty.) (Prerequisite: PC 501 or permission of instructor)
This course provides an introduction to basic principles of short-term, structured pastoral counseling in the parish, with special attention to pastoral assessment and the ministry of referral.
PC621. Understanding Religion and Health in the Context of HIV
Credit: three hours. (Faculty)
Advances in medical knowledge have led to tremendous clinical changes in HIV care. However, the cultural and theological perspectives that provided a framework for understanding the meaning of HIV have not changed significantly. This course will explore the cultural and Christian theological responses to HIV in light of this shift in medical knowledge and clinical care in an effort to point toward new perspectives that would provide a basis for a different kind of response from Christian communities.
PC640. Pastoral Care of Women
Credit: three hours. (Scheib) (Prerequisite: PC 501 or permission of instructor)
This course examines the impact of issues facing women in both church and society, such as women's development, sexual and physical abuse, self-esteem, aging, and gender roles on the practice of pastoral care and counseling. The primary theoretical resources for this course are feminist and womanist pastoral theologies and theories of care. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
PC650. Global Perspectives on Pastoral Care
Credit, three hours. (Lartey)
This course enables participants to examine pastoral care practices in different cultural and regional contexts. Key questions consider what can be learned for pastoral care and ministry in particular contexts through the exploration of practices in different places. By means of detailed explorations of case studies, students engage in social, socio-economic, cultural, and pastoral analysis of contextual issues in pastoral care practice and ministry. The course builds students' skills in empathy, interpathy, social and cultural analysis, and theological reflection with a view to strengthening the practice of intercultural pastoral care.
PC670, 671, 672, 673. Pastoral Care: Special Topics
Credit, one hour. Multiple topics each semester. (Prerequisite: PC501)
Offered by the staff of the Emory Center for Pastoral Services or other adjunct faculty. Several one-hour modules on a variety of pastoral care topics are offered each semester. Students may take one or more of these modules, each of which meets for approximately four weeks. The courses are separable and not inherently sequential. Recent modual topics have included: pastoral care and aging, pastoral care and family violence, pastoral care and grief in a multicultural perspective, clergy sexual ethics, and pastoral care and mental health.
PC698. Issues in Pastoral Care
P501. Introduction to Preaching
Credit, three hours. Taught each semester (Faculty)
Introduction to the theology, history, literature, art, and practice of preaching. This is a foundational class that prepares students for other courses in homiletics. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
P502. Sermon Development and Delivery
Credit, three hours. (Long) (Prerequisite: P501 or the permission of the instructor)
The main goal of this course is to build upon the knowledge and skills gained in the basic course in preaching (P501) by encouraging creativity in sermon content and lively, engaged delivery of the sermon. The course will involve a mixture of lecture, discussion, reading, and workshop-style activities, all designed to improve the various skills of sermon design and delivery.
P612. Homiletical Resources
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course helps the student discover various sources of homiletical material, such as the Bible, literature, current events, and real situations.
P613. Oral Presentation of Scripture and Sermon
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Practice and study of factors that increase the interest of a sermon as it is preached. The class emphasizes word as sound, and sensitivity of the preacher to the involvement of the body and feelings in sermon delivery.
P617. Lectionary Preaching.
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course examines the lessons of the common lectionary for the major liturgical seasons. It addresses issues of exegesis, hermeneutics, and preaching within the context of the church year.
P620. Prophetic Voices for a New Century
Credit, three hours. (Fry Brown)
This course examines contextualization of the preached word, prophetic and pastoral preaching, and critical engagement of contemporary social issues and "-isms" in the preaching moment. Sociopolitical issues covered will include racism, ethnocentrism, white privilege, heterosexism, sexism, domestic violence, marriage and family human rights, global issues, health, disease, ableism (handicappism), criminal justice, capital punishment, denominationalism, classism, economic justice, just war, resistance, militarism, environmental and ecological issues. The course will include examination of the preacher's social location, worldview, and theology of preaching. It will explore the definition of transformation in preaching praxis. The difference between prophetic and pastoral preaching and the relevance of each in specific social contexts will be discussed. The course will distinguish between preaching liberation and liberatively preaching which will involve use of language, metaphor, and images. Finally, the course will focus on proactive versus reactive preaching as a means of social change.
P626. The Preacher as Theologian
Credit, three hours. (Long, McDougall) (Also offered as ST626)
This course helps students with the act of theological reflection and emphasizes the crafting of sermons that express in accessible ways careful thinking about theological issues.
