Understanding Theology And Popular Culture

by Lynch, Gordon

• ISBN13: 9781405117487
• ISBN10: 1405117486
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is one of the first books to give an overview of the key issues and methods in this field of study. Provides a detailed introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies Presents a reasoned argument about the distinctive contribution that theology can make to the study of popular culture Illustrated through a range of original case studies, from Eminem to The Simpsons Suitable for both beginning students and more advanced researchers. The author has created the Theology and Popular Culture Gateway which is one of the first academic Internet gateways for the study of theology and contemporary culture.

Author Biography

Gordon Lynch is Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Birmingham. His previous publications include After Religion: “Generation X” and the Search for Meaning (2002). He has also created the Theology and Popular Culture Gateway which is one of the first academic Internet gateways for the study of theology and contemporary culture.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vi
Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	viii
Chapter 1 What is "Popular Culture"?	1	(19)
Chapter 2 Why Should Theologians and Scholars of Religion Study Popular Culture?	20	(23)
Chapter 3 Machines, TVs, and Shopping: The Shape of Everyday Life in Contemporary Western Society	43	(26)
Chapter 4 Can Popular Culture Be Bad For Your Health?	69	(24)
Chapter 5 Developing a Theological Approach to the Study of Popular Culture	93	(18)
Chapter 6 An Author-Focused Approach to Studying Popular Culture: Eminem and the Redemption Of Violence	111	(24)
Chapter 7 Text-Based Approaches To Studying Popular Culture: "Homer The Heretic" and Civil Religion	135	(27)
Chapter 8 An Ethnographic Approach to Studying Popular Culture: The Religious Significance of Club Culture	162	(22)
Chapter 9 Taking Steps Towards A Theological Aesthetics of Popular Culture	184	(11)
Notes	195	(18)
Bibliography	213	(18)
Index	231