The Blackwell Guide to Theology and Popular CultureISBN: 978-1-4051-0702-0
Paperback
366 pages
December 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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- 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.