Understanding theology and popular culture /
Lynch, Gordon, 1968-
Understanding theology and popular culture / Gordon Lynch. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005. - xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.
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.
1405117478 (alk. paper) 1405117486 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004009788
BR115.C8 / L96 2005
261
Understanding theology and popular culture / Gordon Lynch. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005. - xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-230) and index.
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.
1405117478 (alk. paper) 1405117486 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2004009788
BR115.C8 / L96 2005
261