The Gospel and Popular Culture
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v13i2.211Keywords:
spiritual quest, Popular culture, Simpsons, Harry Potter, Tolkein, Sacred TranscendenceAbstract
Books Reviewed Connie Neal. The Gospel According to Harry Potter, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002, 166pp, p/b $9.99, ISBN-13: 9780664226015. Marcia Z. Nelson. The Gospel According to Oprah, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005, 105pp, p/b $9.99, ISBN-13: 9780664229429. B.J. Oropeza (ed).The Gospel According to Superheroes, New York: Peter Lang 2005, 295pp, p/b $19.20, ISBN-13: 9780820474229. Mark I. Pinsky. The Gospel According to the Simpsons, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001, 164pp, p/b $4.43, ISBN-13: 9780664224196. Mark I. Pinsky. The Gospel According to Disney, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004, 286pp, p/b $9.99, ISBN-13: 9780664225919. Steve Turner. The Gospel According to the Beatles, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006, 254pp, h/b $10.99, ISBN-13: 9780664229832. Ralph C. Wood. The Gospel According to Tolkien, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003, 169pp, p/b $9.99, ISBN-13: 9780664226107.References
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