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Theology and the Marvel Universe (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)

By Gregory Stevenson

Book information

Publisher
Fortress Academic
Year
2019
ISBN
1978706154, 9781978706156
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3009612 bytes)
Pages
278\279
Time added
2024-01-08 16:43:18

Description

In Theology and the Marvel Universe, fourteen contributors examine theological themes and ideas in the comic books, television shows, and films that make up the grand narrative of the Marvel Universe. Engaging in dialogue with theological thinkers such as Willie James Jennings, Franz Rosenzweig, Søren Kierkegaard, René Girard, Kelly Brown Douglas, and many others, the chapters explore a wide variety of topics, including violence, sacrifice, colonialism, Israeli-Palestinian relations, virtue ethics, character formation, identity formation, and mythic reinvention. This book demonstrates that the stories of Thor, Daredevil, Sabra, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Thanos, Luke Cage, and others engage not just our imagination, but our theological imagination as well.

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