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This book critically examines and discusses the interaction of popular culture with theological and religious ideas and concepts in shaping political ideas and positions. In the process, both popular culture and theology are shaped and reshaped by each other. This observation and hypothesis was the original impulse to initiate research and gather researchers experienced in the field. The focus of this interplay is not on the use of symbols or narratives but rather on concrete political ideas formed in the interplay. We asked researchers from several fields to contribute new perspectives on the effects of representations of religion in popular culture. Starting from a common understanding that popular culture is not simply reproducing but transforming religious forms in a complex and dynamic process, they investigated both the effects of the mediatization of religion in popular culture and the appropriation of forms from popular culture by religious traditions. This introduction provides a contextual framework for the volume, situating its individual contributions within a cohesive narrative.

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Introduction: The Signs of the Times at the Intersection between Popular Culture and Political Theology

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    2025年

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  • Emil Hilton Saggau,
  • Ryszard Bobrowicz,
  • Jonas Otterbeck

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This book critically examines and discusses the interaction of popular culture with theological and religious ideas and concepts in shaping political ideas and positions. In the process, both popular culture and theology are shaped and reshaped by each other. This observation and hypothesis was the original impulse to initiate research and gather researchers experienced in the field. The focus of this interplay is not on the use of symbols or narratives but rather on concrete political ideas formed in the interplay. We asked researchers from several fields to contribute new perspectives on the effects of representations of religion in popular culture. Starting from a common understanding that popular culture is not simply reproducing but transforming religious forms in a complex and dynamic process, they investigated both the effects of the mediatization of religion in popular culture and the appropriation of forms from popular culture by religious traditions. This introduction provides a contextual framework for the volume, situating its individual contributions within a cohesive narrative.