Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks

John Anthony Dunne, Kris Song

• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Year: 2026
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216265191
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

Like the series' trademark pie, John Anthony Dunne and Kris Song's exploration into David Lynch's Twin Peaks leaves you hungry for more.
This volume investigates the religious, theological, spiritual, and supernatural elements across the series' two original seasons (ABC, 1990), the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) film, and its third and final season, often referred to as The Return (Showtime, 2017). Zooming in on iconic aspects like the Log Lady, the Red Room, and Laura Palmer's catalyzing murder, the contributors present fresh, thought-provoking insights into the oft-discussed cult classic. This volume's subjects, like Twin Peaks itself, frustrates and compels at the same time, inviting deeper exploration into the series' religious and theological significance.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• About the Contributors
• Introduction: “But Then I Saw the Face of God”: Introducing Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks
• Part I: “The Search for the Zone”: Spiritual Quests for Truth and Meaning
• Chapter 1: “My Log Is Turning Gold”: The Religions in and of Twin Peaks
• Chapter 2: Catching Big Fishes in a Postsecular Age: Twin Peaks and the Search for Meaning in 1990s Culture
• Chapter 3: Transcendental Style in Twin Peaks
• Chapter 4: The Music of Twin Peaks: Seeking the Spiritual in Angelo Badalamenti’s Themes
• Chapter 5: Of Logs and Logos: Twin Peaks, Animism, and the New Materialisms
• Chapter 6: “One Day My Log Will Have Something to Say About This”: A Posthuman Analysis of a Log and a Lady
• Chapter 7: Laura’s Not the Only One: Twin Peaks and the Critique of Christ Figures
• Chapter 8: Revelation, Dreams, and Apocalypticism in Twin Peaks
• Part II: “The Gifted and the Damned”: Evil and Human Agency
• Chapter 9: David Lynch Keeps His Head
• Chapter 10: Laura Palmer and the Dancing Daughter in Mk 6:17-29
• Chapter 11: “I Am What You Fear I Could Be”: A Reading of BOB as Perceived by Laura Palmer in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
• Chapter 12: Once More, “Who Killed Laura Palmer?”: BOB, Demon Possession, and Human Culpability
• Chapter 13: Apophaticism and the Ineffable Judy
• Part III: “Through the Darkness of Future Past”: Time, Endings, and Eschatology
• Chapter 14: “Time and Time Again”: From Christian Linearity to Vedic Atelicity in Twin Peaks
• Chapter 15: Storytelling Sequels: Multivolume Mysteries in Luke-Acts and the Original Series of Twin Peaks
• Chapter 16: “Once We Cross, It Could All Be Different”: Cooper’s Nostos and the Women of Twin Peaks: The Return
• Chapter 17: The Red Room and the Bridal Chamber: The Relational Reunion of Self in Twin Peaks and the Gospel of Philip
• Chapter 18: “The Past Dictates the Future”: Biblical Repetition, Stoic Recurrence, and the Circularity of Time in Twin Peaks: The Return
• Index of Subjects
• Ancient Sources Index
• Author Index