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Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology
Av Frank Felice, James F. McGrath
Inbunden, 2024
1207 kr
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Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology examines progressive rock music’s engagement with theology and religion, which spans an array of artists and songs from its early days to the present. Co-written by a musician and a professor of religious studies, this book looks closely not only at lyrics …
Questing through the Riordanverse
Studying Religion with the Works of Rick Riordan
Av Nathan E. Fleeson, Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Inbunden, 2024
1207 kr
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Questing through the Riordanverse: Studying Religion with the Works of Rick Riordan examines the works of Rick Riordan and explores how these works relate to Religion and Theology. Despite the success and popularity of the works, scholars have not given the Riordanverse as much attention as other …
Esoteric Theology of Philip K. Dick
Av George J. Sieg, Michael C. Barros
Inbunden, 2026
1207 kr
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This volume collects chapters written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Philip K. Dick's transformative 1974 mystical experiences, through which he ultimately contextualized his influential and posthumously much-adapted science-fiction and speculative fiction. Contributing authors here examine …
G.I. Joe, Theology, and Co-bra!
Knowing (and Believing) is Half the Battle
Inbunden, 2027
1266 kr
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Peter Admirand and his contributors discuss the G.I. Joe universe from a variety of religious and theological perspectives.Comprised of a wide-range of essays on G.I. Joe comics, toys, cartoons and G.I. Joe as a brand itself, this edited volume reveals the G.I. Joe universe as a rich space for …
Spirit and the Sketch
Pneumatological Reflections on Visual Art
Av Chris E. W. Green, Steven Félix-Jäger
Inbunden, 2026
1207 kr
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This book explores how the Spirit is represented in visual art, but also how the Spirit is at work in and through visual art, in all its forms. The volume editors and contributors engage visual art from the perspective of pneumatology to give theologies of culture fruitful new perspectives that …
Barbie and the Bible
Playing with Pop Culture, Gender, and Theology
Av Christopher B. Hays, Meghan R. Henning
Inbunden, 2026
1207 kr
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This edited collection invites fresh readings of play and storytelling in the Barbie movie (2023) through the lens of the Bible and theology. For Christopher B. Hays, Meghan R. Henning, and their contributors, the Barbie movie is more than pink and mojo dojo casa houses; they argue that the film …
Theology and Prince
Av Jonathan H. Harwell, Rev. Katrina E. Jenkins
Inbunden, 2019
1207 kr
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Prince was a spiritual and musical enigma who sought to transcend race and gender through his words, music, and fashion. Raised as a Seventh-Day Adventist and later going door-to-door as a Jehovah’s Witness, he expressed his faith overtly and allegorically, erotically and poetically. Theology and …
Theology and Prince
Av Jonathan H. Harwell, Rev. Katrina E. Jenkins
Häftad, 2021
515 kr
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Prince was a spiritual and musical enigma who sought to transcend race and gender through his words, music, and fashion. Raised as a Seventh-Day Adventist and later going door-to-door as a Jehovah’s Witness, he expressed his faith overtly and allegorically, erotically and poetically. Theology and …
Theology and the Marvel Universe
Inbunden, 2019
1550 kr
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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, …
Theology and the Marvel Universe
Häftad, 2021
592 kr
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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, …
Theology and Star Trek
Av Shaun C. Brown, Amanda MacInnis Hackney
Inbunden, 2023
1348 kr
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After Star Trek: Enterprise concluded in 2005, Star Trek went on hiatus until the 2009 film Star Trek and its sequels. With the success of these films, Star Trek returned to the small screen with series like Discovery, Picard, and Strange New Worlds. These films and series, in different ways, …
Theology and the Star Wars Universe
Inbunden, 2022
1207 kr
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Scholars have been arguing for years that Star Wars is more than light sabers, Wookies, Millennium Falcons, and troubling familial relationships. Star Wars is an exciting space fantasy that we can explore from multiple academic perspectives, such as philosophy and psychology. This volume adds to …
Theology and Game of Thrones
Inbunden, 2022
1419 kr
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This book explores many of the theological and religious themes present in the Game of Thrones HBO television series and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Written for academics yet accessible for the layperson, the chapters explore themes of power, religion, and sacred …
Theology and Game of Thrones
Häftad, 2024
515 kr
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This book explores many of the theological and religious themes present in the Game of Thrones HBO television series and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Written for academics yet accessible for the layperson, the chapters explore themes of power, religion, and sacred …
Theology and Black Panther
Av Kimberly R. Hampton, Matthew William Brake
Inbunden, 2090
1447 kr
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In this edited collection, Matthew Brake and Reverend Kimberly Hampton and their contributors argue that Marvel Studios' Black Panther was not only a cultural phenomenon but theologically rich. This volume considers Black Panther's role in the age of Black Lives Matter; Afro-Futurism and Theology; …
