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Understanding Theology and Popular Culture

Understanding Theology and Popular Culture

by Gordon Lynch (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 11 Nov 2004
ISBN 10: 1405117486
ISBN 13: 9781405117487

Media Reviews
It offers an engaging and well-informed synthesis of contemporary theological reflection in the context of today's popular culture ... An excellent volume that will serve the discussion of theology and popular culture well. Jeff Keuss, Northwest Graduate School Lynch has written an excellent introduction for dialogue between theology and popular culture... This book is useful in undergraduate or graduate courses in religion and popular culture, media studies or individuals interest in critical reflection on theology and popular culture. Religious Studies Review What is 'popular' about popular culture? What is the relationship between religion and popular culture? Why would a theologian, or anyone involved in the study of religion, give attention to popular culture? The work of theologians and others related to popular culture often begs such questions. Lynch's book is important in that it puts such questions in perspective. This book clarifies the exchange between religion and popular culture and what scholars have made of the interconnections. Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is an intriguing and insightful study. I highly recommend it. Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University This is an excellent introduction to the field of cultural studies as a whole, as well as providing a clear map of the ways in which theology and religious studies have sought to engage with popular culture. Third Way Lynch's discussion of the definitions of popular culture provides an excellent introduction to the topic, and his rationale for theology joining other academic disciplines in the serious study of popular is convincing... Informed throughout by a wide reading in the literature of popular culture, this book deserves careful consideration for any course focusing on the understanding of theology and popular culture. Choice Those of us who have plunged deeply (and boldly, if somewhat unpreparedly) into the murky interdisciplinary waters of studying theology and popular culture will no doubt be grateful to have Gordon Lynch as a lifeguard, throwing us a lifeline of method and theory for which we were desparately searching. Gaye Williams Ortiz, Augusta State University, Journal of Contemporary Religion Understanding Theology and Popular Culture is a well-structured volume which competently deals with the work of a wide range of theologians, philosophers and cultural researchers. This will, therefore, be an extremely valuable book for students and other readers. Crucible, July-Sept 2006
Author Bio
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.