- John M. Stroup
- Glenn W. Shuck
Escape Into the Future
Cultural Pessimism and Its Religious Dimension in Contemporary American Popular Culture
Engels |
Paperback |
9781932792522 |
2025 |
333 Pagina's
Analyses the power of pessimism, showing links between present-day religious pessimism and the nihilism of popular culture. Stroup and Shuck rummage through an 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.