I read a lot of magazines. At any given time, my office area at home is littered with mags ranging from Newsweek and Time to GamePro and Popular Science. What can I say- I have a wide range of interests.
One magazine that I enjoy that pulls together a number of my interests in a way that also addresses my upbringing as a Protestant minister’s son is called Relevent.
With the tagline, “God. Life. Progressive Culture.”, Relevent presents itself as a different type of magazine outside of the denomination-specific newsletters found in many churches across America.
Relevant addresses faith and pop culture in an engaging, non-myopic way. It targets both people who self-identify as Christians and those who might just be curious about that particular world-view with reviews of both mainstream and more Christian-centered media, and has commentary on cultural trends, and it isn’t all G-rated Disney films and touchy-feely spiritual material.
A typical issue might feature a summer blockbuster movie review, a critical article debating the cultural war over gay rights and opposing viewpoints, and a profile of a major sports figure.
Relevent’s online counterpart at www.releventmagazine.com also features user-submitted content and forums for a good degree of interactivity. It’s very much a community feel.
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