{"id":4295,"date":"2019-11-27T10:25:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:52:50","slug":"benjamin-rolsky-on-how-mister-rogers-faith-shaped-his-idea-of-childrens-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/benjamin-rolsky-on-how-mister-rogers-faith-shaped-his-idea-of-childrens-television","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Rolsky on How Mister Rogers\u2019 faith shaped his idea of children\u2019s television"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/player.listenlive.co\/58341\">LISTEN LIVE AT 1:00 PM ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Respond and Engage!<br><strong>TALK TO PAUL ON-AIR: 313.272.5600<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/benjaminrolsky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/benjaminrolsky.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/benjaminrolsky-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/benjaminrolsky-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/benjaminrolsky-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>GUEST:  <strong>L. Benjamin Rolsky<\/strong> is an adjunct instructor in the History and Anthropology Department at Monmouth University and a part-time lecturer in the Religion Department at Rutgers University.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benjirolsky.com\">www.benjirolsky.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;In many respects, I would argue that Rogers\u2019 iconic invitation, \u201cWon\u2019t you be my neighbor?\u201d reflected the religious sensibilities\u00a0of\u00a0Jesus\u2019 Sermon on the Mount, which encouraged individuals to turn the other cheek, to assist the less fortunate and to love their neighbors as they would love themselves.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Benjamin Rolsky<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>THE CONVERSATION: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-mister-rogers-faith-shaped-his-idea-of-childrens-television-123313\">How Mister Rogers\u2019 faith shaped his idea of children\u2019s television<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Dr. Rolsky&#8217;s Book: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjirolsky.com\/books\">Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television and Popular Culture in the 1970s and Beyond<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LISTEN LIVE AT 1:00 PM ET Respond and Engage!TALK TO PAUL ON-AIR: 313.272.5600 GUEST: L. 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