P631. Contemporary Black Preaching
Credit, three hours. (Fry Brown, Faculty)
Analysis of historical and contemporary elements of the genre of black preaching. Homiletical preparation; textual integrity; spiritual-social-political content; and style, delivery efficacy, and receptivity of sermons through lecture, multimedia presentations, and preaching opportunities. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
P642. Women and Preaching Credit, three hours. (Fry Brown) Study of the preaching tradition of North American women, feminist/womanist hermeneutical techniques, and the social-historical reality of religious foremothers. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
P647. Preaching the Parables of Jesus Credit, three hours. (Long, Faculty) This course helps students recognize and interpret the parables of the synoptic gospels in terms of contemporary pastoral situations. Through this, students produce sermons faithful to the New Testament text and relevant to modern people. This course attends to text, interpretation, and sermon production. May be cross-listed as NT647.
P649S. Bible and Sermon: Mark
Credit, three hours. (Faculty) (Same as NT649S)
This course helps students improve and interrelate the skills of exegesis, hermeneutics, and preaching. To this end, the course will focus specifically on the interpretation of the Gospel of Mark with a view to preaching it.
P697R. Colloquy Leadership
Credit, two hours.
Offered each semester by invitation of the instructors of P501. Does not fulfill area requirements.
P698. Issues in Preaching
Preaching with Children and Youth
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Preaching with Children and Youth Credit, three hours. (Faculty) The purpose of this class is to assist preachers with preparing sermons for the children and youth of their faith communities. This class will prepare the students to lead children and youth in the process of thinking theologically and creatively about who God is. Students will be expected to use the assigned readings and other resources to prepare and to preach sermons appropriate for young listeners.
Religious Education
RE501. Religious Education as Formation and Transformation
Credit, three hours. Offered each semester. (Faculty)
This course explores practices and theories of education that aim to form, renew, and transform Christian faith in persons and communities. Special attention is given to the interaction of faith and culture in congregations, schools, community agencies, and public life. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
RE510. Practicum in Religious Education: Campus Ministry
Credit, one hour. (Faculty)
Critical engagement with educational strategies and practices addressing campus ministry.
RE515. The Art of Teaching
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course explores theories and practices of teaching and learning with an eye toward their aesthetic and religious dimensions. The course aims to enhance theological understanding of the teaching dimensions of ministry and the ministry dimensions of teaching. Teaching practicum experience is included in the course to facilitate the advancement of teaching skills. (Contextual Education Elective)
RE517. Introduction to Youth Ministry
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course introduces students to a range of approaches to youth ministry. Each approach exists as a distinctive vision of youth ministry involving congregations, youth, adult mentors, the Bible and Christian tradition. Students will be challenged to engage these various approaches critically and appreciatively in order to construct specific approaches appropriate to their contexts. A special focus will be on practical dimensions of youth ministry.
RE520. Issues in Educational Ministry with Youth
RE525. Prophetic Pioneers in Religious Education
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
The course explores religious education history and visions through life story, contextual analysis, and the educational theories, practices, and cultural products of prophetic pioneers. The primary subjects of the course are religious education pioneers of the past century, including both famous and locally known pioneers. The primary method is oral history, which the class will study and implement in interviews with three contemporary pioneers. Oral history allows the class to discover the textures of scholars' life work, along with their central values and social-religious-intellectual contexts, thus to draw upon their work for envisioning the future of educational practice.
RE530G. The Congregation as Educator: Cross-Cultural Perspective
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course helps students to understand the congregation's role of education and mobilizing members in partnership with God's work in the world. Educative strategies are explored for attending to the wounds and blessings of faith communities in particular cultural contexts, and discerning God's call to vocation within those contexts. In particular, the course explores a range of strategies for engaging the multiple intelligences of congregations-prayer, art, drama, ethnography, historical-cultural memory, Bible study, theological reflection and activism-as means of reflecting on their context and God's call within and beyond it.
RE530H. The Congregation as Educator: The Black Church Experience
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course explores practices and theories of religious education that aim to form, renew, and transform Christian faith in persons and communities, with particular attention to religious education in the Black Church in the U.S. The course introduces students to the historical emergence of the Black church, its dual function as religious community and socio-political institution, and investigates contemporary challenges and demands confronting the Black Church, black community and broader American culture. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
RE540. Teaching the Bible
Credit, three hours. (Faculty) (Same as NT540)
RE601. Dynamics of Identity and Faith
Credit, three hours. (Faculty) (Same as RP601)
Theological and developmental psychological perspectives on the formation and transformation of persons in faith. The course deepens participants' understanding of self and others and strengthens participants' approaches to ministry.
RE605. Dynamics of Difference
Credit, three hours (Faculty) (Prerequisite: RE501 or permission of instructor)
An exploration of ways perspectives of group identity and difference are developed and affect the church. We will consider theological perspectives on cultural, racial/ethnic, gender and other particularities, and constructively assess ways that religious education can intervene so as to enhance the dynamic interplay of diverse peoples within faith communities.
RE619. Modernity, Meaning, and Youth Ministry
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Explores ways to engage and support youth in discerning and living out their Christian vocations in contemporary culture.
RE621. Creativity and Pedagogy
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Examines the pedagogical and theological significance of human imagination and creativity. A variety of creative or artistic activities are studied, experimented with, and reflected upon during the course. Students learn to use creative media in informed and critical ways to enhance the educational dimensions of their ministry.
RE622. Christian Spirituality
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
(Contextual Education Elective)
RE623. Spirituality and Liberative Pedagogy
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Draws from the depths of Christian spirituality and liberative pedagogy to discover insights, questions, and directions for future educational practice. Through action-reflection, students will explore and construct educational practices that can potentially deepen spiritual life and contribute to liberation in this world.
RE649. Moral Development and Education
Credit, three hours. (Snarey) (Same as EDU711v, ES648 and RP649)
A fundamental dimension of being human is the inevitable necessity of making moral judgments. Promoting the ability to make mature moral judgments is a core component of pastoral leadership and religious education. This course considers moral development as evidenced in the formulation and resolution of ethical dilemmas during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. We begin with the classic theories of Emile Durkheim and Jean Piaget. We proceed to focused studies of two developmental psychologies of morality: Lawrence Kohlberg�s approach to an ethical voice of justice and Carol Gilligan�s approach to an ethical voice of care. The course also places moral psychology in relation to gender, race, ethnic, and cultural differences. A major segment of the course will focus on the practice of moral education through a variety of pedagogical methods.
RE670A. Research Practices for Theological Inquiry
Credit, one hour. (Faculty)
An introduction to critical resources, strategies, and techniques for effective theological reading, research and writing.
RE670B. Technology for Ministry
Credit, one hour. (Faculty)
An introduction to creative techniques and reflective practices for the effective use of digital technologies in the arts of ministry.
RE698. Issues in Religious Education
Religious Leadership and Administration
LA501. Introduction to Religious Leadership and Administration
Credit, three hours. Offered each semester. (Faculty)
This course explores the church as an organization and ministry as a vocation of organizational leadership. It draws on resources of organizational studies and theology to develop a practical theology of leadership with a particular focus on the local church congregation and church-related non-profit organizations. The course addresses specific areas of administration, including organizational development and planning, conflict and decision-making, stewardship of resources � people, money, buildings - and legal issues for the contemporary church. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
LA503. Leading Congregational Culture
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
This course introduces methods of understanding the story, symbols, rituals, character, and context of a congregation. It develops a model of imaginative pastoral leadership - leading a congregation toward deeper awareness of its strengths and assets in order to use its cultural resources more effectively for ministry and mission. The course emphasizes skills for initiating pastoral ministry with a congregation.
(Introductory Arts of Ministry)
LA505. Leading the Small Membership Church
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
(Introductory Arts of Ministry)
LA515. The Theology and Ministerial Practice of Priesthood: Leadership in the Community of Faith
Credit, two hours. (Faculty)
An overview of the historical context of priestly ministry, i.e., the ministry of the ordained leader within the community of Christ, "the royal priesthood," as symbol bearer, presider, pastor, proclaimer, and prophet. Reflection on this ministry from an Anglican/ecumenical perspective will be included.
LA521. Administration, Leadership, and Stewardship
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Taken in conjunction with the National Institute of Church Finance and Administration (NICFA). Advanced resources in multiple-staff relations, personnel management, stewardship and fundraising, information system, and office and property management.
