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Theology and the Marvel Universe
About this book
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, RenÊ 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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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Sacred and the Superhero
- Chapter One. What Did It Cost? Sacrifice and Kenosis in The Infinity Saga
- Chapter Two. âI Was Never the Hero that You Wanted Me to Beâ: The Ethics of Self-Sacrifice and Self-Preservation in Jessica Jones
- Chapter Three. Mythology, Mimesis, and Apocalypse in Jonathan Hickmanâs Avengers
- Chapter Four. âBecause You Existâ: Biblical Literature and Violence in the X-Men Comic Books
- Chapter Five. The Gospel According to Thanos: Violence, Utopia, and the Case for a Material Theology
- Chapter Six. âThose Are the Ancestors You Hearâ: Marvelâs Luke Cage and Franz Rosenzweigâs Theology of the Creation
- Chapter Seven. Spider-Man and the Theology of Weakness
- Chapter Eight. Of Venom and Virtue: Venom as Insight into Issues of Identity, the Human Condition, and Virtue
- Chapter Nine. Matt Murdockâs Ill-Fitting Catholic Faith in Netflixâs Daredevil
- Chapter Ten. Gods upon Gods: Hierarchies of Divinity in the Marvel Universe
- Chapter Eleven. The Thor Movies and the âAvailableâ Myth: Mythic Reinvention in Marvel Movies
- Chapter Twelve. Thor: Ragnarok, Postcolonial Theology, and Life Together
- Chapter Thirteen. Savage Monster or Grieving Mother Sabra and Marvelâs Political Theology of Reconciliation in Israel-Palestine
- Chapter Fourteen. Modern Re-Enchantment and Dr. Strange: Pentecostal Analogies, the Spirit of the Multiverse, and the Play on Time and Eternity
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Contributors