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And concerns over conspiracy theory helps us to see how studies of uniquely American Eastern Orthodox identity must address these broader cultural strands Author Robert Cady SalerDr Robert Saler s Death to the World and Apocalyptic Theological Aesthetics TT Clark Explorations at the Crossroads of Theology and Aesthetics explores the history and impact of the counter cultural zine within American Eastern Orthodoxy called Death to the World a zine that was produced and is still be produced in order to introduce counter cultural kids within the metal and punk communities to the good news of Jesus Christ Saler traces the history of the zine and discusses it s influence within the Church and merits from both a theological and aesthetic point of view As a fan of the zine himself.

Robert Saler examines the small but influential Death to the World movement in US Eastern Orthodox Christianity Presenting a case study in theological aesthetics Saler demonstrates how a relatively small consumer phenomenon within US Eastern Orthodoxy sits at the centre of a variety of larger questions The relationship between formal ecclesial and para church structures The role of the Internet in modern religiosity Consumer structures and patterns as constitutive of piety How theology can help us understand art and vice versa Understanding Death to the World as an instance of lived religion tied to questions of identity politics of religious purity relationships to capitalism as well as a recent convert to Orthodoxy from Lutheranism Dr Saler is writing from the point of view of a fan first and foremost Yet Saler doesn t refrain from critique or at least he doesn t refrain from asking important questions in relation to the zine s online existence presence its aesthetics which borrows from iconography and punk metal subcultures and its marketing It s an insightful journey and one that posits many questions along the way Recommended reading for folks interested in the Eastern Orthodox Church in America evangelism as well as theology and aesthetics 225