Theology and Spider-Man

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2021
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-1089-4 (ISBN)

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Engaging themes of sin, salvation, and creedal theology, the contributors to Theology and Spider-Man create a systematic and constructive theology of one of Marvel’s most popular heroes.

Theology and Spider-Man provides a look at the religious themes present in one of the most popular heroes of the past half-century, Spider-Man. In order to create a systematic theology of Spider-Man, the contributors delve into themes of sin, salvation, and creedal theology, while also addressing liberation theology, Black theology, bioethics, and hermeneutics. This volume balances theological depth with discussion of the comics and films, which makes it a perfect collection for those interested in theology, Spider-Man, or both.

George Tsakiridis is senior lecturer of philosophy and religion at South Dakota State University.

Introduction: Theologizing the Spider
George Tsakiridis
1 Sin and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man: A Spider-Harmatiology
Jerome Van Kuiken
2 Tyger, Lamb, Spider, Hunter: “Kraven’s Last Hunt” and The Web of Theodicy
Peter Admirand
3 Untangling the Web of Sins: The Superior Spider-Man as Secular Hagiography
David K. Goodin
4 Let Him Be to You as a Goblin: Forgiveness as the Defeat of Evil in Spider-Man Comics
Travis B. Hill
5 “Look out, here comes the Spider-Man”: An Exploration of the Creedal Theology of Spider-Man
George Tsakiridis
6 Moral Formation in Pedagogies of Violence: Civil War’s Peter Parker
John C. McDowell
7 Peter Parker’s Progeny: Power, Genetics, and Virtuous Parenting in Spider-Girl
Michael Buttrey and Leah DeJong
8 “Not Gonna Turn Invisible”: Into the Spider-Verse and Black Theology
Matthew Vega and Russell P. Johnson
9 A Web of Significations: The Hermeneutics of Theological Anthropology in Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018)
Ched Spellman
10 Venom the Liberation Theologian
Josh McDonald
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Erscheinungsdatum	16.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
Co-Autor	Peter Admirand, Michael Buttrey, Leah DeJong, Joseph E. Gaston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 227 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-9787-1089-5 / 1978710895
ISBN-13	978-1-9787-1089-4 / 9781978710894
Zustand	Neuware