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René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture
About this book
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 interpretations of movies (The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, Star Wars), television (Hoarders, Cobra Kai), classical literature and graphic novels, and issues ranging from anorexia to social media. The result is a volume that establishes Girard as an innovative interpreter of culture and shows him as an invaluable guide for theologically reflecting on desire, violence, redemption, and forgiveness. Written in fresh and lively prose, the contributors demonstrate not only that Girard provides a powerful lens through which to view culture but also—and more provocatively—challenge readers to consider what popular culture reveals about them. Readers looking for an accessible introduction to mimetic theory and exploring its theological application will find this a welcome resource.
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Yes, you can access René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture by Ryan G. Duns,T. Derrick Witherington in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Philosophy History & Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them: Tina Fey’s Interrogation of the Teen Comedy
- 2 Star Wars: Between Myth and Gospel
- 3 Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens
- 4 Girard’s Lasso of Truth: Wonder Woman and the Overcoming of Satan
- 5 Those Who Have Eyes to See: The Divine Origins of the Modern Plot Twist
- 6 Gazing into a Mirror: Watching Hoarders with Girard
- 7 From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption: The 100 and Mimetic Theory
- 8 Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai
- 9 The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge: Sons of Anarchy and Girard
- 10 Exorcising Blame through A Contract with God: A Girardian Analysis of Will Eisner’s Graphic Novel
- 11 Unmasking the Theological Shell: A Girardian Reading of Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars
- 12 From Autonomy to Annihilation: The Monstrous Truth of the Romantic Lie
- 13 Subtweeting in the End Times: Social Media and the Escalation to Extremes
- 14 Starving for Beauty: On Anorexia and Mimetic Desire
- 15 From #MeToo to #WeToo: Mimetic Ecclesiology and the Possibility of Structural Reform
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors