Popcultured: Thinking Christianly about Style, Media and Entertainment

There's no avoiding popular culture--we've been enculturated into it. What does it mean to be faithful Christians in a pop culture world? How do we think Christianly about celebrity and leisure? Some Christians try to abstain from "worldly" pursuits, while others consume culture indiscriminately, assuming it has little effect on them. But if Christ is Lord of all of life, then there ought to be Christian ways to engage with and appreciate popular culture. Steve Turner has spent his career chronicling and interviewing people from the worlds of music, film, television, fashion, art and literature. Now he provides an insider's guide to a wide range of entertainment pursuits, with biblical frameworks for understanding pop culture genres and artifacts. Turner explores

• how movies use redemptive narratives and parables
• ways journalistic headlines convey worldview assumptions
• differences between famous people in the past and celebrities today
• what ideas are communicated through clothing and fashion design
• how technology changes our sense of what is real
• and much more

God entrusts culture to us and gives us the ability to critique it, enjoy it and create it. This book will help you become a better cultural critic, consumer and creator.

Author: Steve Turner
Publisher: IVP
Published: 07/11/2013
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780830837687

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/13/2013
Christianity Today 06/01/2013 pg. 70
CBA Retailers 07/01/2013 pg. 39

About the Author
Turner, Steve: -

Steve Turner is a journalist, writer and poet living in London, England. His articles have appeared in such places as Rolling Stone and The London Times, and his many books include Conversations with Eric Clapton, U2: Rattle and Hum, Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now, The Man Called Cash, Amazing Grace, The Gospel According to the Beatles and Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts (IVP).