LA525. Planning for Mission
Credit, three hours. (Faculty)
Taken in conjunction with the National Institute of Church Finance and Administration (NICFA). Advanced recourses in congregational self-study, community analysis, and long-range planning, grounded in biblical and theological understandings of the mission of the church.
LA612. Leadership and Administration in Black Church Traditions
Credit, three hours (Faculty)
(Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
LA613. Women in Religious Leadership and Administration
Credit, three hours (Faculty)
Theological, sociological, psychological, and political issues raised by the participation of women in ministerial training and vocation. The class explores these issues in reflection groups and resource/research sessions. (Race, Ethnicity, and Gender)
LA645. Nonprofit Leadership and Management
(Same as CC645.) Credit, three hours. (Jenkins)
This course is designed for those students considering vocations with nonprofit agencies, social service organizations, and faith-based, social justice ministries. It focuses on the practical skills needed to direct these organizations: board development, grant writing and fund-raising, personnel management, collaboration, strategic planning, community relations, program planning, and evaluation. Faith-based initiatives and charitable choice legislation also will be reviewed. (letter grade only)
W501. Public Worship
Credit, three hours. Offered each semester (Faculty, Abbington)
Introduction to the history, theology, and practice of Christian worship, including the Sunday gathering, sacraments, wedding, funerals, and daily prayer offices. (Introductory Arts of Ministry)
W603. Liturgy, Spirituality, and Community Formation
Credit, three hours. (Rogers)
This course uses social semiotics and other critical theories in order to analyze the way that communities are formed through their liturgical practices. Through classroom liturgical experimentation and reflection as well as readings from historical and contemporary sources, the participants in this class will develop tools for analyzing and promoting community formation. This course is particularly suited to students who are engaged in 12-15 hours per week of parochial and community ministry.
W622, W623, W624. Practica in Liturgy
Credit, one hour each. (Day Miller)
Experience in designing and presiding at the most frequent services of public worship. Students may take one, two or all three one-credit modules. Each module last four weeks, with meetings once a week. Each module includes a basic introduction to the historical and theological structure of the services, including methods of adapting modern liturgies to architectural and sociological realities. Students also practice performing the services. The modules include:
- W622. Services of the Word and Baptism
- W623. Eucharist
- W624. Weddings, Funerals, and Services of Confirmation
W638. Planning Worship
Credit, variable (Rogers)
This course explores the historical, theological, pastoral, and practical dimensions of planning for services of Christian worship including styles and patterns of congregational worship, organizing and encouraging laity in planning worship, development and critique of resources for planning and practice, and understanding ecclesial contexts.
W642, W643, W644, W645, W646. Practica in Worship
Credit, one hour each. (Day Miller)
Students may take one, two, or all three one-credit modules. Each module lasts four weeks, with meetings twice a week. The modules include:
- W642. Writing Liturgical Texts
- W643. Ash Wednesday to Pentecost
- W644. Advent to Epiphany
- W645 Finding Voices (New Hymns by Women Writers)
- W646 Contemporary Worship: Models and Resources
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Two injured in crash
Updated 12:36pm Friday 21st February 2014 in News
TWO people were taken to hospital after a Land Rover went into a hedge on the A415 yesterday.
The accident, which also involved a grey Citroen C5, happened shortly before 1.50pm on the road near Ducklington.
Police, fire and ambulance personnel all attended the scene. Firefighters freed two people from the red Land Rover Discovery and they were taken to hospital.
The road was partially blocked during the recovery operation.
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Dear Mr. Mendes,
Please don't do it. I understand the temptation. Believe me, I do. But I also know that you are embarking on a doomed mission. You are going to fail. I'm certain of that, and that is why I'm writing you this letter, to help you to see the light. Though if you've already gotten this far, I worry that you can't be saved. But I must try anyway.
Why on earth, in 2007, would you even attempt to bring Richard Yates' REVOLUTIONARY ROAD to the big screen? What are you thinking? Do you realize how ridiculous and wrong this concept is? Do you realize that it isn't just arrogant and idiotic, that it is an outright sin? I don't even know where to begin.
