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Theology and Batman examines theological themes such as theodicy and evil, ethics and morality, justice and vengeance, and the Divine in various stories featuring The Dark Knight from across different mediums, including comics, movies, and video games.
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Introduction: Batman as a Focus of Theological Inquiry
C.K. Robertson, Ph.D., and Matthew Brake
Section One: Theodicy and Evil
1. The Karmic Tragedy of Bruce Wayne: Batman as Anti-Buddha
Wesley D. Cray
2. Suffering and Evil in the Book of Job and Batman: The Killing Joke
Francesco Del Bianco
3. Evil After Christianity: Joker (2019) as Post-Christian Theodicy
Katherine Kelaidis
4. Beginning with Wickedness, or the Long Dark Knight of the Polis' Soul
John C. McDowell
5. Batman Encounters Judaism and the Holocaust
Rafael Medoff
Section Two: Ethics and Morality
6. "Fear of Faith" and Faith over Fear: Scarecrow as Emblem of a Purgatorial Gotham
Christina M. Knopf
7. Pride Goeth Before the Knightfall: Sabbath as Heroic Practice
Drew McIntyre
8. Batman Forever: Morality and Narrative in Grant Morrison's Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Andrew Kuzma
9. The Bat-Bodhisattva: A Buddhist reading of our favorite (Anti)Hero
John Thompson
10. Batman's Cardinal Virtues in Dark Knig
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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.Liz O’Donnell is a marketing executive and the founder of WorkingDaughter.com, a community for women balancing eldercare and career. She is the author of Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman (2013). Liz lives in Boston, Mass.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.Clint Jones teaches philosophy at Capital University where he spends his time researching pop culture, critical theory, popular mythology, environmental theory, pirates, and utopianism.Liz O’Donnell is a marketing executive and the founder of WorkingDaughter.com, a community for women balancing eldercare and career. She is the author of Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman (2013). Liz lives in Boston, Mass.Joshua Wise (Ph.D, The Catholic University of America) is the author of works of both theology and horror, including No Avatars and the audio drama Weeping Cedars. He is one of the founders of the All Ports Open Network.
