Escape into the Future
Cultural Pessimism and its Religious Dimension in Contemporary American Popular Culture
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Publication
2007-09-01 - Baylor University Press
Language
English
Word Count
90,750 words, Guess
Page Count
363 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveescapeintofuture0000stro
- ISBN-10193279252X
- ISBN-139781932792522
- Goodreads2269586
- LibraryThing6590065
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007026453
- Library of Congress Control Number2007015611
- OCLC Control Number123232378
- OCLC Control Number145943527
- Better World Books9781932792522
- Open LibraryOL12334851M
Classifications
- LCCBL2525 .S78 2007
- LCCHD6955.D57 2007
- LCCHD6955 .D57 2007
and 1 more
- DDC306.0973
Description
Escape into the Future analyzes the power of pessimism, showing links between present-day religious pessimism and the nihilism of popular culture. Stroup and Shuck rummage through interesting and eclectic body of pop culture - from Fight Club to X-Files to the Left Behind series -pointing out the presence of pessimistic themes throughout. This volume identifies and illuminates the religious language used in these works to articulate America's need to escape from its present cultural path and, ultimately, provide hope that it might do so.
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