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9780520220287

Religion and Popular Culture in America

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520220287

  • ISBN10:

    0520220285

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

An edited volume looking at the intersection of Religion and Popular Culture in America.

Author Biography

Bruce David Forbes Is Professor of Religious Studles at Morningside College in Sloux City, Iowa. Jeffrey H. Mahan Is Associate Professor of Ministry, Media and Culture at the Illff School of Theology In Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places 1(20)
Bruce David Forbes
Part One RELIGION IN POPULAR CULTURE 21(80)
The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture
25(19)
Jane Naomi Iwamura
Consecrating Consumer Culture: Christmas Television Specials
44(12)
Robert J. Thompson
From American Dream to American Horizon: The Religious Dimension in Louis L'Amour and Cormac McCarthy
56(21)
Terry C. Muck
Like a Sermon: Popular Religion in Madonna Videos
77(24)
Mark D. Hulsether
Part Two POPULAR CULTURE IN RELIGION 101(60)
Evangelicals and Popular Music: The Contemporary Christian Music Industry
105(20)
William D. Romanowski
The Electronic Golden Calf: Transforming Ritual and Icon
125(20)
Gregor Goethals
The Cross at Willow Creek: Seeker Religion and the Contemporary Marketplace
145(16)
Stewart M. Hoover
Part Three POPULAR CULTURE AS RELIGION 161(78)
It's about Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion
165(15)
Michael Jindra
Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Salvation Myth of Culture Lite
180(21)
Michelle M. Lelwica
An American Apotheosis: Sports as Popular Religion
201(18)
Joseph L. Price
The Church of Baseball, the Fetish of Coca-Cola, and the Potlatch of Rock 'n' Roll
219(20)
David Chidester
Part Four RELIGION AND POPULAR CULTURE IN DIALOGUE 239(62)
The Disguise of Vengeance in Pale Rider
243(15)
Robert Jewett
Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture
258(18)
Anthony Pinn
Lost in Cyberspace?: Gender, Difference, and the Internet ``Utopia''
276(25)
Meredith Underwood
Conclusions: Establishing a Dialogue about Religion and Popular Culture
292(9)
Jeffrey H. Mahan
Contributors 301(4)
Selected Bibliography 305(6)
Index 311

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