Tag Archives: religion

Horror and Religion’s Intimate Connection

June 9th, 2008 | Posted in horror, religion

In the past I’ve mentioned an interesting website that I stumbled upon, Constructing Horror, a website that serves as a resource for horror writers. One of the perspectives that they address is the connection between religion and horror, an area of research interest for me, and their current e-newsletter touched on this topic with the […]

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Timothy Beal: Religion and Its Monsters

March 12th, 2008 | Posted in Journal of Religion and Film, monsters, Timothy Beal

Timothy K. Beal is Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University. He has published eight books, including Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith (Beacon, 2005), which was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice […]

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James McGrath on Religion in Science Fiction

October 12th, 2007 | Posted in religion, science fiction

Dr. James McGrath is Assistant Professor of Religion at Butler University. Dr. McGrath not only teaches on Biblical Studies, but also on the interesting topic of science fiction in religion. This is a fascinating area of research interest for me, specifically as it connects with film and television studies, popular culture studies, and expressions of […]

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Douglas Cowan and Sacred Terror: Part 2

February 19th, 2007 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, horror, religion, Sacred Terror

Following is the second part of the interview with Douglas Cowan on the subject matter surrounding hisforthcoming book Sacred Terror. TF: In your book you discuss the “metataxis of horror.” Can you briefly define this and how you discuss it in your book? Doug Cowan: The “metataxis of horror” refers to the process by which […]

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Comic Books, Theology and Religion

February 2nd, 2007 | Posted in comics, Paganism, pop culture, superheroes

I have been interested in comic books for quite a while. I still remember walking home from grammar school and stopping by the local market to read through the latest issue of MAD magazine, and to see if the new issues of my favorite comics had hit the stand yet. My brother is a comic […]

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