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Celebrity Morals and the Loss of Religious Authority (Paperback)
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Celebrity Morals and the Loss of Religious Authority (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
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This book examines American popular culture to demonstrate that
celebrities have superseded religious figures as moral authorities.
As trust in religious institutions has waned over recent decades,
the once frivolous entertainment fringe has become the moral
center. Young people and voters increasingly take cues from actors
and athletes. The book begins by offering a definition of celebrity
and showing that the profile of celebrities has changed
dramatically, particularly since the 1960s. They can now chart
their own careers, manage their own personal lives and weigh in on
pressing moral issues in a manner that hasn't always been the case.
This can be to the good, it is argued, for some counterintuitive
reasons. Very few stars pretend to be moral exemplars, unlike the
frequently hypocritical elites they have replaced. Others, however,
are seemingly poorly qualified to speak on complex moral issues. In
the end, it also turns out that who tells us how to feel about any
moral issue counts at least as much as what they tell us. This is a
fresh look at the impact of celebrity culture on contemporary
morality and religious authority. As such, it will be of great use
to academics working in religious studies and ethics, as well as
popular culture and media studies.
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