Post-Christian Religion in Popular Culture

Andrew D. Thrasher is adjunct professor of religions studies at George Mason University and in the Virginia Community College System.

Andrew D. Thrasher invites us to consider the place and value of popular culture works to theology and faith in a post-Christian culture dominated by disenchantment. This book helpfully moves beyond simple acceptance or critique of popular culture by offering critical methodologies rooted in re-enchantment, resourcement, and resciption. Thrasher’s attentive analysis of cultural and theological elements makes the valuable discussions on music, movies, and media an imaginative investigation imbued with hope and belief.

• DedicationForeword by Matthew William BrakePrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Theoretical FrameworksChapter One: Consuming a Post-Christian Canon?Chapter Two: The Consumptive Poetics of BeliefPart II: Methodology through PracticeChapter Three: Marveling Re-enchantment?Chapter Four: Deconstructing Inter-Religious Resourcement in The Lion KingChapter Five: Rescripting Theology in LuciferPart III: Problems and Prophecies of ModernityChapter Six: The Tragedy and Trajectory of Modernity in Cloud AtlasChapter Seven: Grieving in the Wake of WakandaPart IV: Rescripting Sin as BrokennessChapter Eight: Doxologies of BrokennessChapter Nine: The Poverty of Sin in ShamelessPart V: Constructive ConclusionsChapter Ten: Messages of Post-Christian TheologyBibliography