Tom Beaudoin

Author of Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X

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About the Author

He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. (Bowker Author Biography) Tom Beaudoin is an unabashed member Generation X. Raised on television and video games, he began to notice in the mid-80s that the popular culture so familiar to him was infused with religious iconography and meaning. He earned his Masters of show more Theological Studies from Harvard University School of Divinity in 1996, where he worked with Harvey Cox. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Religion and Education at Boston College. He is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio and PBS, and is in high demand nationally as a speaker. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Tom Beaudoin

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Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X (1998) 227 copies, 1 review

Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are with What We Buy (2003) 59 copies

Witness to Dispossession: The Vocation of a Postmodern Theologian (2008) 15 copies

Secular music and sacred theology (2013) 4 copies

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Associated Works

Opening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction (2014) — Contributor — 28 copies

Between Sacred and Profane: Researching Religion and Popular Culture (2007) — Contributor — 20 copies

Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and… (2013) — Contributor — 16 copies

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Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of… by Tom Beaudoin

Helpful commentary on some of the difficult-to-decipher contemporary music as it touches on religion. Helps explain where modern pop musicians are coming from.

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Steve777 | Dec 27, 2008 |

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