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Theology and the Star Wars Universe is an engaging and enlightening foray into exploring the galaxy far, far away from a theological perspective. Written for an academic audience but accessible to fans of the franchise, the book will be an excellent addition to any collection.
List of contents
Introduction: Theologizing Star Wars: Engaging the Galaxy Far, Far Away
Benjamin D. Espinoza
Opening Essay
1 The Word of God and the W(h)ill of the Force: Canon and Authority within the Star Wars Universe
James F. McGrath
Part II: Theologies of the Jedi
2 Use (the) Force: Jedi, Monks, and Unexpected Violence
Zachary B. Smith
3 And What More Shall I Say? Heroism in Hebrews 11 and Star Wars
Bethany Keeley-Jonker and Robert Keeley
4 Rediscovering the Sith and the Jedi: A Spiritual Analogy in Renaissance Humanism and Desert Asceticism
Nathan Garcia
5 From Padawan to Jedi: The Theological Premise for the Necessity of the Master-Apprentice Relationship in the Path of Spiritual Ascension
Abdallah Rothman
6 And Also With You: An Examination of the Demystification of the Jedi and the Clergy
Nettie Brock and Josiah Brock
Part III: Political Theologies
7 Subverting the Ancient Religion: The Gray Ecclesiology of Ahsoka Tano and Old Man Luke
Timothy Posada
8 In Defense of the Nonviolence Luke: A Confron
About the author
Benjamin D. Espinoza is associate vice president for online education, executive director of seminary administration, and assistant professor of practical theology at Roberts Wesleyan College and Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York.Judith Chriqui Benchimol is a college composition and English education lecturer with Sephardic Jewish roots. She holds a Masters degree in Life Writing from University of East Anglia and is presently a Ph.D. candidate and nonfiction writing lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University.Adam Delaney is a full-time PhD scholar with the Australian National University.Benjamin D. Espinoza is associate vice president for online education, executive director of seminary administration, and assistant professor of practical theology at Roberts Wesleyan College and Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York.Nathan Garcia is Assistant Professor of Theology at Marian University, Indiana, USA.Christopher J. Anthony is the B.O. Smith Endowed Assistant Professor of Education in the APA-accredited School Psychology Program in the School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Dr. Anthony’s research focuses on developing and improving assessment of children’s social, emotional, and academic competence and he teaches course on psychoeducational assessment, children’s social development, and research design. He has received several awards for his teaching and research including being named an early career scholar by the Society for the Study of School Psychology and being awarded the Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Florida College Of Education. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of School Psychology and School Psychology Review. James F. McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University.
