<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Is popular culture sinful or an imperfect reflection of Gods creativity? Turnau helps us understand popular culture from a biblical perspective; why Christian approaches often fail; and how to engage its challenges.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Is popular culture sinful--or just an imperfect reflection of God's creativity? Turnau helps us to understand popular culture from a biblical perspective, why Christian approaches to it often fail, and how to engage its challenges.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Author Ted Turnau does a great service toward helping Christians engage their culture with both conviction and open-mindedness. He provides a thoughtful analysis of the issues and perspectives of Christian cultural interaction and offers excellent practical application for how to both appreciate pop culture and fairly critique it."--Brian Godawa, Hollywood Screenwriter, Author of Hollywood Worldviews<br><br>"The world is inundated by popular culture. Some of it is good, some of it is harmless, some of it is alarming. How should Christians respond? In Popologetics, Ted Turnau takes us a long way toward the answers. The book is a tour de force. Written incisively, with appropriate humor, and especially using up-to-date examples from the field of popular culture, it provides us with wise and biblically-based guidance. Parents, young people, pastors, and just about any thoughtful person will profit enormously from this volume. There is nothing remotely like it in print today. I recommend it enthusiastically."--William Edgar, Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary<br><br>This is one of the freshest and most original books I have read in ages. It is engaging from start to finish but never allows the reader to take refuge in simplistic positions, whether that be an uncritical acceptance of popular culture within a syncretistic framework or a knee-jerk rejection against anything that offends our evangelical sensibilities. Neither does it allow us to use one insight to trump all others. This means that 'common grace', 'fallen nature', 'evangelistic relevance' and 'personal purity' etc. are considered together as part of a mature, theologically rigorous reflection, which in turn leads us to honest, useful and realistic conclusions. This book is a fine blend of world view apologetics and cutting edge cultural analysis. There can be few people with proximity to such a range of cultural artefacts, and at the same time the theological discipline and training to write such an important book. I thoroughly commend it.--Richard M. Cunningham, CEO of Intervarsity UK<br><br>When biblical authority is slighted or popular culture is deemed insignificant--errors too often committed by evangelicals--21st century Christian faithfulness is undermined. Human beings made in God's image express their deepest fears, hopes, and yearnings in the art they produce, and today popular culture is central to this cultural dialogue. Ted Turnau recognizes the vitality of popular culture and knows that because God has spoken in Scripture we have a plumb line by which to uncover the idolatries that seek to seduce us away from the truth. In Pop-ologetics Turnau explores the meaning of popular culture, identifies insufficient ways of engaging it, provides clear instruction in being discerning, and helps believers see how the gospel speaks to the deepest questions of life. Accessible and thoughtful, this is a book that will help ordinary Christians move from understanding to gratitude to obedience to faithful witness.--Denis D Haack, Director, Ransom Fellowship<br>