Category Archives: religion

ZYGON essay: “The Creation Account in Genesis and the Idea of the Artificial Humanoid

Terry Wright of the Sacred Writings blog made me aware of the following essay in ZYGON: Journal of Religion and Science: “CREATORS AND CREATURES: THE CREATION ACCOUNT IN GENESIS AND THE IDEA OF THE ARTIFICIAL HUMANOID” Gábor Ambrus First published: 19 August 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12534 Abstract Science fiction, this article argues, provides an imaginative domain which can […]

“The Paranormal and Popular Culture: A Postmodern Religious Landscape” now available

The Paranormal and Popular Culture: A Postmodern Religious Landscape (Routledge, 2019). This book makes a contribution to a number of academic disciplines, from the paranormal and religious studies to popular culture and media studies. As a hardbound academic volume it’s pricey, but perhaps you can secure one through university interlibrary loan, or a future paperback […]

Doug Cowan on “Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture”

Doug Cowan, a frequent guest at TheoFantastique, returns to discuss his book Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture (University of California Press, 2019). Enjoy the interview, and pick up a copy of this great book.

Holy Horror and the Bible: A Conversation with Steve Wiggins

Steve Wiggins is an independent scholar and author of Holy Horror: The Bible and Fear in Movies (McFarland, 2018). As the title indicates, Steve looks at how the Bible is incorporated into horror films. He and I discuss this and related topics in this conversation. From the book’s back cover: What, exactly, makes us afraid? […]

AAR Meeting: New Directions in the Study of Religion, Monsters, and the Monstrous Seminar

The Monsters and Religion group at the American Academy of Religion has announced an ambitious five year period of analysis and discussion that will begin with the meeting in November 2019. I really like the topic for year four, and am hoping someone presents on how we construe religious others as monsters as part of […]

Titles of Interest – Gods of Thrones: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Religions of Ice and Fire

Gods of Thrones: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Religions of Ice and Fire A. Ron Hubbard and Anthony Le Donne Bald Move Books, 2018 Why is Tyrion hated by the gods? Does Dany have a messiah complex? Can Bran manipulate timelines? What would Nietzsche think about Jaime’s morality? These are just a few of the […]

Volume for review – “Holy Monsters, Sacred Grotesques: Monstrosity and Religion in Europe and the United States”

I just received this volume for review in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. Holy Monsters, Sacred Grotesques: Monstrosity and Religion in Europe and the United States, Edited by Michael E. Heyes Lexington Books, 2018 Holy Monsters, Sacred Grotesques examines the intersection of religion and monstrosity in a variety of different time periods […]

Podcast Interview with Doug Cowan on “America’s Dark Theologian”

Doug Cowan has been a frequent guest here at TheoFantastique discussing his books on science fiction, horror and religion. We are pleased to have him back in a podcast where he discusses his new book America’s Dark Theologian: The Religious Imagination of Stephen King (New York University Press, 2018). Sit back and enjoy our conversation […]

Book Cover for my forthcoming volume “The Sacred in Fantastic Fandom”

The cover design for one of the book projects I’ve been working on for a while. My thanks to the best book cover designers UK has, and my co-editors who came on board when the needs of the book and my life circumstances at the time meant I needed a lot of help to get […]

Create your own religion and god in this video game

The new videogame Godhood allows you to create your own god and unique religion. Read more here and watch the trailer.

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