Sermons

Dr. Barry Glassner

President, Lewis and Clark College

Thursday, January 26th

7:30 p.m.

In the Sanctuary at Rose City Park UMC

 The Culture of Fear: 2012

In the age of terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, financial collapse, Amber Alerts, and vaccine scares, our society is defined by fear.  But are we living in exceptionally dangerous times?  Barry Glassner demonstrates that it is our perception of danger that has increased, not the actual level of risk.  He exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fears.  Glassner reveals the price we pay for social panic.

Dr. Barry Glassner, sociologist is the author of seven books on contemporary social issues.  Dr. Glassner is President of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.  His book,  The Culture of Fear:  Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things (Basic Books), is a national best seller that was named a “Best Book of the Year” by Knight-Ridder newspapers and by the Los Angeles Times Book Reviews.  Described by The New York Times as a “master at the art of dissecting research,” Glassner has published research studies in The American Sociological Review, American Journal of Psychiatry and other leading journals in the social sciences.