All You Want to Know About the Bible in Pop Culture: Finding Our Creator in Superheroes, Prince Charming, and Other Modern Marvels

by Kevin Harvey

Overview

Somehow, it’s hard to picture pop culture and Christianity going hand-in-hand, but maybe we simply aren't looking at things the right way. All You Want to Know About the Bible in Pop Culture reveals places where readers may be surprised to find redeeming values and gospel messages in today’s movies, music, popular TV shows, and much more!

When you look closely, past the outrageous outfits and the antics of teen pop-sensations, it’s easy to see that from the big screen to the small screen and right down to the radio waves, God and His stories are still prevalent in pop culture today. There are movies and television shows that speak eternal truth, reality show families who represent believers well, even fictional Christians portrayed in a positive light. And if you listen closely, musicians are still conversing with God as the original songwriters of the Bible did. For the reader searching for meaning in media today, All You Want to Know About the Bible in Pop Culture is the perfect choice.

Features include:

• Fun Bible-based facts and trivia questions
• Examples of biblical messages from current TV shows, films, and pop songs
• A casual and engaging resource

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718005511
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	03/24/2015
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kevin Harvey has spent the last 12 years as an editor and writer in Christian publishing, but has spent much longer than that immersing himself in pop culture, especially during the summer movie season. He self-published his first book, Jonah, John, and the Second
Greatest (but Most Avoided) Commandment, in 2010. Copies can be found on
Amazon, as well as in his attic. Kevin and his wife, Amy, have two children and live in the small town of Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Art of Our Time ix

Chapter 1 Maybe the S Stands for Savior 1

Chapter 2 Imperfect Movies, Perfect God 19

Chapter 3 Everything Is Awesome! (When You Know You're a Child of a King) 39

Chapter 4 Now ! See It, Now I Don't 55

Chapter 5 I Once Was LOST but Now Am … Without Anything Good on Television 75

Chapter 6 The God of Reality 91

Chapter 7 Sing a New Song 109

Chapter 8 There's More from the Bible than You May Realize 125

Afterword: All You Want to Know about (Half) the Bible in Pop Culture 143

Appendix: The Real Noah and Moses Quiz 151

Notes 157

Acknowledgments 163

About the Author 165

Learn Even More About Pop Culture's Favorite Book 167