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

231 Pages·2008·1.15 MB·English

by  Tom Breen

T M F K
HE ESSIAH ORMERLY NOWN
J
AS ESUS

T M F K
HE ESSIAH ORMERLY NOWN
J
AS ESUS
Dispatches from the Intersection of
Christianity and Pop Culture
Tom Breen
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS
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C
ONTENTS
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Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Internet Theologian Speaks 1
Everything You Need to Know about Christianity,
Minus the Boring Parts 23
What Job Can Teach Us about Dating High School Girls,
or Bible Translations Wycliffe Never Intended 47
Deck the Halls with Lawsuits 71
Number One Song in Heaven 93
A Field Guide to the Major North American
Jesuses 113
A Way, the Truthiness, and the Lifestyle 141
Applying the Hypostatic Union to a Winning Zone
Defense 161
Page-turners of the Last Days 183
Conclusion: The Further Adventures of Jesus 205