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Theology through mythology J. R. R. Tolkien was many things:
English Catholic, father and husband, survivor of two world wars,
Oxford professor, and author. But he was also a theologian.
Tolkien's writings exhibit a coherent theology of God and his
works, but Tolkien did not present his views with systematic
arguments. Rather, he expressed theology through story. In Tolkien
Dogmatics, Austin M. Freeman inspects Tolkien's entire corpus--The
Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond--as a window into his
theology. In his stories, lectures, and letters, Tolkien creatively
and carefully engaged with his Christian faith. Tolkien Dogmatics
is a comprehensive manual of Tolkien's theological thought arranged
in traditional systematic theology categories, with sections on
God, revelation, creation, evil, Christ and salvation, the church,
and last things. Through Tolkien's imagination, we reencounter our
faith.
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Theology, Fantasy, and the Imagination
Andrew D Thrasher, Austin M. Freeman; As told to Fotini Toso; Contributions by Nicholas Adams, Giovanni Carmine Costabile, …
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Theology, Fantasy, and the Imagination is an edited collection at
the intersection of theology, religion, and philosophy and fantasy
literature and table-top games. The volume begins with an
invocation of the “old magic” of pre-modern theology and
follows with analyses of classical Christian fantasy. The second
section articulates a “post-Christian” turn in fantasy since
the late twentieth century, arguing how fantasy can serve to
re-enchant the imagination in ways that moves beyond traditional
Christianity. The last section on fantasy at play explores how
religion is at play in Dungeons and Dragons and in Magic: the
Gathering.
While still relatively unknown to the general public, early
twentieth century American horror author H.P. Lovecraft left an
indelible stamp upon popular culture. Images of tentacled horrors,
forbidden tomes, and protagonists struggling against the insanity
that comes with the revelation of the terrible truth of
reality-Lovecraft pioneered all of these. Best known for his short
story "The Call of Cthulhu," Lovecraft instantiated his philosophy
of cosmicism into every one of his tales. This collection of
fourteen essays is the first sustained academic engagement with
horror author H.P. Lovecraft from a theological perspective.
Covering the major themes of Lovecraft's work such as nihilism,
xenophobia, dark cults, and unimaginable horrors beyond the stars,
the book is divided into five sections corresponding to each of the
divisions of theology: biblical, historical, systematic, practical,
and comparative. With responses ranging from admiration to
critique, the contributors explore the dark uncharted regions of
Lovecraft's dark mythology in the service of theological truth.
In Theology and the Marvel Universe, fourteen contributors examine
theological themes and ideas in the comic books, television shows,
and films that make up the grand narrative of the Marvel Universe.
Engaging in dialogue with theological thinkers such as Willie James
Jennings, Franz Rosenzweig, Soren Kierkegaard, Rene Girard, Kelly
Brown Douglas, and many others, the chapters explore a wide variety
of topics, including violence, sacrifice, colonialism,
Israeli-Palestinian relations, virtue ethics, character formation,
identity formation, and mythic reinvention. This book demonstrates
that the stories of Thor, Daredevil, Sabra, Spider-Man, Jessica
Jones, Thanos, Luke Cage, and others engage not just our
imagination, but our theological imagination as well.
In Theology and the Marvel Universe, fourteen contributors examine
theological themes and ideas in the comic books, television shows,
and films that make up the grand narrative of the Marvel Universe.
Engaging in dialogue with theological thinkers such as Willie James
Jennings, Franz Rosenzweig, Søren Kierkegaard, René Girard, Kelly
Brown Douglas, and many others, thechapters explore topics such as
violence, sacrifice, colonialism, Israeli-Palestinian relations,
virtue ethics, character formation, identity formation, and mythic
reinvention, among others. This book demonstrates that the stories
of Thor, Daredevil, Sabra, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Thanos, Luke
Cage, and others engage not just our imagination, but our
theological imagination as well.
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