Category Archives: monstrous

Brown University Conference: Beasts, Monsters, and the Fantastic in the Religious Imagination

October 10th, 2013 | Posted in call for papers, fantasy, monster theory, monsters, monstrous

My friend, colleague, and co-editor with J. Ryan Parker of Joss Whedon and Religion (McFarland, 2013), made me aware of this call for papers for an intriguing conference at Brown University. It is titled “Beasts Monsters, and the Fantastic in the Religious Imagination.” From the website: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Hosted by the Department […]

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The Undead and Theology Now Available for Purchase

October 4th, 2012 | Posted in Kim Paffenroth, monsters, monstrous, undead

Theology and the Undead (Pickwick Publications) is now available for purchase in digital form for Kindle, MAC and PC through Amazon.com, and in print edition. See the publisher’s website for more information. This is a unique volume that explores various facets of how monsters can provide for theological reflection. It makes the perfect Halloween pumpkin […]

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Stephen T. Asma – On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

February 1st, 2011 | Posted in Darwinian evolution, monster theory, monsters, monstrous

Quite some time ago I promoted a forthcoming interview with Stephen Asma regarding his book On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears (Oxford University Press, 2009). As I worked my way through my growing collection of books for research, review, and interviews, On Monsters finally crawled to the top, and I am pleased […]

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Monsters and the Monstrous: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

August 22nd, 2010 | Posted in monsters, monstrous

Interest in the monstrous, including academic explorations of this topic, is of course, not limited to America. Some of my recent research found a global group with a strong European component. It is called Monsters and the Monstrous: Myths & Metaphors of Enduring Evil as part of Inter-Disciplinary.Net: A Global Network for Dynamic Research and […]

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