Theology and Batman
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Theology and Batman

Examining the Religious World of the Dark Knight

  1. 311 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Theology and Batman

Examining the Religious World of the Dark Knight

About this book

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 genres, including science fiction, noir, and fantasy and mediums far beyond his comic book origins. While there are volumes analyzing Batman through literary, philosophical, and psychological lenses, this volume is one of the first academic monographs to examine Batman through a theological and religious lens. Theology and Batman analyzes Batman and his world, specifically exploring the themes of theodicy and evil, ethics and morality, justice and vengeance, and the Divine Nature. Scholars will appreciate the breadth of material covered while Batman fans will appreciate the love for the character expressed through each chapter.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Theodicy and Evil
  7. The Karmic Tragedy of Bruce Wayne
  8. Suffering and Evil in the Book of Job and Batman: The Killing Joke‌‌‌‌
  9. Evil after Christianity
  10. Beginning with Wickedness, or the Long Dark Knight‌‌‌ of the Polis‌‌‌’ Soul
  11. Batman Encounters Judaism and the Holocaust
  12. Ethics and Morality
  13. “Fear of Faith” and Faith over Fear
  14. Pride Goeth before the Knightfall‌‌‌‌‌
  15. Batman Forever
  16. The Bat-Bodhisattva
  17. Batman’s Cardinal Virtues in Dark Knight Returns‌‌‌
  18. Justice and Vengeance
  19. Reflections on Revolutionary Gotham
  20. No Saviors in Gotham
  21. Vengeance, Justice, and Batman’s War on Crime
  22. False Messiah and Real Devils
  23. Fighting for Righteousness
  24. Deities and the Divine
  25. Is Batman an Atheist?
  26. How One Becomes What One Is
  27. Dark Knight of the Soul
  28. The Dark Knight and the Dark Side of God
  29. God-Confusion in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‌‌‌‌
  30. Afterword
  31. Index
  32. About the Editors and Contributors