Culture and Religion
Books on the intersection between religion and culture, including literature, art, design, film and television.
From Faith to Fun:
The Secularisation of Humour
By Russell Heddendorf
An study of how secular humour challenges traditional religious thinking and how the Western culture of 'fun' debases the transcendent qualities of humour.
ISBN: 9780718842871
George MacDonald's Children's Fantasies and the Divine Imagination
By Colin Manlove
An examination of the role of imagination and its relationship to the divine in the stories of the Victorian author George MacDonald.
ISBN: 9780718895549
The Gospel According to Star Trek:
The Original Crew
By Kevin C. Neece
A Christian analysis of the original Star Trek, exploring the spiritual depths of a series often seen as resolutely secular in outlook.
ISBN: 9780718895242
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The Gospel According to the Blues
By Gary W. Burnett
An exploration of the Blues as a mirror to the message of the Christian gospel, combining a love of the music with current biblical and theological scholarship.
ISBN: 9780718893897
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Heaven in Ordinary:
Poetry and Religion in a Secular Age
By David Jasper
A personal journey through poetry and faith, exploring the themes of five English poets in relation to Christianity and the Anglican tradition in particular.
ISBN: 9780718895419
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Kempe:
The Life, Art and Legacy of Charles Eamer Kempe
By Adrian Barlow
A biographical study of the Victorian church artist Charles Eamer Kempe and his considerable influence on church decoration worldwide.
ISBN: 9780718894634
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Laughter and the Grace of God:
Restoring Laughter to its Central Role in Christian Faith and Theology
By Brian Edgar
An examination of the underappreciated role of laughter in scripture and theology that puts joy and humour back into the centre of Christian life.
ISBN: 9780718895556
Liturgical Liaisons:
The Textual Body, Irony, and Betrayal in John Donne and Emily Dickinson
By Jamey Heit
An imaginative and enriching analysis of the poetry of John Donne and Emily Dickinson from a liturgical and theological perspective.
ISBN: 9780718895075
ISBN: 9780718846060
The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley:
A Reader (Expanded Edition)
By S.T. Kimbrough
An introduction to the theology of Charles Wesley as expressed through his writings, illustrated with an extensive thematic selection of his hymns and poetry.
ISBN: 9780718893385
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