ISSN 1703-289X
The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture is a web-based, peer-reviewed journal committed to the academic exploration, analysis and interpretation, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, of the interrelations and interactions between religion and religious expression and popular culture, broadly defined as the products of contemporary mass culture. The journal is based in Canada, but international in scope, and open to explorations of religion and popular culture in a variety of nationalities and cultures.
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Popular culture is an often-overlooked part of the fundamental religious "quest" and the cultural understanding of "what religion is" in that like "high" art, the popular arts and media not only explicitly portray religion and religious ideas, but also serve the "religious" purpose of conveying meaning in the people and values it represents. Articles in the JRPC are not restricted to any single religious tradition or definition of religion, or to any single disciplinary approach. Both "theological" interpretations, and analyses which explore the intersection between Media Studies/Film Studies/Cultural Studies and Religious Studies in all their diversity, are encouraged. Religion may be conceived in terms of the expression of core beliefs and values, constructed in dialogue between the individual and culture, including popular culture, or purely as a cultural construction.

Call for Papers
The Southwest/Texas branch of the Popular Culture and American Culture Associations is currently seeking submissions for their 2010 conference. The deadline for proposals is December 15th 2009. For more information, consult the complete guidelines here.


The JRPC is hosted by the Department of Religion and Culture, The University of Saskatchewan.  It is a member of the Canadian Association of Learned Journals / Association Canadienne des Revues Savantes. The JRPC is indexed in both the MLA International Bibliography and the MLA Directory of Periodicals. This periodical is also indexed in the ATLA Religion Database (r), a product of the American Theological Library Association, 200 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. Email: atla@atla.com

This journal is supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.