What is Pop Culture Christ?
Jesus is everywhere. He’s in movies, TV shows, music, books, everywhere. But sometimes it feels like no two depictions of Jesus are talking about the same guy. What does our culture think about Jesus? Who is he? What has he done? Why should we care? Is the Jesus of the world, the Pop Culture Christ, the same as the Jesus we find in the Bible?
Pop Culture Christ is a website about Jesus. It’s also about pop culture. It’s about exploring what popular culture thinks about Jesus and everything that is associated with him – the Bible, Christianity, faith, salvation, etc. And it works the other way as well. What does the Christian faith have to say about our world’s pop culture?
On this site you’ll be able to find reviews, comments on culture, sermons, and youth talks – all from a Christian perspective. Pop Culture Christ is available on RSS. You can subscribe to video and audio content through the itunes store via this link.
Who is Joel A Moroney?
Joel A ¹is the Associate Minister at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Liverpool (the one in Australia, not the UK). He has a particular passion for children’s and youth ministry, as well as the place of the internet in 21st century Christian ministry.
Joel A is married to Katherine. He enjoys reading comic books, shopping for t-shirts, being post-modern (whatever that is meant to mean), and speaking about himself in the third person.
If you’re looking for a speaker at a Christian youth event, Joel A is available. Sample sermons and youth talks can be found in the Sermons section of the website. He’s also listed on the youth speakers page at Youthworks.
You can follow Joel A on Twitter and Tumblr or contact him by email.
¹Yes, it’s Joel A. What does the A stand for? Well, Joel A is a pretty post modern guy, so a better question is, what do you want the A to stand for?
Hi Joel,
Do you only review movies or do you review fictional books as well?
Thanks,
Rebekah
secondworldbook.com
If you have a look through the site, you’ll see a handful of fiction book reviews. There are a couple of reasons why there aren’t more. I started full time work a year ago and my review schedule went out the window. So unless something was really new and topical, I haven’t really made the effort to review it. Secondly, it takes a lot longer to read a book than to watch a movie, so movies tend to get preference. Any book in particular you’d like to see reviewed?
I would love you to do a review on my preteen book, “Second World.” But if you are really busy don’t worry about it. I know how it is to have a full schedule.
January is a pretty light month for me. If you want to contact me by email (joelamoroney@hotmail.com) I’m sure we can arrange something.