{"product_id":"pop-culture-heretic-kristin-mctiernan-9781734920857","title":"Pop Culture Heretic: Morality Through a Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eYour entertainment isn't real. But it's the only thing telling the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePop culture has replaced the pulpit. While churches preach feel-good sermons, Netflix delivers the brutal moral lessons no one wants to hear. \u003ci\u003eDaredevil, The Punisher, Midnight Mass-\u003c\/i\u003eall reveal the uncomfortable truths you're too scared to talk to your kids about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories are training you for what's ahead: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to spot a manipulator who uses your decency against you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy your unresolved trauma makes you easy prey for predators.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen violence becomes a moral necessity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy most people willingly choose slavery over freedom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEach lesson emerges from stories that refuse to coddle your feelings or protect your worldview. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKristin McTiernan lays bare what others miss, refusing to treat fiction as harmless fun. Every narrative shapes how we think about good and evil, faith and doubt, justice and mercy. These essays reveal the hidden sermons preached through your screens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're questioning your beliefs, searching for meaning, or suspect your favorite shows know more than they're letting on, this book will change how you watch everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin McTiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734920858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734920857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shockley Press LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Kristin McTiernan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447048483071,"sku":"9781734920857","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3e0aa1d-0214-42e8-b963-438148fa8238.jpg?v=1777228463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pop-culture-heretic-kristin-mctiernan-9781734920857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}