1st Edition

Seditious Theology Punk and the Ministry of Jesus

By Mark Johnson Copyright 2014
248 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

Seditious Theology explores the much analysed British punk movement of the 1970s from a theological perspective. Imaginatively engaging with subjects such as subversion, deconstruction, confrontation and sedition, this book highlights the stark contrasts between the punk genre and the ministry of Jesus while revealing surprising similarities and, in so doing, demonstrates how we may look at both... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 ‘Seditionaries’; Chapter 1 Imaging; Chapter 2 Performing; Chapter 3 Relating; Chapter 4 Metamorphosing; Part 2 ‘Seditio’; Chapter 5 Subversion; Chapter 6 Confrontation; Chapter 7 Inclusion; Chapter 8 Crucifixion; conclusion Conclusion;

Biography

Mark Johnson is Assistant to the Principal of Waverley Abbey College and tutors post-graduate students in Theology at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews. He holds a BA (Hons) in Theology from the University of Gloucestershire and a PhD in Divinity from the University of St Andrews.

'This is a daring and well-informed study, which holds together the dissonant perspectives of punk and theology, and, in so doing, shocks the reader into seeing the scandal of both anew.' – Gavin Hopps, University of St Andrews, UK

'Thoughtfully conceived, stylishly written, and intellectually daring, Mark Johnson’s reading of the British punk movement as a form of imaginative re-identification with the life and ministry of Jesus is a richly rewarding contribution to the study of theology and popular culture.' – Philip Shaw, University of Leicester, UK