Let's begin with your casting of two of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood. In doing this, you are automatically cheapening your film's impact. For no matter how brilliant a performance Mr. DiCaprio and Mrs. Mendes give, we will always be watching Mr. DiCaprio and Mrs. Mendes. We will NEVER be able to truly suspend our disbelief to the point where we will receive the earth-shaking stomach punch that Yates' book delivers. At best, it will be reactions like, "Wow, Leonardo DiCaprio is doing a good impression of a troubled guy in the 1950s," or, "Kate Winslet sure knows how to deliver a believable American accent." There will ALWAYS be the recognition, however unconsciously, that we are watching modern movie stars playing characters set in the 1950s. And if you populate the rest of your cast with recognizable faces (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Shep Campbell, for instance), your impact will be degraded that much further. Again, I understand your temptation, for these are fine actors indeed, but I am telling you that by turning REVOLUTIONARY ROAD into a Hollywood spectacle, you are making a mockery of one of the greatest novels ever written. Can't you see that?
I can't fault Mr. DiCaprio, because I can see him grinning at the thought of fucking with viewers all over the world, following up "the most successful Hollywood romance ever" with The Most Depressing Hollywood Romance Ever. The thought of being so subversive is a giddy one indeed. But that's all well and good in theory. In reality, the trick won't work.
Mr. Mendes, I am not clairvoyant, but I mean it when I say that I have already seen your movie, and while it is 'impeccably executed' on a superficial level, it is missing the one thing that matters: the book's nearly unbearable HEART and SOUL. You hired the best costume designer, the best production designer, the best cinematographer, the best composer, the best everything. You recreated post-war 1950s Connecticut (and Manhattan) as well as it could be recreated. You've chosen the right scenes to include, and your film will have the air of nobility and Academy-worthy professionalism. But you will not have come close to capturing the novel's breathtaking, tragic impact. As an intelligent human being, you must realize that it is impossible to translate that impact to the big screen. It is IMPOSSIBLE. So why are you doing it, then? Oh yeah, I know why.
You are making REVOLUTIONARY ROAD to win an Oscar. That is your foremost reason for taking this suicidal plunge. It has nothing to do with respecting Mr. Yates' momentous vision, for if you did respect that vision, you wouldn't shamelessly rape it into an embarrassing stab at Oscar glory. How do I know this? I saw ROAD TO PERDITION, Mr. Mendes. You can't fool me. That pointless exercise in 'crafting an instant classic' was the most shameless, down-on-your-knees pleading to the Academy that I have ever seen. And that's all this movie will be, an embarrassing stab at Oscar glory, one that will fail miserably because we will be able to sense that in every single frame. Your movie will NEVER capture that feeling of true helplessness, true loss, a feeling that the biggest budget in the world cannot buy. Your movie will NOT capture even one tiny fraction of Richard Yates' immeasurable genius. You're good at your job, Mr. Mendes, but you're no Richard Yates.
Another thing I don't understand is that if you are trying to do absolute justice to REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, don't you realize that nobody will want to see it? There's a reason that only a select few humans have heard of REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. That's because it is honest and unflinching in a way that most movies/books/records never are. It is a PAINFUL experience, Mr. Mendes. Audiences don't want to see painful. They want to escape from the reality of their hopeless, tragic predicaments, and if you try to show them just how hopeless and fleeting their lives are, as Mr. Yates so relentlessly did, they will turn their heads and run far, far away. Not to mention the fact that this is a period piece, set in the 1950s. This film has everything going against it, yet your pride and ego has distorted you into thinking that these are all the attributes that will lead to sweeping success on Oscar night. Shame on you.
I won't even find the space in my brain to consider that you might soften Yates' vision, but suffice to say, if you do try to back off in the third act and loosen the gears instead of tightening them into a breath-swallowing noose, the next time I see you in person I will punch you in the face. This movie should have viewers alternating between waves of tears and vomit. I don't see how it's possible that you will be able to dig beneath the gloss of your corny Hollywood veneer to even elicit even one tiny tear.
We're not just talking about my favorite book here, Mr. Mendes. We are talking about one of the most honest, perfect works of art of the 20th Century. Do you realize the sin you are about to commit? I don't care what God you believe in, or even if you don't, but the world recognizes sins, and you will be punished for yours. You aren't going to win Best Picture, Sam. Admit that to yourself right now.
That said, I would love to be sitting here in a year-and-a-half, writing a formal letter of apology. I would love to see you prove me wrong. But you CAN'T prove me wrong. I have already seen your film, and it is a towering failure in every possible way. Some books should remain books. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD is one of them. This movie will be a parody of all that is noble and decent in art. You will be putting the last nail in the coffin of true, lasting art, and for what? To win an Oscar? Look at what happened with ROAD TO PERDITION. Audiences can smell desperation. Even the Academy can smell it. You will fail, Mr. Mendes, and you will be taking Richard Yates down with you. Make another movie, please. There are still lots of stories left to tell. Just don't tell this one.
