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4October 7, 2012 by Pr. Waggoner
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Religion and Popular Culture 
The four different relationships between religion and popular culture are:
1. Religion in Popular Culture
2. Popular Culture in Religion
3. Popular Culture as Religion
4. Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue
My first thought of an example of Religion in Popular Culture is a song by Craig Morgan called “What I love about Sunday” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm3aCyRD3Vg
The song lyrics provide references about church, god, gospel, and religion but also incorporate every day popular cultural aspects such as clothes, food, family, and spots providing a range of all things that are Sunday popular cultural rituals, themes, and events.
The second example, Religion taking on Popular Culture forms makes me think of the Alex and Ani bracelets. These are brackets that are designed for positive energy and various different charms have different meanings. The bracelets are known all over and almost everyone has at least one or two, if not more. The brackets have incorporated religion into their charms with symbols such as the Holy Cross, Lotus Petal, Water Lily, Tree of Life, Buddha, and Om symbol. They even have one the represents the Godmother.
The third example, Popular Culture functioning like a Religion makes me think of my own personal love for country singer, Dierks Bentley. If you know anything about Dierks you will know that whenever you go to his concerts you will see almost every girl there in a “little white tank top”. It is just a thing/topic in many of his songs, which have been incorporated into his fans expression of their love for him and his music. I have seen Dierks Bentley in concert eight times, have met him twice, and every time I have been wearing one of his concert – “little white tank tops” or some other variation of a white tank top. So my devotion to Dierks Bentley, his music, and the ritual of white tank tops serves in a religious like function.
Brenda Joslyn
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There are four different relationships between religion and popular culture:
1. Religion in Popular Culture
2. Popular Culture in Religion
3. Popular Culture as Religion
4. Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue
Religion in popular culture is when religious themes or references show up in popular culture, but it is not religious. An example of this would be the song by Carrie Underwood, “Jesus, Take the Wheel”. The song is about a woman losing control of her car while sliding on an icy road, while her infant is in the back seat of the car. She is asking Jesus to take control of her car, life and future. She apologizes to Jesus for her behavior and vows she will change how she has been conducting her life and asks him to “take the wheel” of her “car” and “life”.
Popular Culture in Religion is when religion is incorporated into popular culture and the source is religious. An example would be televangelist, author and preacher, Joel Osteen.
Popular culture as religion is when it is not religious, but serves a religious like function for those who participate in it. An example would be when celebrities die and society pays tribute and show their devotion by creating a shrine of flowers, picture and candles. This was just done recently for celebrity, Paul Walker.
Allasia Langston
Religion & Pop Culture
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1. Post a comment in which you identify and describe three examples of religion and popular culture.
1. Religion in popular culture – when non religious themes or references show up in sports, tv, music, movies, etc.
Reality shows as well as the stars of disrespecting their human dignity portraying their lives on national tv where the gossip creates war.
2. Popular culture in religion – When religious authors, institutions incorporate elements of popular culture.
Example : Preachers and pastors incorporating slang and street slang in their sermons.
3. Popular culture as religion – When popular culture experiences rising to the level of a religious like quality.
Example: Christmas shopping in the U.S. where some go beyond their means to obtain the latest devices, toys to please their children and will also go “broke” . Some will even wait in line for hours and even open to violence, willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want.
4. Popular Culture and religion in Dialogue – When popular culture and religion are speaking to each other.
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