02578cam a2200469Ki 4500 on1077483135 OCoLC 20200709060628.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 181206s2018 oru o 000 0 eng d YDX eng rda pn YDX N$T 9781498243148 (electronic bk.) 1498243142 (electronic bk.) 1532617992 9781532617997 1948190 (N$T) (OCoLC)1077483135 BT846.3 .A45 2018eb REL 067060 bisacsh 236.24 23 MAIN Allen, T. M., author. Heaven and the popular imagination / T.M. Allen. Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2018] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Popular culture continues to search the depths of the poetic imagination concerning heaven. It seems to be a constant theme in literature, film, and music, spanning genres throughout the Western world. Yet, some contemporary scholars suggest that all of these narratives are somewhat misguided and remain, at best, only partial constructions of a proper eschatology. The creative imagination in popular culture, especially in relation to the arts has often carried a less-than-trustworthy role in theology and philosophy. Heaven and the Popular Imagination analyzes a number of approaches within the theology of culture conversation to suggest that a hermeneutic of popular imagery can open up new horizons for understanding and challenging the role heaven plays in Christian theology. From ancient literature to popular music and films, heaven is part of the framework of our ecumenical imagining about beginnings and endings. Such a hermeneutic must encompass an interdisciplinary approach to theology. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 050, 072, 082, 650 Heaven Christianity. Christianity and culture. RELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 1532617992 9781532617997 (OCoLC)1031950290 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1948190 YBP Library Services YANK 15869200 EBSCOhost EBSC 1948190 92 N$T 57696 57696