Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture
Language: English
Published by N.Y.: Scribner, 2008
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1st printing. Inscribed by Radosh to p/o on title page. Author's wonderful first book, surprisingly uncommon signed. 310 pages.
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- Title
- Rapture Ready!: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture
- Author
- Radosh, Daniel
- Publisher
- N.Y.: Scribner
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0743297709
- ISBN 13
- 9780743297707
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Music, Religion
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Review
Praise for Rapture Ready
Daniel Radosh writes about evangelical culture with brilliance, humor, and understanding. Everyone should read this book.” A.J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically
A rich exploration of the realm . . . Reading Radosh’s book is like coming across another planet hidden somewhere on Earth where everything is just exactly like it is here except blue or made out of plastic.” Slate
Radosh is open about his own biases and shortcomings, and responds with astonishing intellectual and emotional honesty to the people and ideas he encounters.” The Boston Globe Magazine
Praise for Daniel Radosh:
Radosh has the astute sense of a journalist and the evocative humor of a stand-up comic.” Publishers Weekly
Entertaining, often enlightening . . . Radosh takes his role of reporter in an unfamiliar land seriously, yet he isn’t afraid to use his well-honed wit to good advantage.” Booklist
What happens when a secular liberal enters a conservative Christian subculture? Yes, he’s grossed out at times, appalled at least once, amused sometimes, and cussin’ mad at other times and maybe even a little scared on occasion. But in the end, he offers evaluations and insights that might be considered downright prophetic, and compassionate too. No evangelical insider could have down as good a job as Daniel Radosh. He’s a witty, energetic, and insightful writer who grabs your attention and interest on page one and won’t let go until he’s escorted you to a powerful conclusion in the final paragraphs.” Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian and Everything Must Change
Radosh has discovered a world that is hilarious, unpredictable, and lucrative! It seems there’s a foreign country in America and it’s right down the street . . . and now I’m not so sure that I’m not the foreigner.” Sam Seder, Air America Radio
This book . . . deserves to be a great discussion starter in Christian circles.” Beliefnet.com
The greatest lesson in the book is not in what Radosh says with words but what he teaches by way of his tremendous example. If Christians treated American pop culture with the same respectful criticism and discerning openness that Radosh employed when examining the evangelical universe these two cultures could have a productive encounter.” First Things: The Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Opening his readers to a complex subculture with an abundance of unusual characters, Radosh’s traveling road show is riveting, side-splitting, and thoughtful.” The Jerusalem Post
A fascinating and funny exploration of exactly what the title indicates, leavened with empathy.” McSweeney’s
Radosh paints complex portraits of modern, spiritually engaged Americans struggling to define their faith and its role in the world at large and is his best in these encounters, proving himself a keen observer. He is skilled at teasing out the truths and contradictions of his subjects, many of whom he describes with lyrical precision.” American Conservative
The book is full of surprises and tonal shifts, and made me look at not just evangelical culture but American pop culture and Jewish culture in a new light.” The Forward
Written with style and sensitivity, the book is at turns comical and spiritually uplifting.” The Salt Lake Tribune
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