The (Magic) Kingdom Of God: Christianity And Global Culture Industries

by Michael Budde

Overview

In The (Magic) Kingdom of God, Michael Budde offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the 'global culture industries' increasingly powerful, centralized corporate conglomerates in television, advertising, marketing, movies, and the like—and their impact on Christian churches in industrialized countries. Utilizing ideas from contemporary and classical

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367318222
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Budde is associate professor of political science at DePaul University.

Table of Contents

1 Following Jesus in a Distracted Age, 2 Why Culture Matters in the World Economy, 3 The Power of Global Culture Industries, 4 Learning the Language of Faith, 5 How Global Culture Industries Undermine Christianity, 6 Church Barriers to Understanding Global Culture Industries, 7 The Way from Here: Radical Gospel, Radical Church

Editorial Reviews

Budde (political science, DePaul U.) analyzes how Christianity in industrialized countries is affected by the increasingly powerful corporate conglomerates in television, advertising, marketing, movies, and other culture industries. He finds that such industries undermine many of the primary processes and structures through which people become committed Christians, and that the only successful response is for churches to embrace their role as radical and countercultural alternative communities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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