Theology And The Star Wars Universe (Theology, Religion, And Pop Culture Ser.)

By: James F. McGrath and John C. McDowell and Shaun C. Brown and Abdallah Rothman and Benjamin D. Espinoza and Josiah Brock and Nettie Brock and Edward Dunar and Ryan G. Duns and Nathan Garcia and Russell P. Johnson and Robert Keeley and Bethany Keeley-Jonker and Rostislav K 367 and Rka and Andrew J. Kuzma and Jonathan Lyonhart and Tim Posada and Zachary B. Smith

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Synopsis: Scholars 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.