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Screening Scripture: Intertextual Connections Between Scripture and Film
Aichele, George and Richard Walsh, editors

- Reviewed by Michael J. Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada

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The Love There That's Sleeping: The Art and Spirituality of George Harrison.
Allison, Dale C., Jr.

- Reviewed by Stephen J. H. Tu, Toronto School of Theology

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Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies.
Anker, Roy M.

- Reviewed by Casey Barton, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology

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Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles.
Arroyo, Raymond.

- Reviewed by Christopher Lynch, Kean University

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Playing With God: Religion and Modern Sport.
Baker, William J.

- Reviewed by Eric Michael Mazur, Virginia Wesleyan College

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The Challenge of the Silver Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad
Bakker, Freek L.

- Reviewed by Adam Barkman, Redeemer University College

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Finding God in the Movies: 33 Films of Reel Faith.
Barsotti, Catherine M. and Robert K. Johnston

- Reviewed by Peter Ciaccio, Sarum College, Salisbury, UK

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Religion and its Monsters.
Beal, Timothy K.

- Reviewed by Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare,

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Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith.
Beal, Timothy K.

- Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University

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Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are with What We Buy.
Beaudoin, Tom

- Reviewed by Jeffrey Scholes, University of Denver / Iliff School of Theology

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The Truth is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction.
Bertonneau, Thomas, and Kim Paffenroth.

- Reviewed by Anton Karl Kozlovic, Flinders University

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J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth
Birzer, Bradley J.

- Reviewed by Bonita Chad

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Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers
Blake, Richard A.

- Reviewed by Christopher Garbowski, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland

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The Hidden God: Film and Faith.
Bandy, Mary Lea & Antonio Monda, ed
- Gordon Matties, Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Canada

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Give Me That Online Religion.
Brasher, Brenda E.

- Reviewed by Peter Maresco, Sacred Heart University

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Christianity Incorporated: How Big Business is Buying the Church
Budde, Michael and Robert Brimlow
- Reviewed by Michael Van Dyke, Michigan State University

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From the Lower East Side to Hollywood: Jews in American Popular Culture.
Buhle, Paul

- Reviewed by Beth Davies-Stofka, Front Range Community College, Westminster, Colorado

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O God of Players: The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs.
Byrne, Julie

- Reviewed by Howell Williams, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

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Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture.
Chidester, David

- Arthur Remillard, St. Francis University (Loretto, PA)

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Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs
Clapp, Rodney
- Reviewed by Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University

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C.S. Lewis: A Guide to His Theology and Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C.S. Lewis Expands Our View of God.
Clark, David G.

- Reviewed by Terry Lindvall Virginia Wesleyan College

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From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural.
Clark, Lynn Schofield

- Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College

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Facing the Music: Faith and Meaning in Popular Songs
Cluck, Darrell W., Catherine S. George, and J. Clinton McCann, Jr.


- Reviewed by Michael J. Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada

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Cinema, Religion and the Romantic Legacy
Coates, Paul

- Reviewed by Rachel Wagner, Department of Religion, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas

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Reading is Believing: The Christian Faith Through Literature and Film
Cunningham, David S.

- Reviewed by John Vassar, Louisiana State University

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Watching What We Watch: Prime-Time Television Through the Lens of Faith
Davis, Walter T., Jr., Teresa Blythe, Gary Dreibelbis, Mark Scalese, Elizabeth Winans Winslea, Donald L. Ashburn, Kimberly Ayers, and Lonnie Voth
- Reviewed by Alan L. Chan, Chinese Lutheran Church, San Francisco, California

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The American Spiritual Culture: And the Invention of Jazz, Football, and the Movies
Dean, William
- Reviewed by William Michael Ashcraft, Truman State University

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The Sacred Santa: The Religious Dimensions of Consumer Culture
deChant, Dell
- Reviewed by Frank Ferreri, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

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A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture.
Detweiler, Craig

- Reviewed by Andrew Tate, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

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Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings
Dickerson, Matthew

- Reviewed by Rudy Regehr, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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From Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook on Myth and Fantasy.
Dickerson, Matthew and David O’Hara.

- Reviewed by Chris Klassen, Wilfrid Laurier University

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On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art.
Elkins, James.

- Reviewed by Caleb D. Spencer, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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The Faith of 50 Million: Baseball, Religion, and American Culture
Evans, Christopher H. and Herzog, William R., editors

- Reviewed by Lisle Dalton, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York

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Redneck Liberation: Country Music as Theology
Fillingim, David

- Reviewed by Dan W. Clanton, Jr., University of Denver

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Religion and Popular Culture in America
Forbes, Bruce David and Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors
- Reviewed by Frank Ferreri, University of South Florida

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Grassroots Spirituality: What It Is, Why It Is Here, Where It Is Going.
Forman, Robert K.C.

