God and Popular Culture: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure [2 volumes]: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure

by Stephen Butler Murray (Editor), Aimée Upjohn Light (Editor)

Overview

God—in the many ways that people around the globe conceptualize Him, Her, or It—is one of the most powerful, divisive, unifying, and creative elements of human culture. The two volumes of God and Popular Culture: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure provide readers with a balanced and accessible analysis of this fascinating topic that allows anyone who appreciates any art, music, television, film, and other forms of entertainment to have a new perspective on a favorite song or movie.

Written by a collective of both believers and nonbelievers, the essays enable both nonreligious individuals and those who are spiritually guided to consider how culture approaches and has appropriated God to reveal truths about humanity and society. The book discusses the intersections of God with film, television, sports, politics, commerce, and popular culture, thereby documenting how the ongoing messages and conversations about God that occur among the general population also occur within the context of the entertainment that we as members of society consume—often without our recognition of the discussion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440801808
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/11/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	628
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

The Reverend Stephen Butler Murray is president and professor of systematic theology and preaching at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, MI.

Aimée Upjohn Light, PhD, is assistant professor of theology at Duquesne University and specializes in interreligious work and feminist theologies.