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Christian Popular Culture from The Chronicles of Narnia to Duck Dynasty
Eleanor Hersey Nickel
出版Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2021-05-13
主題Fiction / ReligiousReligion / Christian Theology / GeneralLiterary Criticism / American / General
ISBN17252812289781725281226
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EEcvEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Christian popular culture has tremendous influence on many American churchgoers. When we have a choice between studying the Bible and reading novels, downloading movies, or watching television, we become less familiar with Numbers than with Narnia. This book examines popular Christian narratives with rigorous scholarly methods and assumes that they are just as complex, fascinating, and worthy of investigation as the latest secular Netflix series or dystopian novel. While most scholars focus on the religious aspects of Christian texts, this study takes a new approach by analyzing their social responsibility in portraying the complex dynamics of race, class, and gender in a profoundly unequal America. Close readings of six case studies--The Chronicles of Narnia, Francine Rivers's Redeeming Love, Jan Karon's Mitford novels, Left Behind, the films of the Sherwood Baptist Church, and Duck Dynasty--uncover both harmful stereotypes and Christians serving as leaders in social justice.