Santana, Richard W. <br/><br/>
Religion and popular culture :  rescripting the sacred / 
Richard W. Santana and Gregory Erickson. 
 - Jefferson, N.C. :  McFarland,  c2008. 
 - vi, 225 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references  (p. 211-219) and index. 
<br/><br/>Popular culture and popular religion in America -- "Jesus is standing at home plate" : baseball and American Christianity -- Consuming faith : advertising, the pornographic gaze and religious desire -- Absolute contradictions : perceptions of the spiritual and the religious in popular music -- The gods of film : representing God and Jesus at the movies -- Television drama, fan communities and theology : God as "nothing solid" -- Demons, aliens and spiritual warfare : belief and reality  -- Evil reloaded : political rhetoric, philosophy, and video games after 9/11. 
<br/><br/> "This work considers ways in which American cultural products such as TV, advertising, music, and video games have played a significant role in creating, representing, and influencing contradictory religious identities"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780786435531 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786435534 (softcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008007873 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and culture--United States.<br/>Popular culture--Religious aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL 2525  / .S258 2008