Theology and Breaking Bad

In Theology and Breaking Bad, the contributors explore the hidden theological themes woven into the show and its spinoff series, Better Call Saul.

List of contents

Act I: The Theological World of Breaking Bad
1Doing Theology with Non-Theological Resources: The Breaking Bad Canon and Contemporary Notions of Sin
Clive Marsh
2Can Antiheroes Find Redemption? Breaking Bad and the Warrior Saints of Byzantium David K. Goodin
3The Inevitable Man: Todd Alquist as a Fulfillment of C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man Cherish Nelson
4Crying in Vain: A Diasporic Reading of Moral Chaos in Ecclesiastes and Breaking Bad
Brian Fiu Kolia
Act II: Sin and Salvation
5The Eight Vices of the Breaking Bad Universe
George Tsakiridis
6Heisenberg and the Darkened Heart: An Augustinian Interpretation of Breaking Bad
Trevor B. Williams
7The Search for Rest: Desire and Disordered Love in Walter White and Saul Goodman
Alexander Sosler
Act III: Rebirth and Hope
8 The Predestination of Jesse Pinkman: Clues to Jesse Pinkman's Failure-to-Evade Salvation
Neal Foster
9 The Penance of Mike Ehrmantraut: A Flawed Road to Redemption
George Tsakiridis
10Psychopomp and Circumstance: "The Disappearer" of Breaking Bad as Charon the Ferryman
David K. Goodin

About the author

Edited by David K. Goodin and George Tsakiridis - Contributions by Neal Foster; David K. Goodin; Brian Fiu Kolia; Clive Marsh; Cherish Nelson; Alex Sosler; George Tsakiridis and Trevor B. Williams

Summary

In Theology and Breaking Bad, the contributors explore the hidden theological themes woven into the show and its spinoff series, Better Call Saul.

Product details

• Authors: David K. Tsakiridis Goodin
• Assisted by: David K. Goodin (Editor), Goodin David K. (Editor), George Tsakiridis (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781978712720
• ISBN: 978-1-978712-72-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, RELIGION / Theology, Theology