Don't Stop Believin': Pop Culture and Religion from <i>Ben-Hur</i> to Zombies
"This fantastic collection of essays (more like conversation starters, really) encourages us to take a deeper look at the popular entertainment that our world enjoys--because we just might find God there. If a contemporary apostle Paul had to defend the faith on a modern-day Mars Hill, I'd recommend he refer to this book for a quick update about how our culture reflects what we believe." Dean Batali, Writer/Producer,That '70s ShowandBuffy the Vampire Slayer"Ranging widely and wisely across the panoply of people, places and events that defined the heart and soul of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, this is a spiritual tour de force about the things that have shaped our histories and defined our context of culture and meaning." J. Walker Smith, Executive Chairman, The Futures Company; author ofGeneration Ageless"Rejecting the tendency to see the spiritual as made of a different quality than the popular, Robert Johnston, Craig Detweiler, and Barry Taylor invite us--in fact, usher us--into spiritual themes that have shaped American, and world, culture over the last half century.Don't Stop Believin'is a fast-paced, timely dictionary of popular, meaningful spiritual vitality." Doug Pagitt, pastor, radio host, and author ofA Christianity Worth Believing"A captivating, idiosyncratic, journey through the icons of popular culture from the 1950s to today. This book will inspire and inform anyone who seeks to find a deeper meaning in the ever-changing world around us." George Nolfi, writer-director ofThe Adjustment Bureauand co-writer ofThe Bourne Ultimatum