Devotional Fanscapes examines the practices and materiality of fans who worship film stars as divine figures. This book is an analysis of visual culture and star temples that bring cinema, fandom, religion, and politics into undocumented negotiations in national and transnational contexts.

Nothing In America Is More Exciting Than College Sports! Each weekend, stadiums and gymnasiums across America are fi lled with the sound of the band, the smell of nachos and hot dogs, and the roar of the fans. Sports have become an integral part of American life, and college fans are among the loudest and most faithful. These fans lead the cheers, speak the language, and know the history. They attend as many games as possible and want to know all they can about "their" team. 'Bama fans are no exception: just take a look at their T-shirts, pillows, bumper stickers, banners, screen savers, coffee mugs, blankets, license plates, and ringtones -- all designed to declare their loyalty and cheer on their team. This exciting collection of stories from the many sports played at the University of Alabama is perfect for the Crimson Tide fan who is also a fan of God. Each story, while giving accurate information concerning a sporting event, will also lead you into a moment of refl ection about God and his greatness. Alabama fans will have the best of both worlds. This is the ideal book for the faith-fi lled and faithful Alabama Crimson Tide fan!

Nothing In America Is More Exciting Than College Sports! Each weekend, stadiums and gymnasiums across America are filled with the sound of the band, the smell of nachos and hot dogs, and the roar of the fans. Sports have become an integral part of American life, and college fans are among the loudest and most faithful. These fans lead the cheers, speak the language, and know the history. They attend as many games as possible and want to know all they can about "their" team. Tennessee fans are no exception: just take a look at their T-shirts, pillows, bumper stickers, banners, screen savers, coffee mugs, blankets, license plates, and ringtones -- all designed to declare their loyalty and cheer on their team. This exciting collection of stories from the many sports played at the University of Tennessee is perfect for the Vols fan who is also a fan of God. Each story, while giving accurate information concerning a sporting event, will also lead you into a moment of refl ection about God and his greatness. UT fans will have the best of both worlds. This is the ideal book for the faith-filled and faithful Tennessee Volunteers fan!

It is never easy for people to talk about their true feelings. Expressing emotions was not one of those things that was encouraged as a child. I believe that all too often, children grow up to be adults who have not dealt with traumas from their childhood. I am one of those people. GOD Is My Biggest Fan: How Grace and Mercy Blessed My Life came about at a time in my life when I was more than ready to just let go. Writing this book was cathartic. It is helping me face the demons of my past that have interfered in every aspect of my life. If you are ready to release your emotional baggage, then this is the book for you! Let this be your guide to freedom and a path to helping others!

Battling the Buddha of Love is a work of advocacy anthropology that explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as it sought to build the "world's tallest statue" as a multi-million-dollar "gift" to India. Hoping to forcibly acquire 750 acres of occupied land for the statue park in the Kushinagar area of Uttar Pradesh, the Buddhist statue planners ran into obstacle after obstacle, including a full-scale grassroots resistance movement of Indian farmers working to "Save the Land." Falcone sheds light on the aspirations, values, and practices of both the Buddhists who worked to construct the statue, as well as the Indian farmer-activists who tirelessly protested against the Maitreya Project. Because the majority of the supporters of the Maitreya Project statue are converts to Tibetan Buddhism, individuals Falcone terms "non-heritage" practitioners, she focuses on the spectacular collision of cultural values between small agriculturalists in rural India and transnational Buddhists hailing from Portland to Pretoria. She asks how could a transnational Buddhist organization committed to compassionate practice blithely create so much suffering for impoverished rural Indians. Falcone depicts the cultural logics at work on both sides of the controversy, and through her examination of these logics she reveals the divergent, competing visions of Kushinagar's potential futures. Battling the Buddha of Love traces power, faith, and hope through the axes of globalization, transnational religion, and rural grassroots activism in South Asia, showing the unintended local consequences of an international spiritual development project.

Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: Penn State Nittany Lions combines the great passion of the Penn State fan with the great passion of the fan of Christ into one set of devotions, one book that is fun while providing a time of reflection about God and your faith. - Joe Paterno found the greatest recruit of his life in the library. - The Lady Lions basketball team once shared locker room space with a skeleton.- Penn State's first All-America football player had a very strange nickname for a rough, tough center/linebacker.- Penn State assistant coach Annie Zinkavich cried the first time she was told to play field hockey. - The Nittany Lions once showed up late for a football game -- in Beaver Stadium. These stories and more are recounted here. Also appearing are Kerry Collins, John Cappelletti, Kelly Mazzante, Todd Blackledge, Franco Harris, and many others. Their stories - along with legendary games, improbable victories, and historical events - are told with a twist: They are all tied to God's story.Have fun! Have faith! Go Lions! Go God!

As the first book did, Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: MORE Georgia Bulldogs offers Bulldog fans the chance to team their passion for the Dawgs and their passion for Christ with a daily devotional that is fun but still provides a time of earnest reflection about God and faith.- Even the USC quarterback couldn't believe David Pollack's legendary touchdown in 2002.- The Miller twins even ate Fruit Loops the same way.-Suzanne Yoculan didn't apply for the gymntastics job at UGA, which was considering dropping the sport anyhow.- Jarvis Jones was just another washed-up football player until he relocated to Athens and became a two-time All-America.- Georgia might have the only mascot in history that actually helped his football team win a game.These all-brand-new stories and more new ones are recounted here. Also appearing are Todd Gurley, Herschel Walker, Mark Richt, Aaron Murray, Vince Dooley, and many others. As with the first book in the series, Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: Georgia Bulldogs, each story is told with a twist: They are all tied to God's story.Have fun! Have faith !Go Dawgs! Go God!