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Title: Religion as Entertainment

Religion as Entertainment

With a Foreword by Wade Clark Roof

by C.K. Robertson (Volume editor)
©2003 Textbook X, 301 Pages
Theology & Philosophy

Summary

In this collection of essays, religion in the United States is explored in terms of its interaction with an entertainment-focused culture. The first half of the book addresses questions of how religion actually fulfills an «entertaining» role in society, focusing on lay participation in faith communities, the goals and impact of preaching the rise of non-traditional religions and attraction of meditation in recent years, and the question of whether bigger crowds are always better. The second half of the book focuses on how religion is treated in various entertainment media, including film, music, television, and literature.

Details

Pages
X, 301
Year
2003
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820456546
Language
English
Keywords
society culture meditation film music
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2002. X, 301 pp., 3 ill.

Biographical notes

C.K. Robertson (Volume editor)

The Editor: C.K. Robertson is an Episcopal priest and part-time professor of ethics and communications at Georgia College & State University. A Fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation, Robertson holds a Ph.D. in theology from Durham University, England, and serves on the Advisory Board for Film-Enhanced Education and Film Clips, Inc. As well as being a regular panelist on the Hallmark Channel Program Day 1, he is author of Conflict in Corinth: Redefining the System (Peter Lang, 2001), The Kerygma of Billy Graham, and the forthcoming Barnabas: A Model for Holistic Stewardship.

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