Entertainment Theology: New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy (Cultural Exegesis)

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1) Paperback Book Entertainment Theology: New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy (Cultural Exegesis) by Baker Academic. Barry Taylor is artist in residence for the Brehm center and an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary where he taught classes on music, film and contemporary theology. He is also an associate rector at All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills.

The engagement of Christianity and culture has always been a thorny issue and in the past many would have been burnt on the stake for their heretic views. However, with post-Christendom, post-modernism and the rise of Web 2.0, the context of theology and Christianity has radically changed.

However, Christianity has not been willing to change but cling to its old structure and organisation. Taylor argues for a ´democratized spirituality´ in that Christianity must decentralise and become a people´s religion. He is arguing for a change in the form but not the content of the faith. The form will ride along the with the ´new globalized cultural imaginary.´ There will hence be many Christian spiritualities instead of one ´old fashioned Christianity.´ These Christian spiritualities will embrace many of the good features of the prevalent culture. The gospel message will be transmitted along the channels which entertainment is delivered to us today.

Taylor makes a strong case for Christianity to remain relevant to the prevailing culture. However, he sometimes skirt too close to the line that demarcate inclusiveness and exclusiveness of Christianity.

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2) Paperback Book Entertainment Theology: New-Edge Spirituality in a Digital Democracy (Cultural Exegesis) by Baker Academic. It´s the end of the church as we know it. In a digitally connected world, people are seeking spiritual answers through pop culture. Instead of retreating, Christians must "rethink the sacred" and enter global conversations about God--in film, literature, TV, and music--or face extinction, argues Barry Taylor in Entertainment Theology. Taking snapshots from theology, cultural studies, sociology, and pop culture, Taylor explores a myriad of factors affecting religious life since the 1970s, including technology, fashion, celebrity, and global communications. He exhorts a move away from traditional Christian religion, proposing instead a manifestation of Christianity as a religion not of the past but of the present and the future. For scholars, seminary students, culture watchers, and emerging-church readers, Entertainment Theology offers thought-provoking hope for Christianity´s future.¤

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