{"product_id":"god-and-popular-culture-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-entertainment-industrys-most-influential-figure-2-volumes","title":"God and Popular Culture: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure [2 Volumes]","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes the following: GOD AND FILM, GOD IN TELEVISION, GOD AND MUSIC, GOD AND SPORTS, GOD AND POLITICS AND COMMERCE, GOD AND POPULAR CULTURE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references.;This contributed two-volume work tackles a fascinating topic: how and why God plays a central role in the modern world and profoundly influences politics, art, culture, and our moral reflection-even for nonbelievers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Reverend \u003cb\u003eStephen Butler Murray\u003c\/b\u003e is president and professor of systematic theology and preaching at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimée Upjohn Light\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is assistant professor of theology at Duquesne University and specializes in interreligious work and feminist theologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis contributed two-volume work tackles a fascinating topic: how and why God plays a central role in the modern world and profoundly influences politics, art, culture, and our moral reflection--even for nonbelievers.\u003cbr\u003eGod--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 \u003ci\u003eGod and Popular Culture: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplies a broad conception of \"God\" that provides readers with a fuller and more accurate portrait of a phenomenon that evolved substantially over time but also remains an enduring--and enduringly influential--element of popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores not only how individuals grapple with the question of God, but also how God invariably and unintentionally enters people's thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplies direct examples of the key role that God plays in everyday life that readers will find compelling from both a personal and cultural perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprises essays from sociologists, theologians, cultural critics, and journalists that present a wide range of perspectives and approaches to this universally relevant topic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGod--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 \u003ci\u003eGod and Popular Culture: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Entertainment Industry's Most Influential Figure\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2016 pg. 112 (EAN 9781440801792, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502601077014,"sku":"9781440801792","price":181.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781440801792.jpg?v=1783311251","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/god-and-popular-culture-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-entertainment-industrys-most-influential-figure-2-volumes","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}