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Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
Gordon Lynch
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Description for Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
Hardcover. Presents an introduction to key theories and debates in popular cultural studies. This title presents a reasoned argument about the distinctive contribution that theology can make to the study of popular culture. It is suitable for beginning students and more advanced researchers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405117470
SKU
V9781405117470
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gordon Lynch
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.
Reviews for Understanding Theology and Popular Culture
“This presumes some level of bricolage, but I think it is safe to say this seems normal in the modern West. As Lynch argues, in so far as theology is concerned with “issues of truth, goodness, evil, suffering, redemption, and beauty” ( 37) then it becomes clear that popular culture, as it is engaged with similar themes, is an important ... Read more