Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1587430096
ISBN 13
9781587430091
LCCN
00067445
OCLC
45466219
Category
Missionary ( 宣教研究 )
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
171
Subject
BR526
Abstract
Evaluates popular culture from a Christian perspective. The author points out that all elements of pop culture reflect the beliefs and assumptions of current society and argues that it is important to consider the products of contemporary culture objectively and rationally. The book includes an examination of the Hollywood mythology that still permeates our culture and the cumulative effect of unrealistic approaches to complex problems of life. Nonetheless, pop culture can often provide a useful starting point for dialog. Romanowski feels that good popular art, effectively examined, is often more useful for Christian discussion than much self-consciously religious material. In support of his argument, he provides a list of questions to apply to such analysis.
Description
Christians Who Drink Beer -- Faith and Culture -- A Christian Worldview -- Popular Art and Culture -- Reimagining the Popular Arts -- State of the Art -- The Christian Cultural Landscape -- Hollywood's Cultural Landscape -- Sex, Violence, and Materialism -- The Virtue of Christian Criticism.
Number of Copies
1
