The Messiah formerly known as Jesus : dispatches from the intersection of Christianity and pop culture / Tom Breen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breen, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and culture.

Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book presents a humorous look at contemporary Christianity through the skewed lens of the Internet Theologian, a pompous, absurdly self-important pundit whose confidence in his pronouncements is perhaps matched only by his utter lack of basic information about his subject matter. Believing that the only thing a real theologian needs is a cable modem, the Internet Theologian touches on Christianity's relationship with music, sports, best-selling novels, and holidays, among others. The book also includes a handy field guide to the various ways Americans interpret Jesus.

Contents:

Introduction: The Internet theologian speaks

Everything you need to know about Christianity, minus the boring parts

What job can teach us about dating high school girls, or Bible translations Wycliffe never intended

Deck the halls with lawsuits

Number one song in heaven

A field guide to the major North American Jesuses

A way, the truthiness, and the lifestyle

Applying the hypostatic union to a winning zone defense

Page-turners of the last days

Conclusion: The further adventures of Jesus.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611125172

9781281125170

1281125172

9781602581661

1602581665

9781435632288

1435632281

OCLC:

437200443