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U.S. Air Date: March 19, 2010
Helping Parents Navigate the Vampire Phenomenon (Part 2 of 2)
Author Kimberly Powers and Prof. Beth Felker Jones discuss the popularity of the Twilight books and movies, especially among teen girls. Our guests describe the occult themes and problematic messages of the vampire series, and its potentially negative influence on young people. (Part 2 of 2)
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- Broadcast CD: Helping Parents Navigate the Vampire Phenomenon
- Book: Touched by a Vampire: Discovering the Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga.
- Book: Escaping the Vampire: Desperate for the Immortal Hero
- Book: Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women
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Guest Biography
Beth Felker Jones is Assistant Professor of Theology at Wheaton College. She is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Christian Theology Research Fellowship and the John Wesley Fellowship. Beth holds a Ph.D. from Duke University and has written numerous articles and two books. She and her husband, Brian, have three children.
Kimberly Powers is the director and co-founder of Walk the Talk Youth Ministries, Inc. She is also a popular public speaker and author of the book Escaping the Vampire: Desperate for the Immortal Hero. Kimberly and her husband, Tim, reside in Virginia and have two sons.
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