Chapter 13: Savage Monster or Grieving Mother? Sabra and Marvel’s Political Theology of Reconciliation in Israel-Palestine
Book Title
Theology and the Marvel Universe
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
978-1-9787-0615-6
Publication Date
11-2019
Editors
Gregory Stevenson
Keywords
Religion, Theology, Marvel, Media Studies, Popular Culture
Description
Book Description
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, 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.
Publisher
Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
NSUWorks Citation
Furiasse, Amanda. (2019). Chapter 13: Savage Monster or Grieving Mother? Sabra and Marvel’s Political Theology of Reconciliation in Israel-Palestine. In Gregory Stevenson (Eds.), Theology and the Marvel Universe .