{"product_id":"god-on-broadway-revealing-the-sacred-in-the-spectacle-9781506481852","title":"God on Broadway: Revealing the Sacred in the Spectacle","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat has Broadway to do with Jerusalem? \u003ci\u003eGod on Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e explores the theological questions cracked open by commercial theatre. It shows how the Great White Way--that apex of tourist consumerism and a synonym for the business of spectacle--can be a place for theophany and critical reflection on religion. God is ready to be part of the show. God takes the stage as the clowning Jesus Christ of \u003ci\u003eGodspell \u003c\/i\u003eand in the comedian of \u003ci\u003eAn Act of God\u003c\/i\u003e; God seems to overhear Tevye's soliloquy-prayers from the balcony; God gets invoked in Backstage traditions and superstitions, in the booming voice of a director calling cues with a \"\"god mic\"\" and in the mystifying rules about a Scottish King's name. Broadway has a God \"\"waiting in the wings.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroadway shows operate in wider culture as a secular catechist. They instruct us about God outside the walls of an institutional church. \u003ci\u003eGod on Broadway \u003c\/i\u003esits out in the house--where an audience of paying customers and strangers transform into co-players--and shows how God is revealed in the small choices of a playwright and in the flashy song-and-dance numbers of musicals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking for God \"\"on Broadway\"\" is a way of \u003ci\u003edoing \u003c\/i\u003etheology, a method for interpreting and talking about God \u003ci\u003efor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003ea mixed, public, and inclusive audience. A commercial theology performs\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon Broadway. This book invites theatre-lovers and theologians to play along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillespie, Charles A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles A. Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, where he is director of Pioneer Journey. He co-founded an interdenominational liturgical drama troupe called Theatrum Sacrum. He lives with his family in Norwalk, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720970436882,"sku":"9781506481852","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10724101-b8ae-49fc-b033-54669a55592d.jpg?v=1762943622","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/god-on-broadway-revealing-the-sacred-in-the-spectacle-9781506481852","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}