Title Christotainment : selling Jesus through popular culture / edited by Shirley R. Steinberg, Joe L. Kincheloe.

Publication Info.	Boulder : Westview Press, [2009]
	©2009

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 305 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Selling a new and improved Jesus : Christotainment and the power of political fundamentalism / Joe L. Kincheloe -- Christian soldier Jesus : the intolerant savior and the political fundamentalist media empire / Joe L. Kincheloe -- Onward Christian drivers : theocratic nationalism and the cultural politics of "NASCAR nation" / Joshua I. Newman and Michael D. Giardina -- The gospel according to Mel Gibson : critical reflections on The passion of the Christ / Rhonda Hammer and Douglas Kellner -- Convertoons : VeggieTales for young souls / Michael Hoechsmann -- Screening Jesus : Hollywood and Christonormativity / Shirley R. Steinberg -- "The battle for the toy box" : Christogimmicks and Christian consumer culture / Christine M. Quail -- Faith talking toys and other youth purity makers / Lisa M. Trimble -- The stillborn twin : the Christian lifestyle beats with the heart of rock 'n' roll / Philip M. Anderson -- Crossover Christian rock and the music industry : tendencies, discourses, and limitations / Silvia Giagnoni -- Christotainment in punk rock : complexities and contradictions / Curry Stephenson Malott -- End times in America : religious fundamentalism and the crisis of democracy / Henry A. Giroux.
Summary	By appropriating the very force it battles & mdash;popular culture & mdash;Christian fundamentalism now employs entertainment media to win converts to the armies of God.
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Subject	Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century.
	Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Fundamentalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Fundamentalism.
	United States.
	Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Popular culture.
	United States -- Church history -- 20th century.
	Church history.
	Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 21st century.
Chronological Term	21st century
Subject	Fundamentalism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
	Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
	United States -- Church history -- 21st century.
Chronological Term	1900-2099
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Church history.
	History.
Added Author	Steinberg, Shirley R., 1952-
	Kincheloe, Joe L.
Other Form:	Print version: Christotainment. Boulder : Westview Press, ©2009 9780813344058 0813344050 (DLC) 2008039362 (OCoLC)191926654
ISBN	9780786744176 (electronic book)
	0786744170 (electronic book)
	1283137038
	9781283137034
	0813344050 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
	9780813344058 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Music No.	EB00605382 Recorded Books

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