René Girard, theology, and pop culture / [edited by] Ryan G. Duns and T. Derrick Witherington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duns, Ryan G., 1979- editor.

Witherington, T. Derrick, 1985- editor.

Series:

Theology and pop culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memetics.

Popular culture.

Theology.

Popular culture--Religious aspects.

Girard, René, 1923-2015.

Girard, René.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 240 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2021]

Summary:

"René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture provides a fresh and engaging introduction to and the application of René Girard's mimetic theory. From movies to social media, television to graphic novels, the contributors explore popular culture's theological depths and challenge readers to consider what culture reveals about them"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them: Tina Fey's Interrogation of the Teen Comedy / Brian Bajzek

2. Star Wars: Between Myth and Gospel / Erik Buys

3. Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens / John C. McDowell

4. Girard's Lasso of Truth: Wonder Woman and the Overcoming of Satan / Stephanie Perdew

5. Those Who Have Eyes to See: The Divine Origins of the Modern Plot Twist / Jordan Almanzar

6. Gazing into a Mirror: Watching Hoarders with Girard / Ryan G. Duns

7. From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption: The 100 and Mimetic Theory / Paolo Diego Bubbio

8. Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai / Ryan Smock

9. The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge: Sons of Anarchy and Girard / George A. Dunn

10. Exorcising Blame through A Contract with God: A Girardian Analysis of Will Eisner's Graphic Novel / Daniel DeForest London

11. Unmasking the Theological Shell: A Girardian Reading of Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars / Matthew Brake

12. From Autonomy to Annihilation: The Monstrous Truth of the Romantic Lie / Robert Grant Price

13. Subtweeting in the End Times: Social Media and the Escalation to Extremes / Justin Lee

14. Starving for Beauty: On Anorexia and Mimetic Desire / Anna Scanlon

15. From #MeToo to #WeToo: Mimetic Ecclesiology and the Possibility of Structural Reform / T. Derrick Witherington.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: René Girard, theology, and pop culture

ISBN:

9781978710085

1978710089

OCLC:

1249703797

Publisher Number:

99988407240