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Theology, Religion, and Dystopia

Theology, Religion, and Dystopia

Donahue-Martens, Scott
Gombköto, Beáta
Hermans-Webster, Thomas G.

Hardcover

Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture

Literary CriticismReligion General General Sociology

ISBN10: 1978713290
ISBN13: 9781978713291
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Published: Sep 8 2022
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dystopia, from the Greek dus and topos bad place, is a revelatory genre and concept that has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity at the start of the twenty-first century. This book addresses approaches to the study of dystopia from the academic fields of theology and religious studies. Following a co-written chapter where Scott Donahue-Martens and Brandon Simonson argue that dystopia can be understood as demythologized apocalyptic, ten unique contributions each engage a work of popular culture, such as a book, movie, or television show. Topics across chapters range from the critical function of dystopia, social location and identity, violence, apocalypse and the end of everything, sacrifice, catharsis, and dystopian existentialism. This volume responds to the need for theological and religious reflection on dystopia in a world increasingly threatened by climate change, pandemics, and global war.

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