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The Undead and Theology to be Published by Wipf & Stock

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

The Undead and Theology has found a publisher in Wipf & Stock. My co-editor Kim Paffenroth signed the contract this week. Submissions by the contributors are due at year’s end. Here is a description, as well as a list of contributors and their chapter topics. Overview Kim Paffenroth and John W. Morehead, editors The academy […]

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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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Blurred Lines: Science Fiction, Horror, Science & Entertainment

May 18th, 2011 | Posted in aliens, horror, science fiction, zombie

The lines between science and entertainment are blurred these days. This is especially the case when it comes to things related to horror, science fiction, and the paranormal. This is evident in an upcoming program on the National Geographic Channel addressing the possibility of alien invasion in “When Aliens Attack” which will air on May […]

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’68: Zombie Horror Comic Preview by Image Comics

April 18th, 2011 | Posted in apocalypticism, comics, zombie

A new horror comic series with a focus on zombies titled ’68 is debuting from Image Comics. USA Today recently ran an article which discusses the series based upon the premise of a zombie apocalypse breaking out in connection with the Vietnam War. ’68 Exclusive Preview

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The Walking Dead: Beware of Product Placement

April 16th, 2011 | Posted in The Walking Dead, zombie

An item from the mail online in the UK caught my attention as it describes the understandably negative reaction when an ad agency put an advertisement for The Walking Dead on the side of The co-Operative Funeralcare building. The article quotes someone from a nearby hospice saying the following: Mrs Jones said grieving families could […]

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Theology and the Undead

April 4th, 2011 | Posted in call for papers, The Undead and Theology, undead, vampire, zombie

CALL FOR PAPERS Theology and the Undead The academy and pop culture alike recognize the great symbolic and pedagogical value of the undead (or reanimated dead). Vampires and zombies possess an important ability to enable reflection in a variety of personal and cultural ways. This has been explored variously from consumerism to racism to the […]

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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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Zombies as Angelic Dark Side

January 9th, 2011 | Posted in angels, posthuman, sacred, zombie

Lately I have been doing a lot of reflection and research on the zombie in popular culture, and how it connects to both postmodern concepts of the body and the sacred. Among the materials I recently came across in this regard that has helped develop my thinking is the work of Gary Laderman, a scholar […]

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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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James Siburt: Zombies, Semiotics, and Dollhouse

December 13th, 2010 | Posted in Dollhouse, semiotics, symbol, zombie

In a previous post I mentioned in that in my research on zombies as symbols in culture I came across the research of James Siburt on the topic. Siburt is a doctoral student at Alvernia University, Reading PA, in the Leadership Studies Ph.D. Program. His research is interdisciplinary, examining the intersection of popular culture media, […]

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