“Communicating for Life” by: Quentin Schultze

Age: 17+

Description: Offers a holistic Christian view of communication, showing the vast array of implications for using this gift to responsibly work toward peace and justice.

My Rating: 5/5

I really enjoyed this book and how it explained the theory behind communication.


Notable Quotes:

“Our ‘glamorized representations of Jesus say more about us than about him.’ In a fallen world we seek media that confirm what we want to believe, not necessarily what is accurate or truthful.”


Things to be aware of in “Communicating for Life”


Language:

  • There is a mention of an “ethnic slur” being spoken (does not give any more detail)
  • 1 “stupid”


Violence:

  • A mention of a 5 year old being abused (does not clarify in what way)
  • Murder is mentioned on multiple occasions
  • A gruesome and heartbreaking story is told about the Holocaust in which many people died.


Romantic Content:

  • Talks of “intimacy,” “sexy” and “cybersex.”
  • An entire chapter (chapter 5) surrounds a story about someone having a “lifelong obsession with seducing women”
  • Rape is mentioned, including with children
  • One mention of being “obsessed with the opposite sex”
  • Pornography is mentioned


Additional Notes:

  • Discussion about body image and a young girl thinking she’s “fat.”
  • Suicide and mass suicides are mentioned 

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