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Christotainment could have only materialized in this particular historical moment with its particular social and political characteristics. How long this moment will last, I don’t know—I’m afraid it’s not going away very soon. Popular culture has been a site of great consternation for evangelical fundamentalists. Understanding possibly on a subconscious level that they couldn’t beat it, conservative Christians decided to counter it—and in the end appropriate it.
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Kincheloe, J.L. (2011). Selling A New and Improved Jesus – Christotainment and the Power of Political Fundamentalism. In: Hayes, K., Steinberg, S.R., Tobin, K. (eds) Key Works in Critical Pedagogy. Bold Visions in Educational Research, vol 32. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-397-6_31
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