CRAVING FOR JESUS. SIDE NOTES TO (NON)CHRISTOLOGY AND POP CULTURE Cover Image

GŁÓD NA JEZUSA. NOTATKI NA MARGINESIE (NIE)CHRYSTOLOGII I POPKULTURY
CRAVING FOR JESUS. SIDE NOTES TO (NON)CHRISTOLOGY AND POP CULTURE

Author(s): Mateusz Żyła
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Music, Sociology of Culture, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna
Keywords: Jesus; Christianity; rock opera; pop culture;

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the article is an attempt to interpret the character/figure/symbol of Jesus by references to miscellaneous cultural texts. First, the author describes the most significant aspects of Piotr Augustyniak’s essay Jezus Niechrystus, emphasizing their originality and rebelliousness, especially towards the Christian doctrine. In latter part of the article, selected fragments of Zbigniew Masternak’s film novella Jezus na prezydenta are analysed. Further, the author acknowledges timelessness of Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera. In the recapitulation, the author discerns constant craving for Jesus, perceiving it as a desirable response, since – according to Kołakowski’s and Augustyniak’s message – teachings of the carpenter from Nazareth constitute an abiding code of our culture.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 185-205
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish