Richard Florida on the Colbert Report

Those who have had any extended conversations with me in the last several years have heard me reference the work of Richard Florida. I am convinced that people who care about the spread of the Gospel and church planting in urban environments should pay careful attention to the argument of his book, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (in spite of Florida's expressed views on religion).

Though my praise and interaction with his thesis must wait for another day, I draw your attention to the the fact that Florida was recently interviewed on the Colbert Report. (he discusses the interview here).



Memorable Colbert quotes from the interview:
-"So you mean I'm supposed to follow gay people around..."
-"I think you are a gay-bohemian artist who just wants to sell his house"

Related
-my del.icio.us links tagged "richardflorida"
-Bruce Reyes-Chow's book review/ discussion of religion and the creative class, together with Florida's own blog response
-Jonathan Dodson's blog (Jonathan is a friend and church planter in Austin who writes thoughtful pieces on issues related to the creative class)
-Florida's Blog
-The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (Amazon)

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Comments

[Bruce Reyes-Chow]

Thanks for the link and good to find another person willing to take seriously some of the good stuff that is happening outside the church. The religious conversations over on Florida's blog are FASCINATING.