René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture provides a fresh and engaging introduction to and the application of René Girard’s mimetic theory. From movies to social media, television to graphic novels, the contributors explore popular culture’s theological depths and challenge readers to consider what culture reveals about them.
René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture provides a fresh and engaging introduction to and the application of René Girard’s mimetic theory. From movies to social media, television to graphic novels, the contributors explore popular culture’s theological depths and challenge readers to consider what culture reveals about them.
Ryan G. Duns is a Jesuit priest and assistant professor of theology at Marquette University. T. Derrick Witherington is the director of liturgy for Gesu Parish and adjunct lecturer of theology at Marquette University.
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Chapter 1: Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them: Tina Fey's Interrogation of Teen Comedy Brian Bajek Chapter 2: Star Wars: Between Myth and Gospel Erik Buys Chapter 3: Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens John C. McDowell Chapter 4: Girard's Lasso of Truth: Wonder Woman and the Overcoming of Satan Stephanie Perdew Chapter 5: Those Who Have Eyes to See: The Divine Origins of the Modern Plot Twist Jordan Almanzar Chapter 6: Gazing into a Mirror: Watching Hoarders with Girard Ryan G. Duns Chapter 7: From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption: The 100 and Mimetic Theory Paolo Diego Bubbio Chapter 8: Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai Ryan Smock Chapter 9: The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge: Sons of Anarchy and Girard George A. Dunn Chapter 10: Exorcising Blame Through A Contract with God: A Girardian Analysis of Will Eisner's Graphic Novel Daniel DeForest London Chapter 11: Unmasking the Theological Shell: A Gi
Chapter 1: Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them: Tina Fey's Interrogation of Teen Comedy Brian Bajek Chapter 2: Star Wars: Between Myth and Gospel Erik Buys Chapter 3: Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens John C. McDowell Chapter 4: Girard's Lasso of Truth: Wonder Woman and the Overcoming of Satan Stephanie Perdew Chapter 5: Those Who Have Eyes to See: The Divine Origins of the Modern Plot Twist Jordan Almanzar Chapter 6: Gazing into a Mirror: Watching Hoarders with Girard Ryan G. Duns Chapter 7: From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption: The 100 and Mimetic Theory Paolo Diego Bubbio Chapter 8: Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai Ryan Smock Chapter 9: The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge: Sons of Anarchy and Girard George A. Dunn Chapter 10: Exorcising Blame Through A Contract with God: A Girardian Analysis of Will Eisner's Graphic Novel Daniel DeForest London Chapter 11: Unmasking the Theological Shell: A Gi
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