An honest exploration of the intersection of secular and sacred.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Gaming for Jesus
The move to claim a stake for Jesus in the video game business started with the Guitar Praise, a rip off/spin off of the popular Guitar Hero. When we sarcastically asked, "What's next, Grand Theft Soul?" we had no idea we were onto something.
Walmart and french fries are not the only things to supersize in the last decade. Churches have gone mega, Christian businesses are booming and crashing, you can track the number of souls you have saved on your iPhone, and celebrity pastors regularly hold court on the New York Times bestseller list. Sacred or secular, do these labels have any postmodern significance? Is there a genuine cultural distinction or is it a case branding with different logos?
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