[PDF] Understanding Theology And Popular Culture eBook

Author : Gordon Lynch
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2005-01-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405117487

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Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is one of the first books to give an overview of the key issues and methods in this field of study. Provides a detailed introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies Presents a reasoned argument about the distinctive contribution that theology can make to the study of popular culture Illustrated through a range of original case studies, from Eminem to The Simpsons Suitable for both beginning students and more advanced researchers. The author has created the Theology and Popular Culture Gateway which is one of the first academic Internet gateways for the study of theology and contemporary culture.

Author : Kelton Cobb
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0470777702

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The Blackwell Guide to Theology of Popular Culture outlines various general theories of popular culture, identifies theologians and theological concepts that are conducive to analyzing popular culture, and explores religious themes that are asserting themselves through popular movies, novels, music, television shows and advertising. A timely examination and contribution to the rapidly expanding field of theology and popular culture Locates the theological analysis of culture alongside political, sociological, economic, aesthetic and psychological analyses Surveys the work of religious and theological scholars who have turned their attention to popular culture Considers classic Christian thinkers who have wrestled with culture, such as St. Paul, Tertullian, Augustine, Schleiermacher, Tillich, and Ricoeur Proposes a method for analysing culture to discern its religious content Identifies religious themes in popular culture Uses illustrations, ranging from the fiction of Nick Hornby to Six Feet Under An appendix provides lists of films, novels, television series, consumer products, architectural works, cultural events, and corporate icons that lend themselves to theological analysis.

Author : George Tsakiridis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 36,45 MB
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1978710909

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Theology and Spider-Man provides a look at the religious themes present in one of the most popular heroes of the past half-century, Spider-Man. In order to create a systematic theology of Spider-Man, the contributors delve into themes of sin, salvation, and creedal theology, while also addressing liberation theology, Black theology, bioethics, and hermeneutics. This volume balances theological depth with discussion of the comics and films, which makes it a perfect collection for those interested in theology, Spider-Man, or both.

Author : Bruce David Forbes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520965221

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The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. With seventy-five percent new content, the third edition of this multifaceted and popular collection has been revised and updated throughout to provide greater religious diversity in its topics and address critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. Ideal for classroom use, this expanded volume gives increased attention to the implications of digital culture and the increasingly interactive quality of popular culture provides a framework to help students understand and appreciate the work in diverse fields, methods, and perspectives contains an updated introduction, discussion questions, and other instructional tools

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441200495

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Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words, theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for professional theologians. Everyday Theology teaches all Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It enables them to become more conscious of the culture they inhabit every day so that they can understand how it affects them and how they can affect it. If theology is the ministry of the Word to the world, everyday theologians need to know something about that world, and Everyday Theology shows them how to understand their culture make an impact on it. Engaging and full of fresh young voices, this book is the first in the new Cultural Exegesis series.

Author : Ryan G. Duns
Publisher : Fortress Academic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,92 MB
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781978710108

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René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture provides a fresh and engaging introduction to and the application of René Girard's mimetic theory. From movies to social media, television to graphic novels, the contributors explore popular culture's theological depths and challenge readers to consider what culture reveals about them.

Author : Olivia Belton
Publisher : Theology and Pop Culture
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978707955

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This book explores the provocative religious and philosophical questions that arise in the HBO series Westworld. Utilizing a variety of hermeneutical lenses, the contributors examine themes of personhood, free will, ethics of technology, divine creation, biblical parallels, and other topics.

Author : Terry Ray Clark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0415781043

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This introductory text provides students with an extremely useful 'toolbox' of approaches for analyzing religion and popular culture.

Author : Elizabeth Rae Coody
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1000852377

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Understanding Religion and Popular Culture 2nd edition provides an accessible introduction to this exciting and rapidly evolving field. Divided into two parts, Issues in Religion and Genres in Popular Culture, it encourages readers to think critically about the ways in which popular cultural practices and products, especially those considered as forms of entertainment, are laden with religious ideas, themes, and values. This edition has been thoroughly revised and includes five new chapters, updated case studies, and contemporary references. Among the areas covered are religion and film, food, violence, music, television, cosplay, and fandom. Each chapter also includes a helpful summary, glossary, bibliography, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading/viewing. Providing a set of practical and theoretical tools for learning and research, this book is an essential read for all students of Religion and Popular Culture, or Religion and Media more broadly.

Author : Richard W. Santana
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 36,58 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1476663319

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Often considered to be in opposition, American popular culture and popular religion are connected, forming and informing new ways of thinking, writing and practicing religion and theology. Film, television, music, sports and video games are integral to understanding the spiritual, the secular and the in-between in the modern world. In its revised second edition, this book explores how religious issues of canonicity, scriptural authority, morality, belief and unbelief are worked out not in churches, seminaries or university classrooms, but in our popular culture. Topics new to this edition include lived religion, digital technology, new trends in belief and identification, the film Noah (2014), the television series True Blood, Kanye West's music, the video game Fallout and media events of recent years. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.