- 209 pages
- English
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Theology, Religion, and Dystopia
About this book
Dystopia, from the Greek dus and topos "bad place," is a revelatory genre and concept that has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity at the start of the twenty-first century. This book addresses approaches to the study of dystopia from the academic fields of theology and religious studies. Following a co-written chapter where Scott Donahue-Martens and Brandon Simonson argue that dystopia can be understood as demythologized apocalyptic, ten unique contributions each engage a work of popular culture, such as a book, movie, or television show. Topics across chapters range from the critical function of dystopia, social location and identity, violence, apocalypse and the end of everything, sacrifice, catharsis, and dystopian existentialism. This volume responds to the need for theological and religious reflection on dystopia in a world increasingly threatened by climate change, pandemics, and global war.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Dystopia as Demythologized Apocalyptic
- The Dystopic Relations of Interstellar
- Color-blind Dystopia
- Qu(e)erying Posthuman Theologies in Ghost in the Shell
- Social Life from Scratch
- How NOT to Be a Zombie
- Dystopia in the Apocalypse
- Katniss, Christos
- Dystopian Festivals, Utopian Fictions
- The Ability or Inability to Change by the Presence or Absence of Deus ex Machina
- The Spectacle of Hope beyond Capital’s Dehumanizing Violence
- Epilogue
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors