Category Archives: theology

The Undead and Theology Essay Collection Selected

July 3rd, 2011 | Posted in The Undead and Theology, theology, undead, vampire, zombie

An idea that brewed in the fertile brains of Kim Paffenroth, Matt Cardin, and myself, has taken a major step toward becoming reality. Working with Kim Paffenroth as co-editor, and having sifted through a number of submissions after a call for papers, we have chosen the lineup for an upcoming essay collection on THE UNDEAD […]

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Can Zombies Be Spiritual?

March 10th, 2011 | Posted in horror, spirituality, theology, zombie

Today I ran across a book at Barnes & Noble that caused me to connect a few dots and pose a question to myself which I’d like to share with my readers. Please follow along as I draw the dots and put them together. As I looked at the various tables of books in the […]

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Catholic Theologian Rejects “Zombie Jesus”

December 27th, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, horror, resurrection, theology, zombie, zombie Jesus, zombie walks

Today I came across an essay and interview that appeared last year in Religion Dispatches by Jason VonWachenfeldt that touched on a controversy between the Vatican and systematic theologian Roger Haight. I’m not sure of the present state of the controversy, if there is one, but a year ago the Vatican had concerns about some […]

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978): Social and Theological Reflections of the “Me Generation”

December 26th, 2010 | Posted in 1970s, eschatology, horror, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), resurrection, science fiction, theology

I have been fortunate with the holidays to have a little extra spending cash that I have been able to put into adding to my video library. One of the films added to my collection was Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Of course, this film is based on the book by Jack Finney from […]

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Religion Dispatches: Toward a Zombie Theology

December 9th, 2010 | Posted in The Walking Dead, theological reflection, theology, zombie

My latest entry at Religion Dispatches, this time for their blog, is now available. In includes some thoughts related to the final episode of the AMC series The Walking Dead, in a post titled “Toward a Zombie Theology.” The piece connects zombies, theology, and neuroscience. After discussing the episode titled “TS-19,” and mentioning its Christian […]

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Science and Theological Imagination in Science Fiction

June 24th, 2010 | Posted in religion, science fiction, theology

My daily search for all things fantastic in popular culture resulted in my stumbling upon an announcement for an intriguing conference on Science and Theological Imagination in Science Fiction: Science fiction is a twentieth-century invention. In it writers and readers try to imagine life in a context wider than our present — perhaps requiring as […]

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