Religion and popular culture : rescripting the sacred / Richard W. Santana and Gregory Erickson.

Author/creator Santana, Richard W. author.
Other author Erickson, Gregory, author.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.
Descriptionvi, 254 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Religion and culture--United States.
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
United States--Religion.

Contents Popular Culture and Popular Religion in America -- "Jesus Is Standing at Home Plate": Baseball and American Christianity -- Consuming Faith: Porn, Advertising and Religion -- Absolute Contradictions: Perceptions of the Spiritual and the Religious in Popular Music -- The Gods of Film: Representing God and Jesus at the Movies -- Television Drama, Fan Communities, Vampires and Theology -- Monsters, Demons and Spiritual Warfare: Beyond Good and Evil -- Religion, Video Games, Evil and the Real.
Abstract "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 classrooms, but in popular culture. Topics include lived religion, digital technology, trends in belief and identification, film Noah, television series True Blood, Kanye West's music, video game Fallout and media events"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016039318
ISBN9781476663319 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1476663319 (softcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40026618980