- Reviewed by Travis Webster, University of Sydney (Australia)

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Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession
Fox, Richard Wrightman
- Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida

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Spiritual Values in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings.
Garbowski, Christopher.

- Reviewed by Maria Beatrice Bittarello, University of Stirling

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Solving the Da Vinci Code Mystery.
Gilvin, Brandon

-Reviewed by Paul Custodio Bube, Lyon College

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The Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter Novels
Granger, John

- Reviewed by Paul Custodio Bube, Lyon College

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Looking for God in Harry Potter.
Granger, John

- Reviewed by Paul Custodio Bube, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas

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Islam Today.
Geaves, Ron.

- Reviewed by Meraj Ahmed Mubarki
Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata, India

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James Baldwin’s God: Sex, Hope, and Crisis in Black Holiness Culture.
Hardy, Clarence

- Reviewed by Roger Sneed, Vanderbilt University

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Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals: Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah.
Hecker, Joel.

- Reviewed by Rivka Ulmer, Bucknell University

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Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sports.
Hoffman, Shirl James.

- Reviewed by Dr. Harold Penner
McGill University

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Impossible Images: Contemporary Art After the Holocaust.
Hornstein, Shelley, Laura Levitt, and Laurence J. Silberstein, editors

- Reviewed by Jennifer A. Scott, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

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Noise and Spirit: The Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities of Rap Music.
Horsfield, Peter, Mary E. Hess, and Adán M. Medrano, eds.

- Reviewed by Rudy Regehr, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Christmas Unwrapped: Consumerism, Christ, and Culture.
Horsley, Richard and James Tracy, editors

- Reviewed by Joseph W. Williams, Florida State University

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The Word and Its Witness: The Spiritualization of American Realism
Jackson, Gregory

- Reviewed by Kenneth Paradis,
Wilfrid Laurier University

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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.
Jacobs, A.J.

- Reviewed by Eric Michael Mazur, Virginia Wesleyan College

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Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue
Johnson, Robert K.

- Reviewed by Robert M. Lindsey, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas

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Jacking in to The Matrix Franchise: Cultural Reception and Interpretation
Kapell, Matthew, and William Doty, eds.

- Reviewed by Ronald McGivern, Thompson Rivers University

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Finding the Force of the Star Wars Franchise: Fans, Merchandise, and Critics.
Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm, and John Shelton Lawrence, eds.

- Michael Nichols, Northwestern University

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Consuming Visions: Mass Culture and the Lourdes Shrine.
Kaufman, Suzanne

- Patrick J. Hayes, St. John’s University

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The Holy Family and its Legacy.
Koschorke, Albrecht

- Reviewed by Elijah Siegler, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

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Muscular Christianity: Evangelical Protestants and the Development of American Sports
Ladd, Tony and James A. Mathisen
- Reviewed by James McBride, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY

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After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences.
Landres, J. Shawn, and Michael Berenbaum, eds.

- Reviewed by Hollis D. Phelps IV, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

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The Bop Apocalypse: The Religious Visions of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs
Lardas, John

- Reviewed by Michael Van Dyke

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Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today.
Lattin, Don

- Reviewed by Michael Gilmour, Providence College, Otterburne, Manitoba

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Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry
Lindvall, Terry

- Reviewed by Joseph N. Ballan,
University of Chicago Divinity School

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Spiritual Merchants: Religion, Magic, and Commerce
Long, Carolyn Morrow
- Reviewed by Sean McCloud, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Alien Sex: The Body and Desire in Theology and Cinema.
Loughlin, Gerard

- Reviewed by Christine Hoff Kraemer, Boston University

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Film As Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals
Lyden, John C.
- Reviewed by Donna Bowman, University of Central Arkansas

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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film
Lyden, John (ed.)

- Reviewed by Piotr Szczypa,
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University

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With God on Their Side: Sport in the Service of Religion
Magdalinski, Tara and Timothy J. L. Chandler, editors
- Reviewed by Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University

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Picturing the Faith: Photography and the Great Depression.
McDannell, Colleen

- Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University

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Pink Beams of Light from the God in the Gutter: The Science-Fictional Religion of Philip K. Dick.
McKee, Gabriel

- Reviewed by Michael W. DeLashmutt, University of Glasgow

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Mediating Religion: Conversations in Media, Religion and Culture.
Mitchell, Jolyon and Sophia Marriage, editors

- Reviewed by Joanne Mercer, Queen's College

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Touchdown Jesus: The Mixing of Sacred and Secular in American History.
Moore, R. Laurence

- Reviewed by Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University

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Protestants and Pictures: Religion, Visual Culture, and the Age of American Mass Production
Morgan, David

- Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

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Making Americans: Jews and the Broadway Musical.
Most, Andrea

- Reviewed by Matthew LaGrone, University of Toronto

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The Gospel According to Harry Potter. Spirituality in the Stories of the World's Most Famous Seeker.
Neal, Connie

- Reviewed by Anita Helmbold, Taylor University College, Edmonton, Alberta

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The Gospel According to Harry Potter: Leader's Guide for Group Study
Neal, Connie, and Samuel F. (Skip) Parvin

- Reviewed by Anita Helmbold, Taylor University College, Edmonton, Alberta

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Romancing God: Evangelical Women and Inspirational Fiction.
Neal, Lynn S.

