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100 1 _aRomanowski, William D.
245 1 0 _aEyes wide open :
_blooking for God in popular culture /
_cWilliam D. Romanowski.
250 _aRev. and expanded ed.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBrazos Press,
_c2007.
300 _a269 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index.
505 0 _aPreface to the revised and expanded edition -- Introduction -- Part 1: -- 1: State of the art: worldly amusements no more -- 2: Smoke goes upwards: faith and culture -- 3: Terms of the trade: studying popular art and culture -- Part 2: -- 4: Close encounters of the high, low, and divine kind: reimagining the popular arts -- 5: Mapping reality: popular art and culture -- 6: Measuring Christian distinction: moral, ideological, and theological approaches -- 7: Popular art as art: marking the aesthetic -- Part 3: -- 8: Cultural landscape: toward a Christian framework -- 9: American melodramatic way: individualism, religion, and materialism -- 10: Message in the bottle: love, sex, and gender stereotypes -- 11: History of violence: charting the terrain -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Matrix for analysis -- Relevant readings -- Notes -- Index.
520 _aFrom the Publisher: Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson, and he speaks with historical depth and expertise on films from Casablanca to Crash and music from Bruce Springsteen to U2.
650 0 _aPopular culture
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aPopular culture
_zUnited States.
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