Theology and Westworld
Av Juli Gittinger, Shayna Sheinfeld
Inbunden, 2020
1207 kr
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In the first two seasons of the HBO series Westworld, human guests pay exorbitant fees to spend time among cybernetic Hosts—partially sentient AI robots—and live out often violent fantasies. In Theology and Westworld, scholars from a range of disciplines within religious studies examine the …
Theology and Horror
Explorations of the Dark Religious Imagination
Av Brandon R. Grafius, John W. Morehead
Inbunden, 2021
1207 kr
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Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same …
Theology and Horror
Explorations of the Dark Religious Imagination
Av Brandon R. Grafius, John W. Morehead
Häftad, 2023
459 kr
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Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same …
Dread and Hope
Christian Eschatology and Pop Culture
Av Joshua Wise
Inbunden, 2022
1136 kr
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Christianity was born in the midst of great expectation and fear about the world’s future. The existing Jewish paradigm of the coming Messiah, his antithesis, and the initiation of the coming age set the stage for Christian beliefs about the end of the current age. However, the unexpected death and …
Spirited Anthropology for Avatars, Heroes, and Assorted Undead
Representing the Body in Popular Media
Av Tim Posada
Inbunden, 2025
1207 kr
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This book focuses on debates surrounding the body, soul, and spirit, and addresses other aspects of theological anthropology in service to that angle.What unseen forces govern fictional settings across films, television, and print? Are the bodies they portray useless, evil, spirited, or maybe …
Religion, Film, and Ecological Catastrophe
Inbunden, 2026
1196 kr
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How can film and popular culture help us think through ecological crises in religious and theological terms?In this book, Brett David Potter contends that film can help viewers come to grips with the spiritual implications of living in this new epoch defined by climate crisis. Across eight …
René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture
Av Ryan G. Duns, T. Derrick Witherington
Inbunden, 2021
1278 kr
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In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture. Creative and critical engagement with Girard’s theory enables the contributors to offer fresh and exciting …
René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture
Av Ryan G. Duns, T. Derrick Witherington
Häftad, 2023
459 kr
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In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture. Creative and critical engagement with Girard’s theory enables the contributors to offer fresh and exciting …
Bob Dylan and the Spheres of Existence
Inbunden, 2023
1066 kr
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Bob Dylan and the Spheres of Existence shows that existential questions lie at the heart of Bob Dylan’s songwriting—a point that will developed with the help of renowned Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. One of the focal points of Kierkegaard’s authorship is the journey towards authentic …
Theology and Batman
Examining the Religious World of the Dark Knight
Av Matthew William Brake, C. K. Robertson
Inbunden, 2022
1278 kr
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Batman is one of the most recognized and popular pop culture icons. Appearing on the page of Detective Comics #27 in 1939, the character has inspired numerous characters, franchises, and spin-offs over his 80+ year history. The character has displayed versatility, appearing in stories from multiple …
Theology and Spider-Man
Inbunden, 2021
1469 kr
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Theology and Spider-Man provides a look at the religious themes present in one of the most popular heroes of the past half-century, Spider-Man. In order to create a systematic theology of Spider-Man, the contributors delve into themes of sin, salvation, and creedal theology, while also addressing …
Theology and Black Mirror
Av Amber Bowen, John Anthony Dunne
Inbunden, 2022
1419 kr
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Black Mirror, Netflix’s dystopian anthology, probes what it means to be human in a technological world. While the show raises interesting, if not disturbing, questions, it refrains from giving answers, putting the onus on viewers to continue the conversation. Accordingly, Theology and Black Mirror …
Sports and Play in Christian Theology
Av John Tucker, Philip Halstead
Inbunden, 2020
1278 kr
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Sport is a major preoccupation of the modern world. It consumes the time and energies of millions of people around the globe. In fact, for many participants, it operates much like a functional equivalent of religion, giving them a way to interpret and understand the world. Sports stadiums are the …
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan
Cinematic Transcendence
Av Joel Mayward
Inbunden, 2026
1207 kr
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This work of theological film criticism provides an analysis of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s entire filmography, from Following (1998) to Oppenheimer (2023).Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless …
Theology and the Films of Christopher Nolan
Cinematic Transcendence
Av Joel Mayward
Häftad, 2027
412 kr
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This work of theological film criticism provides an analysis of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s entire filmography, from Following (1998) to Oppenheimer (2023).Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan’s postsecular cinema is nevertheless …
