{"id":4311,"date":"2019-12-03T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/?p=4311"},"modified":"2019-12-03T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T14:50:18","slug":"audio-benjamin-rolsky-on-fred-rogers-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/audio-benjamin-rolsky-on-fred-rogers-faith","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Benjamin Rolsky on Fred Rogers&#8217; Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, November 27th Paul spoke with Dr. Benjamin Rolsky about his viral essay on faith of Fred Rogers. The audio of their conversation is below in three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rolsky_rogers_1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Benjamin Rolsky on the faith of Fred Rogers &#8211; Part One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rolsky_rogers_2.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> <em>Benjamin Rolsky on the faith of Fred Rogers &#8211; Part <\/em>Two<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rolsky_rogers_3.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption> <em>Benjamin Rolsky on the faith of Fred Rogers &#8211; Part <\/em>Three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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&nbsp;of&nbsp;Jesus\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>On Wednesday, November 27th Paul spoke with Dr. Benjamin Rolsky about his viral essay on faith of Fred Rogers. 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