The Messiah Formerly Known as Jesus: Dispatches from the Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture - Softcover

Breen, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602580197 ISBN 13: 9781602580190

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Acclaimed "Internet Theologian" Tom Breen has written a satirical, tongue-in-cheek exploration of pop Christianity. Whether pondering why there are so many Christian rock bands but so few good Christian rock songs or providing helpful tips on writing hip translations of the Bible (hint: lose the boring parts and constantly mention celebrities), Breen offers whip-smart, non-stop fun, along with a side-splitting send-up of our contemporary obsessions.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Breen currently works as a reporter for The Associated Press. As "The Internet Theologian," his online musings about faith have been read by literally dozens of people, or, possibly, by one person with dozens of LiveJournal accounts. He lives in West Virginia.

Review:

The landscape of contemporary evangelical Christianity is a complex one, but in Tom Breen it has an excellent, entertaining tour guide, especially if you find concepts like 'humility' and 'facts' and 'necessary footnotes' to be mere annoyances in the way of good writing. Swat those gnats aside, put on a Christian t-shirt, and enjoy the brilliance.

(Jason Boyett, author of Pocket Guide to the Bible and Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse)

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1602580197
• ISBN 13: 9781602580190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 227