{"product_id":"god-on-broadway-revealing-the-sacred-in-the-spectacle-paperback","title":"God on Broadway: Revealing the Sacred in the Spectacle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles A. Gillespie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 225\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.01 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847145709765,"sku":"9781506481852","price":47.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/b-s4eUU17N9781506481852.webp?v=1771409527","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/god-on-broadway-revealing-the-sacred-in-the-spectacle-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}