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Batman is one of the most recognized and popular pop culture icons.
Appearing on the page of Detective Comics #27 in 1939, the
character has inspired numerous characters, franchises, and
spin-offs over his 80+ year history. The character has displayed
versatility, appearing in stories from multiple genres, including
science fiction, noir, and fantasy and mediums far beyond his comic
book origins. While there are volumes analyzing Batman through
literary, philosophical, and psychological lenses, this volume is
one of the first academic monographs to examine Batman through a
theological and religious lens. Theology and Batman analyzes Batman
and his world, specifically exploring the themes of theodicy and
evil, ethics and morality, justice and vengeance, and the Divine
Nature. Scholars will appreciate the breadth of material covered
while Batman fans will appreciate the love for the character
expressed through each chapter.
What thresholds of theology would we cross if we engage the aches
and despairs, wisdoms and hopes in and of Aotearoa New Zealand, and
the neighboring sea of islands? What thresholds need to be jarred
or moved (threshold as opening), probed and raised (threshold as
limit, ceiling)? This book engages these questions, over two
vaults: (1) "(re)Locating theological studies" contains essays that
interrogate the purposes of theological studies (locally and
globally), identify gaps due to the Western heritage and blind
spots of "traditional theology," and provide examples of how those
gaps may be bridged when local concerns are engaged; (2)
"Nativizing theological studies" contains essays that present and
engage the heritage and wisdom of tangata whenua (indigenous,
native people) of Aotearoa and Pasifika. These essays reaffirm the
"native" rhetoric with pride. Overall, this collection of essays
affirms that theological studies have a future, and that there is a
role for theologians in and from Aotearoa New Zealand and Pasifika
to play in navigating (into) that future.
Sport is a major preoccupation of the modern world. It consumes the
time and energies of millions of people around the globe. In fact,
for many participants, it operates much like a functional
equivalent of religion, giving them a way to interpret and
understand the world. Sports stadiums are the cathedrals of our
time. Sports stars are the saints or demi-gods through whom we
access the transcendent. Members of the sports media serve as
religious scribes, and sports fans are the worshiping faithful.
What is true of sport is also true, more generally, of play.
Nevertheless, and quite remarkably, Christian theologians and
religious historians have been surprisingly slow to recognize the
spiritual and cultural significance of sport and play, or to engage
in the study of these concepts. This book attempts to redress that
neglect by integrating sport and play with Christian faith and
practice. In Sports and Play in Christian Theology, ten Christian
scholars and practitioners explore sport and play from theological,
biblical, historical, and pastoral perspectives. This rich
collection of wide-ranging reflections and focused case studies
will help readers locate sport and play within Christian faith and
practice.
2018 Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award This informed
theology of communication and media analyzes how we consume new
media and technologies and discusses the impact on our social and
religious lives. Combining expertise in religion online, theology,
and technology, the authors synthesize scholarly work on religion
and the internet for a nonspecialist audience. They show that both
media studies and theology offer important resources for helping
Christians engage in a thoughtful and faith-based critical
evaluation of the effect of new media technologies on society, our
lives, and the church.
The human body is the primary lens through which we view, encounter
and engage the world around us. It is no surprise then to find a
wide range of theological reflection upon the human body, from
those that affirm the human body as something very good, through to
other more negative views where the body is something to be
marginalised or escaped from. The body and theology also meet in
conversations over body, mind and soul; gender; disability;
eschatology; race and culture; sexuality; Christology; and medicine
and technology to name but a few. Each of the authors in this
volume pick up the theme of embodiment as the lens through which
they look at an aspect of theology and body, providing an engaging
window onto some of these discussions.
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