Entertainment Theology (Cultural Exegesis)
New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality, Theology
| Author: | Barry Taylor, Robert Johnston, William Dyrness | ISBN: | 9781441206039 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group | Publication: | March 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barry Taylor, Robert Johnston, William Dyrness |
| ISBN: | 9781441206039 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic |
| Language: | English |
It's the end of the church as we know it. In a digitally connected world, people are seeking spiritual answers through pop culture. Instead of retreating, Christians must "rethink the sacred" and enter global conversations about God--in film, literature, TV, and music--or face extinction, argues Barry Taylor in Entertainment Theology.
Taking snapshots from theology, cultural studies, sociology, and pop culture, Taylor explores a myriad of factors affecting religious life since the 1970s, including technology, fashion, celebrity, and global communications. He exhorts a move away from traditional Christian religion, proposing instead a manifestation of Christianity as a religion not of the past but of the present and the future.
For scholars, seminary students, culture watchers, and emerging-church readers, Entertainment Theology offers thought-provoking hope for Christianity's future.
It's the end of the church as we know it. In a digitally connected world, people are seeking spiritual answers through pop culture. Instead of retreating, Christians must "rethink the sacred" and enter global conversations about God--in film, literature, TV, and music--or face extinction, argues Barry Taylor in Entertainment Theology.
Taking snapshots from theology, cultural studies, sociology, and pop culture, Taylor explores a myriad of factors affecting religious life since the 1970s, including technology, fashion, celebrity, and global communications. He exhorts a move away from traditional Christian religion, proposing instead a manifestation of Christianity as a religion not of the past but of the present and the future.
For scholars, seminary students, culture watchers, and emerging-church readers, Entertainment Theology offers thought-provoking hope for Christianity's future.
