Christian Themes In Pop Culture

Holding onto the five fundamentals, as many Christian fundamentalists call them, is according to the doctrinal truths within the movement. They believe in the inerrancy of Scripture, which reveals Christ as the Messiah, His virgin birth, the atonement in His blood, and His bodily resurrection. Additionally, embedded within the movement is the belief that they, “the saved,” are engaged in a cosmic war that is taking place here and now. As Reza Aslan explains a cosmic war or religious war is, “an earthly

This autobiographical analysis will define the overarching aspects of feminist identity and Christian values in the music of Toni Braxton in Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir. Braxton’s autobiography defines the power of an African American female artist to defy negative images of African American music culture by adopting a feminist stance on the dignity of women in the music industry. Braxton’s career defines the high levels of success of an African American feminist singer, which dictate a “survivalist:”

conversations that should only be discussed among adults. While taking this class I learned that I’m now a part of the future and will be now making the decision so I need to now join the conversation so I can be prepared. The religion, politics, and pop culture theme had the most impact on me. The separation of church and state is a term that isn’t relevant anymore. Even in the past when this saying was relevant politician still didn’t follow it. As time went on citizens believed that if a politician considered

their entire context... Culture is relative to context” (31). American church tradition presents an impenetrable, uncompromising culture including rituals such as gathering in buildings on Sunday mornings, singing songs of praise, listening to some form of a pastor, partaking in communion, receiving baptism, and collecting tithes and offerings. Although a spectrum of differences exists between denominations, any form of these themes is considered culturally normal to Christians. Ethnocentrism is “the

The Influence of Popular Culture on Society's Self-Perception Popular culture has an undeniable influence on how society perceives itself. When examining mass culture, one must keep in mind the equilibrium between how much we, as a society, affect the way popular culture is constructed and to what extent popular culture influences the way we view ourselves and shapes our ideologies. An aspect of popular culture that may serve to greatly exemplify this theory of society as both the affecter and

social scientists examining different aspects of culture value and beliefs. The critical analysis of different religions within society is an objective scientific study that provides insight onto other cultures globally. 2. Apply Chidester’s theory that pop culture can do the work of religion (from the “Church of Baseball” chapter) and explain how we could theorize a “Church of the iPhone” using specific examples. Chidester’s theory that popular culture can do the work of religion can be applied

the film, The Matrix, a world exists where machines rule over the human race, using them as an energy source. The film plays with the idea of a real versus simulated world. In addition to reality, the film portrays certain Christian and non-Christian based themes. These themes are discussed by Gregory Bassham, along with the presence of religious pluralism, in his article “The Religion of The Matrix and the Problems of Pluralism.” Bassham’s article is unbalanced and does not follow his thesis statement;

ecstatic to hear that you learned something from the PowerPoint! I have a varying opinion to yours when it comes to the media's portrayal of the Islamic faith and Muslim people. Unlike you I watch a variety of media outlets including those focused on pop culture to those that tackle pressing issues. I have noticed that all outlets have a tendency to misrepresent members of particular race or ethnicity, often to enhance the sensationalism of the story. However, more responsible media outlets will be sure

iconographic features of American Pop Art. Centre your discussion on one or two examples each of the work of the following artists: Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselmann, James Rosenquist. Pop Art is one of the major art movements of the Twentieth Century. Characterized by themes and techniques drawn from mass culture such as advertising and comic books, pop art is widely interpreted as a reaction to the ideas of abstract expressionism which preceded Pop in the late 1940s and early

Victorian themes to postmodern praxis’ says. “Coppola inverts Stoker’s horror story and turns it into a love story, in order to establish the central theme that universal love, not hate is what will ultimately save humanity from evil.” Another interesting angle to using the vampire narrative as a tool in Christian hegemony is that ‘holy’ ground is never the deterrent to the vampire. It is always holy ‘Christian’ ground. Religious artefacts don’t prove fatal to the vampire, ‘Christian’ religious