Religion and Popular Culture in America

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Preface to the 2005 Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places Bruce David Forbes Part I. Religion in Popular Culture 1. The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture Jane Naomi Iwamura 2. Consecrating Consumer Culture: Christmas Television Specials Robert J. Thompson 3. Re-Mythologizing the Divine Feminine in The Da Vinci Code and The Secret Life of Bees Jennie S. Knight 4. Like a Sermon: Popular Religion in Madonna Videos Mark D. Hulsether Part II. Popular Culture in Religion 5. Evangelicals and Popular Music: The Contemporary Christian Music Industry William D. Romanowski 6. The Internet, Religion and Community Greg Peterson 7. The Cross at Willow Creek: Seeker Religion and the Contemporary Marketplace Stewart M. Hoover Part III. Popular Culture as Religion 8. It's about Faith in our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion Michael Jindra 9. Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Salvation Myth of Culture Lite Michelle M. Lelwica 10. An American Apotheosis: Sports as Popular Religion Joseph L. Price 11. The Church of Baseball, the Fetish of Coca-Cola, and the Potlach of Rock 'n' Roll David Chidester Part IV. Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue 12. The Disguise of Vengeance in Pale Rider Robert Jewett 13. Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture Anthony Pinn 14. The Gender Dynamics of the Left Behind Series Amy Johnson Frykholm Conclusion: Establishing a Dialogue about Relgion and Popular Culture Jeffrey H. Mahan Contributors Selected Bibliography Index

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