Pop Goes Religion

Pop Goes Religion
Author: Terry Mattingly
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005-11-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1418577561

Johnny Cash, Harry Potter, the Simpsons, and John Grisham. What do all of these icons in pop culture have to do with faith? Find the answer in Pop Goes Religion; relevant insight into the world of today's entertainment. In this collection of essays, popular American journalist, Terry Mattingly teaches readers how to identify elements of faith in today's pop culture. Topics include: God & Popular Music Faith & the Big Screen God on TV Ink, Paper, and God Politics and Current Events From music to movies, politics to the pope, Mattingly explores the matters of the heart with a fresh and relevant perspective.

Pop Cult

Pop Cult
Author: Rupert Till
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2010-12-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826432360

Explores the development of a range of cults of popular music as a response to changes in attitudes to meaning, spirituality and religion in society.>

Pop Goes the Church

Pop Goes the Church
Author: Tim Stevens
Publisher: Power Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0979017491

Whether you're a regular attender, a leader, or have yet to step foot in a church, you may have questions about church that aren't being answered. How can the church remain relevant while communicating the unchanging integrity of God's truth? Author Tim Stevens makes an inspiring case for leveraging pop culture to reach out to people in the language of their lives. He offers a new perspective that gives relevance and impact to the church by using pop culture, meeting people in the real world with words, sounds and images that speak to them. He encourages us to get out of our comfort zones and look people in the eyes, meeting them wherever they are, relating to their problems and society's challenges, even celebrating pop culture, where there are exciting signs of spiritual seeking. Pop Goes the Church will open your mind to church in a way that breaks down walls, engages the culture and speaks to a generation that needs to hear good news.

Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture [3 Volumes]

Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture [3 Volumes]
Author: Robert Woods
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 1098
Release: 2013-01-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0313386544

This set looks at evangelical media and popular culture offerings, even delving into lesser-known forms of evangelical popular culture such as comic books, video games, and theme parks. Contributions are from authors who specialize in fields as diverse as history, theology, music, psychology, journalism, film and television studies, advertising, and public relations.

Don't Stop Believin'

Don't Stop Believin'
Author: Robert K. Johnston
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664235050

Arranged chronologically from 1950 to the present, this accessible work explores the theological themes in 101 well-established figures and trends from film, television, video games, music, sports, art, fashion, and literature.

Pop! Goes the Witch

Pop! Goes the Witch
Author: Fiona Horne
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2004-07-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1609258797

Fiona Horne—bestselling author and popular media personality—has compiled the ultimate insight into modern Witchcraft. Continuing the successful, oversize Disinformation Guide anthology format, an all-star cast of Witches and Wiccans cover an amazing array of topics.

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition

Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition
Author: Bruce David Forbes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2017-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520965221

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

Like No Other

Like No Other
Author: Una LaMarche
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2014
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 1595146741

In the timeless tradition of "West Side Story" and "Crossing Delancey, " this thoroughly modern take on romance is sure to inspire laughter, tears, and the belief that love can happen when and where it's least expected.

Prayer, Pop and Politics

Prayer, Pop and Politics
Author: Katharina Limacher
Publisher: Vienna University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9783847109792

What is it like to be young and religious in migration society? This volume presents research at the intersection of religion, age and race. The chapters’ foci range from methodological challenges to conceptual work and empirical case studies. The authors present research on various religious traditions including contributions on young Alevis, Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims, and apply an array of theoretical angles among them feminist, post- and de-colonial perspectives. Furthermore, the volume engages in the debate over novel conceptual frameworks attuned to investigate contemporary manifestations of youth religiosity, for example in digital spaces. The methodological chapters advocate for reflexivity in the context of empirical research on religion in migration society and promote a self-evaluative assessment of researchers’ positionalities.