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What happened to oral learning? Blame Plato

In truth, formal oral learning among Western cultures never really disappeared. However, how did literary learning become so pre-eminent in schools, Churches, and other social meeting sites? Blame Plato for that. During his lifetime (427-347 BC), he apparently did notRead more…

If This Is Your Land Then Where Are Your Stories?

Edward Chamberlin, Canadian professor of English and Comparative Literature, shared the following story, an incident from which he derived the title of his book on stories and national-cultural identification: If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? “It happenedRead more…

Communication As Narration

Could it be that any story, every story, has the power to not only inform but to influence? It seems that every story told touches somebody somewhere at sometime. In fact, it is probably true that every story selected byRead more…

Encounters with God

Lost in her religion, a devout religious woman in Asia is seeking truth. Overwhelmed with hopelessness, she twice attempts suicide but just ‘happens’ to survive. She then encounters God and is compelled by Him to find a community of believers.Read more…

Storying isn’t just for those who can’t read

People often ask us what we do.  We’ve learned to be simple in our response, so we most often say, “We tell stories.”  Then people ask us more questions, and as they do, the conversation almost always turns to illiteracyRead more…