Pop Culture Wars: Religion and the Role of Entertainment in American Life
- ISBN-10
- 1597525774
- ISBN-13
- 9781597525770
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 382
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-02-15
- Publisher
- Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Author
- William D. Romanowski
Description
Entertainment has long been a source of controversy in American life. On the one hand, American popular culture is enormously desired, captivating audiences around the world. On the other hand, more and more critics blame it for the breakdown of morals and even civilizations itself. Surely Christians and other religious citizens have something to contribute to what is, after all, a discussion of morality. But too often their contributions have been ill-informed, unreflective and reactionary. In this groudbreaking book, William Romanowski brings something desperately needed to the discussion: an informed, systematic and challenging Christian perspective. Comprehensive and historically revealing, Pop Culture Wars bids to accomplish nothing less than to reframe and render more constructive a crucial but angry cultural debate.
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