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  • Tony Wilmot Memorial Library

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

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