This unique and comprehensive volume looks at the study of literature and religion from a contemporary critical perspective. Including discussion of global lite

There are deep and pervasive disagreements today in universities and colleges, and popular culture in general, over the credibility and value of belief in God.

The shape and course which Christian thought has taken over its history is largely due to the contributions of individuals and communities in the second and thi

Few issues apply universally to people as poignantly as death and dying. All religions address concerns with death from the handling of human remains, to defini

Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and prov