Understanding Theology and Popular Culture

Name: Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
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ISBN: 9781405117487

ISBN-10: 1405117486

ISBN-13: 9781405117487

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gordon Lynch

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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.

Book details

List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/14/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



What is "Popular Culture"?



Why Should Theologians and Scholars of Religion Study Popular Culture?



Machines, TVs, and Shopping: The Shape of Everyday Life in Contemporary Western Society



Can Popular Culture Be Bad For Your Health?



Developing a Theological Approach to the Study of Popular Culture



An Author-Focused Approach to Studying Popular Culture: Eminem and the Redemption Of Violence



Text-Based Approaches To Studying Popular Culture: "Homer The Heretic" and Civil Religion



An Ethnographic Approach to Studying Popular Culture: The Religious Significance of Club Culture



Taking Steps Towards A Theological Aesthetics of Popular Culture


Notes


Bibliography


Index