Theology and the DC Universe

Theology and the DC Universe contains fifteen scholarly explorations of the role of theology and religion in DC’s comics, films, and television shows.

List of contents

Introduction - Gabriel Mckee and Roshan Abraham
1. A Plenitude of Creators: Cosmogony in the DC and Christian Canons - Christopher Heard
2. By(e) Rao! Personification or Deception - David A. Skelton
3. Reimagining Gnostic Theo-Mythology through Grant Morrison's JLA: Rock of Ages - Matthew J. Dillon
4. Superman v. The Powers: What Walter Wink's Nonviolent Theology Reveals About the Man of Steel's "No-Killing" Rule - Andrew Kuzma
5. Providentialism and Political Religion: Zack Snyder's Man of Steel - John C. McDowell
6. Wonder Woman and the Labors of Hercules - Janelle Peters
7. Dr. Fate and Meher Baba: The Aesthetics of a Comic Book Cosmology - James Newell
8. The Queer Theology of the Doom Patrol - Michael Barnes Norton and Jana McAuliffe
9. The St. Francis of the DC Universe: How Animal Man Makes the Case for Pluralism in Animal Ethics - Andrew Kuzma
10. The Gospel According to Robin Hood and the Rebirth of Green Arrow - Danielle Terceiro
11. In the Land of No Return: Nergal and Mesopotamian Relig

About the author

Roshan Abraham (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania) is an instructor/advisor in American University’s First-Year Experience program and an adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion.Roshan Abraham (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania) is an instructor/advisor in American University’s First-Year Experience program and an adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion.Matthew Brake (M.Div., Regent University) is the series editor for the Theology and Pop Culture series and runs the Popular Culture and Theology blog.

Summary

Theology and the DC Universe contains fifteen scholarly explorations of the role of theology and religion in DC’s comics, films, and television shows.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Abraham Mckee
• Assisted by: Roshan Abraham (Editor), Gabriel Mckee (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2023
• EAN: 9781978716117
• ISBN: 978-1-978716-11-7
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Graphic novels: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Reference, Guides & Companions