Katy Perry’s Mortality-Tinged ‘143’ Marks Her Smartest Era Yet
Katy Perry’s morality-tinged 143 is self-aware and cunningly invites fans to tune in to her “love frequency”.
David Mihalyfy
David Mihalyfy (@mihalyfy) has a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School. His popular writing on religion and culture has also appeared in venues like Religion Dispatches, Contingent Magazine, and the Atlantic online.
‘143’ Is the Next Stage in Katy Perry’s Ex-Evangelical Spirituality
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