Religion As Entertainment

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ISBN: 9780820456546 | 0820456543
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Copyright: 11/1/2002

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C. K. Robertson is an Episcopal priest and part-time professor of ethics and communications at Georgia College & State University. A Fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation. Robertson holds a Ph.D. in theology from Durham University, England, and serves on the Advisory Board for Film-Enhanced Education and Film Clips, Inc.

Acknowledgments

vii

Foreword

Wade Clark Roof

Introduction

(6)

C.K. Robertson

PART I:How Religion Is Used as Entertainment

The Great Awakening: American Religion Comes of Age

(20)

Michael Rusk

Megachurch, Virtual Church

(20)

Douglas C. Mohrmann

From Spectators to Participants: The Role of the Laity

(20)

Thomas Hobel

Preaching: Entertaining or Entertainment?

(12)

Donald Heet

When East Meets West: The Rise of Meditation

(26)

John W. Gamble

Cult Multiculturalism in the Deep South: From Alienation to Alien Nations

105

(16)

Robert Viau

It's Not That Simple: A Survey of Televangelism

121

(16)

Stuart Brooks Keith III

The Toronto Blessing and the Future of Revivalism

137

(16)

B.J. Oropeza

PART II:How Religion Is Used in Entertainment

Religion, But Not as We Know It: Spirituality and Sci-Fi

153

(20)

James McGrath

The Gospel According to Oprah: A Canon for Contemporary Living

173

(20)

Kathryn McClymond

The God of Prime-Time Television

193

(28)

Teresa Blythe

Ministers in the Movies

221

(22)

C.K. Robertson

Amazing Graceland: Elvis and the Story of Gospel Music

243

(26)

Amy Burt

It's Only Rock and Roll

269

(24)

S. Clark Heindel

Conclusion: Entertaining Religion

293

(2)

C.K. Robertson

List of Contributors

295

(4)

Index

299

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