Entertainment theology : new-edge spirituality in a digital democracy
Author
Taylor, Barry
Additional Author(s)
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Publisher
Michigan, USA: Baker Academic, 2008
Language
English
ISBN
9780801032370
Series
Cultural exegesis
Subject(s)
CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE
POPULAR CULTURE-RELIGIOUS ASPECTS-CHRISTIANITY
Notes
. Bibliography: p.227-239. Subject Index : p.240-249
Abstract
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.
