The Gospel according to Star Wars, Second Edition
eBook - ePub

The Gospel according to Star Wars, Second Edition

Faith, Hope, and the Force

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Gospel according to Star Wars, Second Edition

Faith, Hope, and the Force

About this book

In a new and updated version of this best-selling book, John McDowell explores the many spiritual themes that weave throughout the Star Wars films. From the Force to the dark side, the issues discussed in the films have a moral and spiritual complexity that, if paid attention to, can help us better understand our place in the world and our relation to others and to God. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, did not intend for his films to be mere entertainment, McDowell argues. Rather, he hoped his films would be used as a vehicle for moral education.

This new version has been thoroughly revised to include discussion of The Force Awakens and other new developments in the Star Wars universe.

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Information

Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780664262839
eBook ISBN
9781611648140
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Ministry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Introduction
  11. 1. A New Myth: The Truthfulness of Star Wars
  12. 2. The Force of the Divine: God and the Good
  13. 3. Evil Strikes Back
  14. 4. Beware the Dark Side Within: The Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker
  15. 5. The Politics of Evil
  16. 6. Rebelling against Evil: The Violence of Star Wars
  17. 7. Feeling the Force: The Ethics of the Good Life
  18. 8. A New Hope: Redemption in Star Wars
  19. 9. Whose Force Awakens? J. J. Abram’s Star Wars’s Return to Violence
  20. Afterword
  21. Notes
  22. Select Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. Excerpt from The Gospel according to Science Fiction, by Gabriel McKee

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