The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of Popular Culture - Couverture souple

Floyd-Thomas, Juan M.; Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M.; Toulouse, Mark G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0664235158 ISBN 13 : 9780664235154

Editeur : Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

While a large percentage of Americans claim religious identity, the number of Americans attending traditional worship services has significantly declined in recent decades. Where, then, are Americans finding meaning in their lives, if not in the context of traditional religion? In this provocative study, the authors argue that the objects of our attention have become our god and fulfilling our desires has become our religion. They examine the religious dimensions of six specific aspects of American culturebody and sex, big business, entertainment, politics, sports, and science and technologythat function as â oealtarsâ � where Americans gather to worship and produce meaning for their lives. The Altars Where We Worship shows how these secular altars provide resources for understanding the self, others, and the world itself. â oeFor better or worse, â � the authors write, â oewe are faced with the reality that human experiences before these altars contain religious characteristics in common with experiences before more traditional altars.â � Readers will come away with a clearer understanding of what religion is after exploring the thoroughly religious aspects of popular culture in the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Juan M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of African American Religious History at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. He is the author of Liberating Black Church History: Making It Plain, among other works.

Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. She is the author or coeditor of numerous books, including Beyond the Pale: Reading Ethics from the Margins and Beyond the Pale: Reading Theology from the Margins, both published by Westminster John Knox Press.

Mark G. Toulouse is Principal and Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. He has written and edited numerous books, including God in Public: Four Ways American Christianity and Public Life Relate, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0664235158
• ISBN 13: 9780664235154
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible