Lisa Simpson went through a religious identity crisis at the same time I did when we both turned away from Christianity and explored Buddhism. As an avid Sabrina and Charmed viewer I was excited to then learn from my step-mother about Paganism. This also meant that watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer was accompanied by snorts of derision as I also learnt most witches can't freeze time and shoot lasers of fire out of their eyeballs... oh well.
What dawned on me is that religion was being explored outside of my Catholic school in popular culture and that I was being exposed to it on a daily level without even realising it. I'm excited to explore this phenomenon on an academic level and discover how this "commodification" of religion came about and it's impact on society and culture as a whole.
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