Michael Tully
One final note: For those of you who have never read REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, please, I beg of you, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE BEFORE YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK. When you read the book, you will understand what I am talking about, and you will hopefully join me in boycotting the film. Or see it if you want, but don't see it before you've read the book. That said, go out now--RIGHT NOW--and buy REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. Perhaps this whole debacle will bring Richard Yates some much-deserved attention after decades of anonymity, but if it means people seeing a crappy adaptation of his work without having read it on their own, well, that's even worse. So do yourself a favor, read this book before it's too late.
Richard Yates | April 15, 2007 12:24 PM
I don't mind too much. At worst it has nothing to do with the book, but I do wish I was still alive so I could enjoy the huge check and completely disassociate myself with the film.
Mark Rabinowitz | April 5, 2007 8:34 AM
Absolutely brilliant, all of it! Except for the guy that dissed the LOTR films. Clearly a dolt. ;-)
tully | April 5, 2007 8:32 AM
wow, i don't know what to say, other than this is very, very funny!
brendan | April 5, 2007 5:21 AM
i never would've imagined this post would ingender so many angry commentors, and who knew there were so many sam mendes fans. if nothing else i've been reminded that i need to read revolutionary road.
jt | April 4, 2007 12:33 PM
Not since 'tollphone' have a greater crowd of moron's been ousted..
Kudos to Mike Weber though, couldnt have put it better myself, and that's saying something.
Kate Winslet | April 4, 2007 9:25 AM
If my husband wants to create an Academy nod for his loving wife, and I get to remove my clothes, please give him a chance. Oh and my husband can kick your ass.
Kim joon ill | April 4, 2007 8:27 AM
there's only one question. Does Kim Joon Il will like the movie? Cause if he likes it, he may spare your stupid ass for another day.
Overmind | April 4, 2007 7:50 AM
Anyone who says American Beauty is a great film is lame. It was overacted and seemed to take place in bizarro world. It was made for filmic studies people who think everything in the film industry is the most important thing that ever happened in the history of the universe and Al Gore is a god among men.
Andrew | April 4, 2007 7:14 AM
Wow, what a fucking crybaby. Shut the ass up and let the goober make his stinkpoo movie. Everyone but me is a moron.
mike weber | April 4, 2007 7:01 AM
"Let's see here, I could spend 40 hours reading Yates book or I could watch Sam's movie and 19 other movies. What do you think I'm gonna do, Mr. Tully?"
Posted by Jonathan
Why you're going to do what all the other sub-literate troglodytes like you will do and see the movies so that you don't wear out your lips reading one book.
mike weber | April 4, 2007 7:01 AM
"Let's see here, I could spend 40 hours reading Yates book or I could watch Sam's movie and 19 other movies. What do you think I'm gonna do, Mr. Tully?"
Posted by Jonathan
Why you're going to do what all the other sub-literate troglodytes like you will do and see the movies so that you don't wear out your lips reading one book.
mike weber | April 4, 2007 7:01 AM
"Let's see here, I could spend 40 hours reading Yates book or I could watch Sam's movie and 19 other movies. What do you think I'm gonna do, Mr. Tully?"
Posted by Jonathan
Why you're going to do what all the other sub-literate troglodytes like you will do and see the movies so that you don't wear out your lips reading one book.
mike weber | April 4, 2007 7:01 AM
"Let's see here, I could spend 40 hours reading Yates book or I could watch Sam's movie and 19 other movies. What do you think I'm gonna do, Mr. Tully?"
Posted by Jonathan
Why you're going to do what all the other sub-literate troglodytes like you will do and see the movies so that you don't wear out your lips reading one book.
Vincent Sweeney | April 4, 2007 5:59 AM
No book, ever? Did you not see A Clockwork Orange? Kubrick did the book as much justice as anyone could ever want. No, really.
Tim Wilson | April 4, 2007 4:33 AM
Mr Tully,
Yates, for me, was the greatest writer of the 20th Century. RR was the first book of his I read. "Disturbing the Peace" is also a masterpiece.
I can't see Leo and Kate playing Frank and April. No way!
TERESA | April 4, 2007 2:23 AM
I believe that many of Sam Mendez's films have been Oscar worthy with no reward. I have not read the book, but I am sure that I will now. The more I read about people boycoting this film the more I wish he would have stuck with Sweeney Todd.....
mike | April 4, 2007 1:44 AM
There's an odd desperation in boycotting a film before it's even gone into production. Fact is you have no idea what the film will be like. Get a life.
martin | April 3, 2007 12:58 PM
Uhmm, I don't like Sam Mendes' films, but I think there can always be interesting film adaptations made. And by adaptations I mean more like a re-interpretation for the screen. Maybe not as extreme as "The French's Liutenant's Woman" but certainly as brilliant.
Hopefully he does well... And Tully, you are too extreme I think - it is more like frozen fear rather than genuine goodwill.
Jonathan | April 3, 2007 12:48 PM
Let's see here, I could spend 40 hours reading Yates book or I could watch Sam's movie and 19 other movies. What do you think I'm gonna do, Mr. Tully?
JP | April 3, 2007 11:38 AM
That's right
Sam scored 3 out of 3
I haven't read the book but I'll be looking forward to all his future work, and i'll decide if it's a load of horse shit or a f-ing masterpiece AFTER I've seen it
MikeyMikeyMikey | April 3, 2007 10:54 AM
What a douchebag. Not Mendes, but the clown who wrote this. If I'm mad at Mendes for a book adaptation, it's for leaving the even less likely Kite Runner, and leaving that in the hands of Forster and the guy who wrote Troy and Stay. Mendes hasn't failed yet. He's made three terrific movies, and if he wants to make Revolutionary Road with two famous but also great actors, fantastic. Even if the book will always be better. If you want to be a big man, try picking on a filmmaker who's ever made a remotely bad movie.
hazah | April 3, 2007 10:37 AM
OK. When a writer adapts a book he does not try to translate the book into a moving image. Though when you read a book you can see all the people and events described within in your own minds eye, it is still impossible to take a book and translate it that way into film. First of all (for most books) the film would most likely be a week long as the events decribed in a book can be very detailed and cover very long periods of time with little "editing." When a writer adapts a book to screen he tries to make a movie with the same characters and same basic story...but not always do it in the same way or with the same intention. Books create worlds with people and places that capture the imagination. The film industry is a business and that means the ideas just got to keep coming. Sometimes you take an idea from someplace and write your own story with it. Like from a book/video game/comic ect. To adapt a book is to make an attempt at borrowing the characters and ideas and setting and then tell your own story with them. Yes, a lot of the times you end up with a story that mirrors the orginal almost entirely (only missing bits and pieces for the sake of time...and yes they may end up being your favorite bits but don't worry they are still in the book), but it's the screenwriters choice how faithful he is to that original story. Surely you must have seen one movie based on a book that you didn't read till afterwards or at all. That movie has plently of appeal to you who doesn't know the material because it's new to you. Books are full of material to be adapted for the screen. I've read plently of books where the movie was entirely different and I liked each for it's own reasons. Maybe the movie was well made....great camera work and production design and acting go a long way and I can't believe you can say that the enjoyment you get from these things is superficial. That's film man. You want the story to be as well developed as a novel...read a novel. And by the way I can't imagine it being hard to portray lonliness with images just as easily as with words.
Insider | April 3, 2007 10:11 AM
I don't get the sense you know what you're talking about honestly. You go on saying "yuurrgg! Don't cast people we recognize!" So would you rather have unknowns play these parts? Did you go see Batman Begins and say "God damn, Liam Neeson's pretending to be the bad guy! What the HELL! Where's the real bad guy??"
Furthermore, have you read the Revolutionary Road screenplay? If not, then you can't comment on the film. Comment on the book all you want, but until you read the screenplay, you're missing half of your arguments facts.
Paul | April 3, 2007 9:27 AM
An earnest young reporter asked James M. Cain what he thought about what Hollywood had done to his books. Cain roared with laughter and pointed to the shelf over his desk and told the reporter, "Nobody's done a thing to them. They're right there."
I read REVOLUTIONARY ROAD many years ago and don't remember a thing about it. Maybe I need to re-read it. And if you don't want to see the film version of it, I suggest that you not see it.