- Reviewed by Andrew Smith, Vanderbilt University

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The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture.
Oropeza, B.J., ed.

- Reviewed by Karline McLain, Bucknell University

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Secular Steeples: Popular Culture and the Religious Imagination
Ostwalt, Conrad

- Reviewed by Dan Clanton, Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver

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Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces: Putting God in Place.
Pahl, Jon.

- Reviewed by Paul K. Trathen, United Kingdom

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Aliens Adored: Rael’s UFO Religion.
Palmer, Susan J.

- Reviewed by Robert E. Brown, Wooster College

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The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan & Western Demonology in Popular Culture
Partridge, Christopher and Christianson, Eric (eds.)

- Reviewed by Emily E. Auger

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Belief in the Media: Cultural Perspectives on Media and Christianity
Pinn, Anthony B., ed.

- Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University

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The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust.
Pinsky, Mark

-Reviewed by Joanne Mercer, Queen’s College

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Re-viewing the Passion: Mel Gibson's Film and Its Critics.
Plate, S. Brent, ed.

- Kevin Teo Kia-Choong, University of Calgary

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Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics: Rethinking Religion Through the Arts.
Plate, S. Brent.

- Reviewed by Timothy A. Shorkey, Wayne State University

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Star Trek and Sacred Ground
Porter, E. Jennifer and Darcee L. McLaren, editors

- Reviewed by Marie A. Dean, Living Water Arts College, Derwent, Alberta, Canada

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From Season to Season: Sports as American Religion
Price, Joseph L., editor

- Reviewed by Arthur J. Remillard

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American Jesus: How the Son of God became a National Hero
Prothero, Stephen

- Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida

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Riders for God: The Story of a Christian Motorcycle Gang
Remsberg, Rich
- Reviewed by Howell Williams, Florida State University

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What Would Buffy Do? The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide.
Riess, Jana

- Reviewed by Randall M. Jensen, Northwestern College (IA)

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Sports and the American Jew.
Riess, Steven A., editor

- Reviewed by Matthew LaGrone, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

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The Tao of Elvis
Rosen, David

- Reviewed by Eric Michael Mazur, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

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Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture
Sack, Daniel

- Reviewed by Howell Williams, Florida State University

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War of the Fantasy Worlds: C. S. Lewis and
J. R. R. Tolkien on Art
Sammons, Martha C.

- Reviewed by Cory James Rushton,
St. Francis Xavier University

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Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement
Sander, Lauren.

- Reviewed by Shanny Luft,
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point

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Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
Santino, Jack, editor
- Reviewed by Christopher Moreman, University of Wales, Lampeter

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The Way into Narnia: A Reader's Guide.
Schakel, Peter J

- Michael N. Friesen, Toronto, Ontario

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Good News for All Creation: Vegetarianism as Christian Stewardship.
Stephen R. Kaufman and Nathan Braun

- Reviewed by Donna Yarri, Alvernia College, Reading, Pennsylvania

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Televised Morality: The Case of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Stevenson, Gregory

- Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida

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Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema.
Stone, Bryan P.

- Reviewed by Tyler F. Williams, Taylor University College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Apocalyptic Dread: American Film at the Turn of the Century
Thompson, Kirsten Moana

- Reviewed by Kate S. Kelley,
University of Missouri Columbia

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Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ: The Renewal of Evangelicalism in Postwar America.
Turner, John G.

- Reviewed by Allison Solso
University of California, Riverside

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Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans
Turner, Richard Brent

- Reviewed by Andrew Smith,
Vanderbilt University

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The Gospel According to the Beatles.
Turner, Steve.

- Reviewed by Thomas M. Mullen, The University of Richmond

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Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Charles A. Anderson, and Michael J. Sleasman, eds.

- Reviewed by Paul Macdonald, Bucknell University

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Poetry, Prose and Art in the American Social Gospel Movement, 1880-1910
Waldmeir, John C.
- Reviewed by Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University

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Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film.
Walsh, Richard

- Reviewed by Robert Cooke, Queen’s College, St. John’s, Newfoundland

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The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature
Whalen-Bridge, John and Storhoff, Gary (eds.)

- Reviewed by Michihiro Ama
University of Alaska Anchorage

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Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog.
Whiteley, Raewynne J. and Beth Maynard, editors

- Reviewed by Jeffrey Mallinson, Colorado Christian University      

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