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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  printable version

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  printable version

Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies. Anker, Roy M. - Reviewed by Casey Barton, Emmanuel College, Toronto School of Theology  printable version

Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles. Arroyo, Raymond. - Reviewed by Christopher Lynch, Kean University  printable version

Playing With God: Religion and Modern Sport. Baker, William J. - Reviewed by Eric Michael Mazur, Virginia Wesleyan College  printable version

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  printable version

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  printable version

Religion and its Monsters. Beal, Timothy K. - Reviewed by Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare,  printable version

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  printable version

Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are with What We Buy. Beaudoin, Tom - Reviewed by Jeffrey Scholes, University of Denver / Iliff School of Theology  printable version

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  printable version

Rock n' Roll Jews Billig, Michael - Reviewed by Michael J. Gilmour, Providence College, Manitoba, Canada  printable version

J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth Birzer, Bradley J. - Reviewed by Bonita Chad  printable version

Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers Blake, Richard A. - Reviewed by Christopher Garbowski, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland  printable version

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

Give Me That Online Religion. Brasher, Brenda E. - Reviewed by Peter Maresco, Sacred Heart University  printable version

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

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  printable version

O God of Players: The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs. Byrne, Julie - Reviewed by Howell Williams, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida  printable version

Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture. Chidester, David - Arthur Remillard, St. Francis University (Loretto, PA)  printable version

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

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  printable version

From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural. Clark, Lynn Schofield - Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College  printable version

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  printable version

Cinema, Religion and the Romantic Legacy Coates, Paul - Reviewed by Rachel Wagner, Department of Religion, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas  printable version

Reading is Believing: The Christian Faith Through Literature and Film Cunningham, David S. - Reviewed by John Vassar, Louisiana State University  printable version

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  printable version

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

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

A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture. Detweiler, Craig - Reviewed by Andrew Tate, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK  printable version

Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings Dickerson, Matthew - Reviewed by Rudy Regehr, Winnipeg, Manitoba  printable version

From Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook on Myth and Fantasy. Dickerson, Matthew and David O’Hara. - Reviewed by Chris Klassen, Wilfrid Laurier University  printable version

On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art. Elkins, James. - Reviewed by Caleb D. Spencer, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago  printable version

Divine Hunger: Canadians on Spiritual Walkabout Emberley, Peter - Reviewed by Mary Ann Beavis, University of Saskatchewan  printable version

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  printable version

Redneck Liberation: Country Music as Theology Fillingim, David - Reviewed by Dan W. Clanton, Jr., University of Denver  printable version

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

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)  printable version

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

Spiritual Values in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings. Garbowski, Christopher. - Reviewed by Maria Beatrice Bittarello, University of Stirling  printable version

Solving the Da Vinci Code Mystery. Gilvin, Brandon -Reviewed by Paul Custodio Bube, Lyon College  printable version

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  printable version

Looking for God in Harry Potter. Granger, John - Reviewed by Paul Custodio Bube, Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas  printable version

Islam Today. Geaves, Ron. - Reviewed by Meraj Ahmed Mubarki Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata, India  printable version

God in the Movies: A Sociological Investigation Greeley, Andrew M., and Albert J. Bergesen - Reviewed by Christopher Garbowski, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland  printable version

Redeeming the Dial: Radio, Religion, and Popular Culture in America Hangen, Tona J. - Reviewed by W. Terry Lindley, Department of History, Union University, Jackson, TN  printable version

James Baldwin’s God: Sex, Hope, and Crisis in Black Holiness Culture. Hardy, Clarence - Reviewed by Roger Sneed, Vanderbilt University  printable version

Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals: Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah. Hecker, Joel. - Reviewed by Rivka Ulmer, Bucknell University  printable version

Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sports. Hoffman, Shirl James. - Reviewed by Dr. Harold Penner McGill University  printable version

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  printable version

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  printable version

Christmas Unwrapped: Consumerism, Christ, and Culture. Horsley, Richard and James Tracy, editors - Reviewed by Joseph W. Williams, Florida State University  printable version

The Word and Its Witness: The Spiritualization of American Realism Jackson, Gregory - Reviewed by Kenneth Paradis, Wilfrid Laurier University  printable version

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  printable version

Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue Johnson, Robert K. - Reviewed by Robert M. Lindsey, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas  printable version

Jacking in to The Matrix Franchise: Cultural Reception and Interpretation Kapell, Matthew, and William Doty, eds. - Reviewed by Ronald McGivern, Thompson Rivers University  printable version

Finding the Force of the Star Wars Franchise: Fans, Merchandise, and Critics. Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm, and John Shelton Lawrence, eds. - Michael Nichols, Northwestern University  printable version

Consuming Visions: Mass Culture and the Lourdes Shrine. Kaufman, Suzanne - Patrick J. Hayes, St. John’s University  printable version

The Holy Family and its Legacy. Koschorke, Albrecht - Reviewed by Elijah Siegler, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina  printable version

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  printable version

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  printable version

The Bop Apocalypse: The Religious Visions of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs Lardas, John - Reviewed by Michael Van Dyke  printable version

Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today. Lattin, Don - Reviewed by Michael Gilmour, Providence College, Otterburne, Manitoba  printable version

Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry Lindvall, Terry - Reviewed by Joseph N. Ballan, University of Chicago Divinity School  printable version

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

Alien Sex: The Body and Desire in Theology and Cinema. Loughlin, Gerard - Reviewed by Christine Hoff Kraemer, Boston University  printable version

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

The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film Lyden, John (ed.) - Reviewed by Piotr Szczypa, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University  printable version

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  printable version

Picturing the Faith: Photography and the Great Depression. McDannell, Colleen - Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University  printable version

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  printable version

Mediating Religion: Conversations in Media, Religion and Culture. Mitchell, Jolyon and Sophia Marriage, editors - Reviewed by Joanne Mercer, Queen's College  printable version

Touchdown Jesus: The Mixing of Sacred and Secular in American History. Moore, R. Laurence - Reviewed by Jennifer Rycenga, San José State University  printable version

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  printable version

Making Americans: Jews and the Broadway Musical. Most, Andrea - Reviewed by Matthew LaGrone, University of Toronto  printable version

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  printable version

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  printable version

Romancing God: Evangelical Women and Inspirational Fiction. Neal, Lynn S. - Reviewed by Andrew Smith, Vanderbilt University  printable version

The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture. Oropeza, B.J., ed. - Reviewed by Karline McLain, Bucknell University  printable version

Secular Steeples: Popular Culture and the Religious Imagination Ostwalt, Conrad - Reviewed by Dan Clanton, Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver  printable version

Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces: Putting God in Place. Pahl, Jon. - Reviewed by Paul K. Trathen, United Kingdom  printable version

Aliens Adored: Rael’s UFO Religion. Palmer, Susan J. - Reviewed by Robert E. Brown, Wooster College  printable version

The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan & Western Demonology in Popular Culture Partridge, Christopher and Christianson, Eric (eds.) - Reviewed by Emily E. Auger  printable version

Belief in the Media: Cultural Perspectives on Media and Christianity Pinn, Anthony B., ed. - Reviewed by Kelly J. Baker, Florida State University  printable version

The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family Pinsky, Mark I. - Reviewed by Julien R. Fielding, Independent Scholar, Omaha, NE  printable version

The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust. Pinsky, Mark -Reviewed by Joanne Mercer, Queen’s College  printable version

Re-viewing the Passion: Mel Gibson's Film and Its Critics. Plate, S. Brent, ed. - Kevin Teo Kia-Choong, University of Calgary  printable version

Walter Benjamin, Religion, and Aesthetics: Rethinking Religion Through the Arts. Plate, S. Brent. - Reviewed by Timothy A. Shorkey, Wayne State University  printable version

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  printable version

From Season to Season: Sports as American Religion Price, Joseph L., editor - Reviewed by Arthur J. Remillard  printable version

American Jesus: How the Son of God became a National Hero Prothero, Stephen - Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida  printable version

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

What Would Buffy Do? The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide. Riess, Jana - Reviewed by Randall M. Jensen, Northwestern College (IA)  printable version

Sports and the American Jew. Riess, Steven A., editor - Reviewed by Matthew LaGrone, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario  printable version

Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture Romanowski, William D. - Reviewed by Gordon Alley-Young, Department of Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois  printable version

The Tao of Elvis Rosen, David - Reviewed by Eric Michael Mazur, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA  printable version

Whitebread Protestants: Food and Religion in American Culture Sack, Daniel - Reviewed by Howell Williams, Florida State University  printable version

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  printable version

Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement Sander, Lauren. - Reviewed by Shanny Luft, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point  printable version

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

The Way into Narnia: A Reader's Guide. Schakel, Peter J - Michael N. Friesen, Toronto, Ontario  printable version

Good News for All Creation: Vegetarianism as Christian Stewardship. Stephen R. Kaufman and Nathan Braun - Reviewed by Donna Yarri, Alvernia College, Reading, Pennsylvania  printable version

Televised Morality: The Case of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Stevenson, Gregory - Reviewed by Tim Craig, Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida  printable version

Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema. Stone, Bryan P. - Reviewed by Tyler F. Williams, Taylor University College, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  printable version

Apocalyptic Dread: American Film at the Turn of the Century Thompson, Kirsten Moana - Reviewed by Kate S. Kelley, University of Missouri Columbia  printable version

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  printable version

Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans Turner, Richard Brent - Reviewed by Andrew Smith, Vanderbilt University  printable version

The Gospel According to the Beatles. Turner, Steve. - Reviewed by Thomas M. Mullen, The University of Richmond  printable version

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  printable version

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

Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film. Walsh, Richard - Reviewed by Robert Cooke, Queen’s College, St. John’s, Newfoundland  printable version

The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature Whalen-Bridge, John and Storhoff, Gary (eds.) - Reviewed by Michihiro Ama University of Alaska Anchorage  printable version

Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog. Whiteley, Raewynne J. and Beth Maynard, editors - Reviewed by Jeffrey Mallinson, Colorado Christian University        printable version