Popcultured Thinking Christianly about Style, Media and Entertainment

Name: Popcultured Thinking Christianly about Style, Media and Entertainment
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ISBN: 9780830837687

ISBN-10: 083083768X

ISBN-13: 9780830837687

Edition: 2013

Authors: Steve Turner

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There's no avoiding popular culture—we've been enculturated into it. What does it mean to be faithful Christians in a pop culture world? How do we think Christianly about celebrity and leisure? Some Christians try to abstain from "worldly" pursuits, while others consume culture indiscriminately, assuming it has little effect on them. But if Christ is Lord of all of life, then there ought to be Christian ways to engage with and appreciate popular culture.Steve Turner has spent his career chronicling and interviewing people from the worlds of music, film, television, fashion, art and literature. Now he provides an insider's guide to a wide range of entertainment pursuits, with biblical…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 7/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 254
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

STEVE TURNER is a performance poet and journalist. Author of several anthologies of adult verse, children's poetry and many rock biographies.



Introduction: We've Been Popcultured



Leisure Pursuits: Why We Should Care



Popular Culture: Defining the Term



Working It Out: Some Biblical Parameters



Cinematic Art: The Story of Stories



Journalism: Reading Between the Lines



Celebrity Culture: The Game of the Fame



Fashion: The Language of Clothes



Ever-Greater Thrills: The Search for Sensation



Comedy: Laughs, Lies and Truth



Advertising: The Hidden Persuader



Technology: Rewiring Our World



Photography: The Opening of the Eyes



TV and Movies: The Image of the Faith



What Should I Do?: Consuming, Critiquing, Creating


Notes


Author Q&A with Steve Turner


Name Index