Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel
- ISBN-10
- 0313386544
- ISBN-13
- 9780313386541
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 979
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Robert Woods
Description
This three-volume collection demonstrates the depth and breadth of evangelical Christians' consumption, critique, and creation of popular culture, and how evangelical Christians are both influenced by—and influence—mainstream popular culture, covering comic books to movies to social media.
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