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Epic Storytelling from the Bible to Star Wars
While searching for a recording of “O Fortuna” from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana I came across this video which brings together scenes from across the various six Star Wars films to that musical...
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Review of Mutants and Mystics by Jeffrey Kripal
I was invited at the last minute to participate in the Patheos Book Club discussion of Jeffrey J. Kripal’s book Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal. Since I leave...
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Keep Thor in Thursday
Another enjoyable piece of art combining religion and comic books by Jeff Carter.
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Thor: A World Where Magic and Science are the Same
I finally got around to watching the movie Thor last night and early this morning, and I’m glad I did. Thor has always been an interesting character in the realm of comic book superheroes. Others were...
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X-Men First Class: Never Again, Ever Again
I finally got around to watching X-Men First Class, and found it not only an enjoyable superhero action movie and a satisfying prequel exploring the earlier lives of the X-Men, but also a challenging...
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Religion in Captain America: The First Avenger
I just watched Captain America: The First Avenger and found it interesting to see how they connected it with the themes of aliens visiting ancient Norway in Thor and the idea that super-advanced...
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Superhero Saints
I’ve been meaning to blog about this since it first turned up on Matthew Paul Turner’s blog (subsequently getting mentioned at IO9 and Greenflame). Superheroes are regularly situated at the...
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The Legion of Baptist Superheroes
I’ve long known about (and have mentioned before) the Adherents web site’s catalog of superheroes’ religious affiliation. Today I learned via IO9 that on that web site there are now also graphics...
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A. David Lewis has put out a call for more attention to be paid, perhaps in the form of an exploratory session next year, to religion in comic books. David has also set up a discussion forum for this...
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Islam and Comic Books
I am passing on the following press release:Islam and Comic Books Column “Comics & Dialogue” Launches in FebruaryJanuary 28, 2014. BOSTON, MA. Beginning in February, ISLAMiCommentary will feature...
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CFP: Sacred Texts and Comics: Religion, Faith, and Graphic Narratives
CFP: Sacred Texts and Comics: Religion, Faith, and Graphic NarrativesKen Koltun-Fromm, Haverford College (kkoltunf@haverford.edu)Assaf Gamzou, Israeli Cartoon Museum (assaf@cartoon.org.il)Call for...
View ArticleKeep Thor in Thursday
Another enjoyable piece of art combining religion and comic books by Jeff Carter.
View ArticleThor: A World Where Magic and Science are the Same
I finally got around to watching the movie Thor last night and early this morning, and I’m glad I did. Thor has always been an interesting character in the realm of comic book superheroes. Others were...
View ArticleX-Men First Class: Never Again, Ever Again
I finally got around to watching X-Men First Class, and found it not only an enjoyable superhero action movie and a satisfying prequel exploring the earlier lives of the X-Men, but also a challenging...
View ArticleReligion in Captain America: The First Avenger
I just watched Captain America: The First Avenger and found it interesting to see how they connected it with the themes of aliens visiting ancient Norway in Thor and the idea that super-advanced...
View ArticleSuperhero Saints
I’ve been meaning to blog about this since it first turned up on Matthew Paul Turner’s blog (subsequently getting mentioned at IO9 and Greenflame). Superheroes are regularly situated at the...
View ArticleThe Legion of Baptist Superheroes
I’ve long known about (and have mentioned before) the Adherents web site’s catalog of superheroes’ religious affiliation. Today I learned via IO9 that on that web site there are now also graphics...
View ArticleComics and Religion at AAR?
A. David Lewis has put out a call for more attention to be paid, perhaps in the form of an exploratory session next year, to religion in comic books. David has also set up a discussion forum for this...
View ArticleIslam and Comic Books
I am passing on the following press release: Islam and Comic Books Column “Comics & Dialogue” Launches in February January 28, 2014. BOSTON, MA. Beginning in February, ISLAMiCommentary will feature...
View ArticleWritten Thoughts on the Ehrman-Price Debate
I shared many of my thoughts about the Ehrman-Price debate verbally in the conversation afterwards. But there are more points that I jotted down during the debate and/or thought of afterwards, and so...
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