Ana | April 3, 2007 8:27 AM
Sheesh, Tully, take it easy! I'm very aware that there are far more good-book-to-bad-movie disasters out there than the other kind, but the other kind *do* exist. The one good thing about your spittle-flecked rant is that it's made me curious about this book you feel so strongly about. I probably wouldn't have read it otherwise, so thank you. Other than that, however, I must insist that you make an appointment with a therapist. Admiration of a work of art is one thing, but worship of such is not generally conducive to a healthy emotional life. Just my $.02.
Hazah | April 3, 2007 8:21 AM
damnit...CATCH-22 is a great movie!
Jack | April 3, 2007 8:16 AM
Great novels have always survived mediocre and bad transitions to film. Even if Mendes drops the ball with this one (a highly doubtful prospect, given his track record), the novel will still be there. Just look at THE GREAT GATSBY and CATCH-22.
thirdman27 | April 3, 2007 8:02 AM
tully, you're a madman.
Mrs. Mendes | April 3, 2007 8:02 AM
Two word: The Hours.
And since when has Mendes begged for an Oscar. None of his movies reek of it, though you insist they do. And, if Revoluationary Road is as heartbreaking and unwatchable as you say it is, then it obviously won't win any Oscars and then Mendes has no plans for it to win any.
Hazah | April 3, 2007 7:24 AM
OK...first of all if you think Sam Mendes plays to the Academy then you have not seen Jarhead...that movie did everything possible not to fit the mold of an Oscar winning war movie. Second, Road to Perdition is great. Third, American Beauty is great. Fourth, how dare you lessen the value of great acting ability with your bigotry towards stardom?...if a great actor becomes a star they are still a great actor! What an awful thing to say...you know nothing about acting. Fifth, get over it...you like the book and always will...don't watch the movie you elitist.
Mozz | April 3, 2007 7:19 AM
those who can, do, those who can't write angry rants about those who can. I only got as far as the first paragraph to realize this guy is a loser.
kiskovacs | April 3, 2007 7:00 AM
Uh, I think you all kick ass! I can hear the hee-haw all the way here...
lambman | April 3, 2007 6:54 AM
um yeah, I gave up 2 paragraphs into that mess
JPAdmirer | April 3, 2007 6:51 AM
JP you kick ass
JP | April 3, 2007 6:10 AM
And to add a little closure
Jarhead kicks ass too
JP | April 3, 2007 6:09 AM
American Beauty also kicks ass...even after the 1000th viewing
J. | April 3, 2007 5:50 AM
It's just a book. Did you forget to take your medication?
Adam Hackbarth | April 3, 2007 5:14 AM
Sparrows are not sexy birds. I love to sew and cook, but I mostly enjoy jazz.
pat | April 3, 2007 4:54 AM
I need to read this book. But I'll also see the movie. You're probably right about it being bad, but I feel like Sam Mendes has some potential that he could reach if only he stopped trying so hard. Unfortunately though, Road to Perdition was really a step back from his good-but-gets-worse-with-every-viewing American Beauty, and this doesn't sound like it'll be any better.
JP | April 3, 2007 4:19 AM
Road to perdition kicks ass
Oscar | April 3, 2007 3:55 AM
wow. I've never seen someone be both an elitist and a philistine before.
tully | March 30, 2007 4:53 AM
you haven't read RR yet, David? get to it, son!
David Lowery | March 29, 2007 7:14 AM
Your vehemently impassioned post did the trick; another book has now been added to m to-read list..
E French | March 29, 2007 2:19 AM
Apparently you never saw The Bridges of Madison County...which happens to be my favorite book and,yes, my favorite movie too. When I saw it they even put syrup on my popocorn which you'll never be lucky enough to enjoy, Mr. Boredom guy.
Sam | March 28, 2007 9:13 AM
gee, Mike- I had no idea you felt so strongly. It's just I was so inspired by Robert Townes script for 'Ask the Dust- the tragi-comedy'. If it means anything, Leo is in two minds and I'm considering Colin Farrell instead- I think subtelty is the way to go. Stay in touch,
Sam | March 28, 2007 9:12 AM
gee, Mike- I had no idea you felt so strongly. It's just I was so inspired by Robert Townes script for 'Ask the Dust- the tragi-comedy'. If it means anything, Leo is in two minds and I'm considering Colin Farrell instead- I think subtelty is the way to go. Stay in touch,
phoebe | March 28, 2007 4:43 AM
brilllliant....! who ever wrote Sam's response!