Onward christian drivers: Theocratic nationalism and the cultural politics of “NASCAR nation”

Christotainment: Selling Jesus through Popular Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 51-81

  Newman, Joshua I ^a   Giardina, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429501678     Document Type: Chapter

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