{"product_id":"jesus-in-disneyland-religion-in-postmodern-times-hardback-9780745614885","title":"Jesus in Disneyland; Religion in Postmodern Times (Hardback) 9780745614885","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJesus in Disneyland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligion in Postmodern Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Lyon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745614885, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 April 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.413 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is an excellent book. I can't believe that anyone would want to teach about contemporary religion or about postmodernity without recommending this book and using it as a springboard for their own discussions.' \u003ci\u003eAlan Bryman, Professor of Social Research, Loughborough University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Readers familiar with David Lyon's previous work will find in Jesus in Disneyland the same combination of theoretical awareness, perceptive comment and accessibility that makes his writing so valuable to all those interested in the nature of religion in the modern world. The book elucidates the subtle shift in the world of religion from obligation to consumption - a state of affairs that we need to know more about.' \u003ci\u003eGrace Davie, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The writing is clear and filled with a number of engaging illustrations ... there is a great deal that I very much enjoyed within this book.' \u003ci\u003eLJK, Regent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This interesting book explores the implications of postmodernity on religion. At the same time it questions the centrality of the secularization thesis in sociology of religion as well as calling for reflexivity as a more central aspect of sociological endeavour.' \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The book is engaging and well-written - that academic rarity, a \"good read\".' \u003ci\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is a beautifully written, imaginative and stimulating account of the place of religion in postmodernity ... a work laden with richness, a freshness of insight and a sense of immediacy.' \u003ci\u003eJournal of Contemporary Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jesus in Disneyland:Religion in Postmodern Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly distinctive and fresh commentary on contemporary religion and late modernity by David Lyon, a writer able to embrace the postmodern cultural turn with gusto and panache.\" \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This work provides the most insightful understanding of the contemporary context for this field of study\u003ci\u003e\" Daryl Healea, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\"This book will provide a fruitful way of grasping some of the fortunes of religion in this postmodern era.\" \u003ci\u003eStimulus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this lively and accessible study, David Lyon explores the relationship between religion and postmodernity, through the central metaphor of \u003ci\u003e'Jesus in Disneyland.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. Meeting Jesus in Disneyland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Faith's Fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Postmodern Premonitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Signs of the Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Shopping for a Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Global Spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Telescoped Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Faith's Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406537093400,"sku":"9780745614885","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745614885.jpg?v=1784139772","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/jesus-in-disneyland-religion-in-postmodern-times-hardback-9780745614885","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}