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.
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.
Matthew Brake (M.Div., Regent University; M.A. in philosophy and interdisciplinary studies, George Mason University) is the series editor for the Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture series from Lexington Books and Fortress Academic. He also serves as the co-editor (with A. David Lewis) for the Religion and Comics series from Claremont Press. C.K. Robertson, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest and professor, editor of the academic book series Studies in Episcopal and Anglican Theology, and a former board member and frequent guest editor of the Anglican Theological Review.
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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
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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