FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AND RELIGION
Articles:
Ankeny, R. A.,Jordens, C. F. C.,Kerridge, I. H.,& Stephens, M. (2010). Religious
Perspectives on Abortion and a Secular Response. Journal of Religion and Health,
49(4), 513-535.
This article discusses various world religious views on abortion. I will be using the information from the Christian section to help with my section on abortion. It will help back up the religious and non-religious actions that were taken in the show.
Blazer, A. (2012). Religion and Sport in America. Religion compass, 6(5), 287-297.
This article discusses whether or not sports can be considered a religion. I will use this in my sports and religion section. I will use this article to show how football is almost considered a religion in this small town in Texas.
Brosi, M., Foubert, J. D., Fuqua, D., & Watson, A. (2012). Explaining the Wind: How
Self-Identified Born Again Christians Define What Born Again Means to Them. The
Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 31(3), 215-225.
This article talks about various college students’ opinions on what it means to be a “born again” Christian. This will help with discussing Lyla’s new found faith. It will help show what it means to be a “born again” Christian and also how there are many different takes on that term.
Cipriani, R. (2012). Sport as (Spi)rituality. Implicit Religion, 15(2), 139-151.
This article will help with my discussion of how sports are like a religion. For example, the following of sports teams or athletes is a similar parallel to the following of a religious god. This point and many others will help back up my theory of sport as a religion.
Steele, L.G. (2011). “A Gift from God”: Adolescent Motherhood and Religion in Brazilian Favelas. Sociology of Religion, 72(1), 4-27.
This article discusses what religious people believe teenagers should do if they get pregnant. This discussion will help with the section on religion and abortion. It will also help to explain the reaction of a teenage abortion on the show.
Online Sources:
Barber, N. (2009, November 11). Is Sport a Religion? Retrieved from
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/200911/is-sport-religion
This article discusses how religion and sport have similar features. This will help with my ‘Is Religion a Sport?’ section. This will help further discuss how certain characters in “Friday Night Lights” treat football as a religion.
Bellafante, G. (2007, December 13). A Flock of Shows, Touched by Faith. The New York
Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/arts/television/13bell.html?_r=0
This article discusses various television shows that have taken a look at Christian faith. I will use this in the discussion of Lyla, in my born-again Christian section. This article gives an opinion of how and why Lyla developed her faith.
Hanlon, J.P.(2010, August 19). ‘Friday Night Lights’: Abortion Storyline Flawed but Fair. Retrieved from
This article will help with my section on abortion and religion. This website gives their opinion on the abortion plotline in “Friday Night Lights”. This will help with discussing the show and how viewers took it as well.
Hoven, M. (2012, November 27). Sport and Religion--St Josephs College --Ualberta. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nF7-wWHAuM
This video discusses a course that this professor teaches at St. Joseph’s College. It will help with my discussion of religion and sport.
Leab, A. (2012, April 24). Reproduction and Abortion Week: Friday Night Lights. Retrieved from
http://www.btchflcks.com/2012/04/reproduction-and-abortion-week-friday.html
This article discusses all of the pregnancies and their decisions on whether or not to keep the baby throughout the seasons of “Friday Nights Lights”. This article will help me discuss the abortion section of my website. It will help describe the difference between two pregnancies on the show.
Seltzer, S. (2010, February 4). Friday Night Lights Abortion Plotline is Must-See TV.
Retrieved from http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2010/02/04/friday-night-lights-abortion-plotline-mustsee-tv/
This article gives their input on the episode, “I Can’t”, of “Friday Night Lights” with the abortion. This will help with the abortion section. It gives another person’s input on the show and also this subject matter.
Simpson, M. (2012, April 9). Sport as Religion: Friday Night Lights. Retrieved from http://anchor-for-the-soul.blogspot.ca/2012/04/sport-as-religion-friday-night-lights.html
This source will help with my discussion of whether sports are a religion. Simpson discusses “Friday Night Lights” and how sport is a religion throughout the series. This will help explain how sports are depicted as a religion on the show.
Strachan, A. (2010, April 28). Touchdown in Texas: Friday Night Lights returns for another game-
changing season. 2 photos. CanWest News. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/230765587?accountid=12378
This article discusses “Friday Night Lights”. I am using this source because within it the creator of the show discusses religion and the show. It will be useful for religion and sports section of my webpage.
Wise, P. (2008). When Sports and Religion Mix. Retrieved from
http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/75231.pdf
This article discusses the author’s experience of growing up with religion and sport. This will help with the religion and sport section. It will help explain the town of Dillon with another example to compare.
Friday Night Lights. (n.d.). Retrieved from the Friday Night Lights Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(TV_series)
This website will help with my “About” and “Cast” sections. It will help give information on the show.
Friday Night Lights. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/friday-night-lights/
This website will help with my “About” and “Cast” section. It will help give information on the show and it will also help with quotes that relate to other sections of my website.
Books:
Baker, W. J. (2007). Playing With God: Religion and Modern Sport. Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press.
This book will help with the religion and sports section. This book describes religion and sport throughout history. I will use part of this to show how religion and sport have been together since sports began. I will also use this source to help explain how football and religion in particular fit together.
Higgs, R.J. (1995). God in the Stadium: Sports and Religion in America. Lexington, KY: University
Press of Kentucky.
This book discusses sports and religion. Higgs discusses sports in specific universities. I will use this to help with my sport and religion section. It will help explain how sports and religion go together.
Maguire, D. C. (2003). Sacred Rights: The Case for Contraception and Abortion in World
Religions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc.
This book discusses the opinions on contraception and abortion of various world religions. I will use it to discuss the abortion section of my website. It will help give insight to Christianity and their opinion on abortion.
Katims, J. (Head Writer), & Berg. P. (Director). (2006-2011). Friday Night Lights [Television
Series]. In J. Katims (Producer). United States: NBCUniversal Television.
This is the television series I will be discussing.