{"product_id":"theology-and-the-star-wars-universe-9781978707238","title":"Theology and the Star Wars Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars have been arguing for years that Star Wars is more than light sabers, Wookies, Millennium Falcons, and troubling familial relationships. Star Wars is an exciting space fantasy that we can explore from multiple academic perspectives, such as philosophy and psychology. This volume adds to that conversation by asking, “what would it look like if we analyzed the Star Wars universe theologically?” In Theology and the Star Wars Universe, contributors from various theological traditions take on this task by exploring the nature of the Force, the spiritual role of the Jedi, nonviolent and liberationist readings of the Franchise, and the enduring power of hope. Written for the restless, curious academic but accessible to diehard fans, Theology and the Star Wars Universe is an exciting foray into the study of theology and popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Theologizing Star Wars: Engaging the Galaxy Far, Far Away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin D. Espinoza\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening Essay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Word of God and the W(h)ill of the Force: Canon and Authority within the Star Wars Universe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames F. McGrath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Theologies of the Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Use (the) Force: Jedi, Monks, and Unexpected Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZachary B. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 And What More Shall I Say? Heroism in Hebrews 11 and Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethany Keeley-Jonker and Robert Keeley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Rediscovering the Sith and the Jedi: A Spiritual Analogy in Renaissance Humanism and Desert Asceticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Garcia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 From Padawan to Jedi: The Theological Premise for the Necessity of the Master-Apprentice Relationship in the Path of Spiritual Ascension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdallah Rothman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 And Also With You: An Examination of the Demystification of the Jedi and the Clergy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNettie Brock and Josiah Brock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Political Theologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Subverting the Ancient Religion: The Gray Ecclesiology of Ahsoka Tano and Old Man Luke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy Posada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 In Defense of the Nonviolence Luke: A Confrontation between Niebuhrian Realism and Christian Nonviolence in The Last Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew J. Kuzma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Undoing the Memory Wipe: Metz, Droids, and the Victims of History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Dunar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Mysticism and Resistance: Theology of The Last Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRostislav Kůrka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Bringing Balance to the Force: George Lucas’ Politico-Critical Refiguring of Salvation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn C. McDowell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Engaging Classic Thinkers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The Modern Manichaeans: Binaries of Light and Dark in Contemporary Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Lyonhart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Thomas Aquinas’ Account of Hope as a Hermeneutical Lens for Star Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaun C. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 An Archē Not Anarchic Enough: A Spirited Critique of the Force\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan G. Duns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Lifting Rocks: Camus, Sainthood, and the Anti-Heroic in The Last Jedi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell P. Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043435381079,"sku":"9781978707238","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978707238.jpg?v=1750958218","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theology-and-the-star-wars-universe-9781978707238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}