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Joss Whedon and Religion : Essays on an Angry Atheist's Explorations of the Sacred

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This is a collection of new essays on the religious themes in, and the implications of, the works of Joss Whedon, creator of such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and more recently writer and director of the box-office hit Marvel's The Avengers. The book addresses such topics as ethics, racism, feminism, politics, witchcraft, spiritual transformation, identity, community, heroism, apocalypse, and other theologically significant themes of Whedon's creative enterprises. The disciplinary approaches vary as well; history, theology, philosophy of religion, phenom-enology, cultural studies, and religious studies are all employed. The various essay authors differ in that some are clearly believers in God, some are clearly not, and others leave that matter aside.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780786472901
  • ISBN-10: 0786472901
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company
  • Publish Date: September 2013
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 240
  • Reading Level: Ages 18-UP

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