Bibliography

Website Resources:

"A Gleeful Religion". Religion and Society: Social, Spiritual and Religious Change. (2011). Retrived fromhttp://religionandsocietycourse.blogspot.ca/2011/03/gleeful-religion.html- This article supports my idea that the Glee Club is to some extent a religious community of its own. It discusses how the music and unity relfects the experiences of religious communities.

"Glee Wiki". Wikia (2013). Retrived from http://glee.wikia.com/wiki/Glee_TV_Show_Wiki- The "Glee Wiki" is a fan-ran webpage is for everything Glee related. There are articles about the characters, cast, episodes and music all writte and edited by fans of the series. This is anexcellent resource for anyone interested in Glee.Alyssa. (2010). "Femininity and Masculinity in Glee".

Alyssas Gender and Pop Culture Blog. Retrived from http://gpcalyssag.blogspot.ca/2010/05/femininity-and-masculinity-in-glee.html- Alyssa's blog "Gender and Pop Culture" is about the femininity and masculinity in Glee. This reflects on the episode "The Power of Madonna" where the Glee Club learns about gender equity.

Elias, E. (2010). "16 and Pregnant and in Glee Club". The Push Back. Retrived fromhttp://thepushback.org/16-and-pregnant-and-in-glee-club- This article talks about the then 16 year old, Quinn Farbray and how she struggled because of her familys high Christianty views and values. This reflects on how religion highly affects in the show.

Glee website on Fox.com (2013). Retrived from http://www.fox.com/glee/- This is the offical Glee website according to their network, Fox which gives information and episodes reguarding Glee.

Gibbs, Nancy. (2009). "The Gospel of Glee: Is it Anti-Christian?". Time Magazine. Retrived fromhttp://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1942957,00.html- Gibbs discusses whether or not Christian parents should consider the show as "Anti-Christian". She presents her arguement by listing what the members of Glee Club do that are against the Christain ways and then counter balances that with their Christian elements. Gibbs also compares Glee to Harry Potter and Chroniclesof Narina which both also raise religious controversy.

Hartwell-Walker, Maria. (2010). "Cyberbulling and Teen Suicide". Psych Central. Retrived fromhttp://psychcentral.com/lib/cyberbullying-and-teen-suicide/0002765- Bullying is a major concern in Glee whether it is because of the characters religious, sexual views or just because. Bullying happens in all schools and Glee is a pop culture platform for addressing the fact that it happens everywhere, no matter what.

Kirk, Brian. (2012). "The Gospel According to Glee?". Patheo. Retrived from http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Gospel-according-to-Glee-Brian-Kirk-02-23-2012.html- It is suggested by the author that the Christianity expressed in Glee are realistic but more modern. This article also disusses LGBT in Glee, with reference to "Heart" (S3, Ep13).

Parys, Bryan and Chris Stedmen. (2010). "Grilling Glee: A Divided Duet". Religion Nerd: A Fresh & Informative Look at Religion. Retrived from http://religionnerd.com/2010/10/13/grilling-glee-a-divided-duet/- This article focuses on the "Grilled Cheesus" episode from a view point of both a straight theist and a gay atheist. This article allows you to read the opinions from both sides of different beliefs.

Serjeant, Jill. (2009). "Glee Cast to get Hollywood Diversity Award". Reuter. Retrived fromhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/31/us-glee-idUSTRE59U1SV20091031- This article from 2009, talks about how Glee was awarded the Diversity Award because of their highly diversed cultural and ethnical backgrounded characters. This article is important to my research because it shows that people from all makes can come together and form a family.

YouTube (2013). Retrived from http://www.youtube.com

Academic Articles:

Alberts, Thomas. (2008). "Virtually Real: Fake Religion and Problems of Authenticity in Religion". Culture and Religion vol. 9, no. 2: 125-139.
- Glee portrays religious aspects and sometimes the characters have been considered to "over-dramatize" situations such as the Celibacy Club, the God-Squad and Puck, who wants to please his Jewish mother. This article discusses how the religion can sometimes be falsely protrayed when dealing with comedy in pop culture.

Berger, Helen A., and Douglas Ezzy. (2009). "Mass Media and Religious Identity: A Case Study of Young Witches". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48, no. 3: 501-514. ATLA Religion Databade with ATLASerials, EBSCOHost.
- This articles main focus is on how mass media plays an influential role in shaping your religious identity. Witchcraft is the primary example but the idea can be transferred over into other religions and the adaptations, much like Glee, who references to different religions.

Exline, Julia Juola, Ann Marie Vali and Marci Lobel. (1999). "When God Disappoints". Journal of Health Psychology vol. 4, no. 3: 365-379. SAGE Journals Online. Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
- This article coincides with the episode "Grilled Cheesus" when the characters feel let down by God but then how they come together to pray for Kurt's dad who had a heart attack. This article talks about how poeple deal with the let down and then how they can move on and forgive.

Porter, Jennifer E. (2009). "Implicit Religion in Popular Culture: The Religious Dimensions of Fan Communities". Implicit Religion 12, no. 3: 271-280. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOHost.
- Porter's article discusses fandom and how being a fan can affect people in a religious manor. Fans create their own sacred place, if they can connect with other fans, where they can share their common beliefs and values. Glee's large database of fans called "Glees" communicate their beliefs and values through websites, videos and so on with each other.

Scharen, Christian Batadlen. (2008). "Imagination, Pop Culture and Ministry with Youth and Young Adults". Dialog 47, no. 4: 339-347. ATLA Religion Datebase with ATLASerials, EBSCOHost.
- Scharen talks about how some religious groups do not agree with pop culture because they believe it is spiritually dangerous. This relates to Glee because there are groups out there who do not like the show and/or the messages it portrays. There are also groups who think Glee is not appropriate or religious.

Academic Books:

Detweiler, Craig and Barry Taylor. (2003). A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Academic.
- This book explores the idea the roles that religion plays in our lives, including those affected by pop culture. By becoming a fan you join a community, which may lead to conventions where Gleeks, as it pertains to my research can share and gather as one group.

Greenspoon, Leonard J., and Ronald A. Slimkins, eds. (2006). American Judaism in Popular Culture. Ohmaha, NE: Creighton University Press.
- Judaism is the focus of this book, looking into the pop culture of television, music, film and comics. This relates to my research because Judaism is the religion of several characters in Glee and to be able this allows me to be able to translate the differences found in both the show and the book.

Romanowski, Willian D. (1996). "Chapter 7: The Yellow Brick Road to Respectanility." Pop Culture Wars. Illinois: InterVaristy Press. 142-150.
- This chapter pays attention to the morality found in film and television, subjected to young people. The characters of Glee are faced with many different situations which challenge their morality, such as Quinn's teen pregnancy.