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Theology and Batman
Examining the Religious World of the Dark Knight
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2022
Summary
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.
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1074-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1075-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
290
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
The Karmic Tragedy of Bruce Wayne No access
Suffering and Evil in the Book of Job and Batman: The Killing Joke No access
Evil after Christianity No access
Beginning with Wickedness, or the Long Dark Knight of the Polis’ Soul No access
Batman Encounters Judaism and the Holocaust No access
“Fear of Faith” and Faith over Fear No access
Pride Goeth before the Knightfall No access
Batman Forever No access
The Bat-Bodhisattva No access
Batman’s Cardinal Virtues in Dark Knight Returns No access
Reflections on Revolutionary Gotham No access
No Saviors in Gotham No access
Vengeance, Justice, and Batman’s War on Crime No access
False Messiah and Real Devils No access
Fighting for Righteousness No access
Is Batman an Atheist? No access
How One Becomes What One Is No access
Dark Knight of the Soul No access
The Dark Knight and the Dark Side of God No access
God-Confusion in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice No access
Afterword No access Pages 273 - 274
Index No access Pages 275 - 284
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 285 - 290
