Sinclair’s 1920s book, OIL was made into a well-done film just last year.  During his lifetime, Sinclair’s fictional works were translated into 75 languages by the 1930s—yet most Americans living today have never read a single one of his many works. 

Sinclair tells an American multi-cultural story that is very reminiscent of the world we face today.

In turn pacifist and counter-culture Americans have not read classics, such as Daniel Berrigan and Robert Coles’ THE GEOGRAPHY OF FAITH.  Others have not read Ghandi or other classic thinkers of faith, progressive action, communities of sustainable development, and peace.

ENCOURAGING DISCUSSION

I’d like to encourage readers now to take time, comment,  and share below in the comments section which classic books, film and media should be known today—i.e. recognized as a corpus of classic materials that people of this and subsequent generations need to know about in our struggles—whether cultural struggles, activist oriented ones, or more introspective in nature.

Simply, state the genre, the material or media’s name/title/author/director and to whom it would be beneficial!

NOTES

Mathewes-Green, Frederica, “Loving the Storm-Drenched”, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/march/10.36.html?start=5

Stoda, Kevin “Book Review of a Classic: Daniel Berrigan and Robert Coles’:
THE GEOGRAPHY OF FAITH”, http://the-teacher.blogspot.com/2007/04/book-review-of-classic-geography-of.html

“There Will Be Blood: How Upton Sinclair Inspired the Acclaimed Film”,

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/574051/there_will_be_blood_how_upton_sinclairs.html

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