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Religion and philosophy in the 'Twilight' series tackled by professors in two new books
by Amanda Bell
-Liana-
Religion and philosophy in the 'Twilight' series tackled by professors in two new books
by Amanda Bell
Readers of the Twilight saga are well versed in the various conceptual underpinnings available in the books and characters - especially when it comes to the religious or philosophical concepts. Or are they?
Well, at least two professors have found the potential for furtherance of the issues worthy of publication.
Beth Felker Jones, author of Touched by a Vampire, is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Wheaton College in Illinois and the author of Mark of His Wounds: Gender Politics and Bodily Resurrection.
Her book Touched by a Vampire, promises to explore the Twilight series "through a biblical lens." According to the product description, "Some Christian readers have praised moral principles illustrated in the story, such as premarital sexual abstinence . . . But ultimately, Beth Felker Jones examines whether the story's redemptive qualities outshine its darkness." Its so-called darkness, it seems, is latent in its afilliation with its "teaching girls about love, sex, and purpose." Accordingly, the question is raised "Can vampires teach us about God's plan for love?"
The book will hit shelves on October 6th, and it is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
Well, at least two professors have found the potential for furtherance of the issues worthy of publication.
Beth Felker Jones, author of Touched by a Vampire, is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Wheaton College in Illinois and the author of Mark of His Wounds: Gender Politics and Bodily Resurrection.
Her book Touched by a Vampire, promises to explore the Twilight series "through a biblical lens." According to the product description, "Some Christian readers have praised moral principles illustrated in the story, such as premarital sexual abstinence . . . But ultimately, Beth Felker Jones examines whether the story's redemptive qualities outshine its darkness." Its so-called darkness, it seems, is latent in its afilliation with its "teaching girls about love, sex, and purpose." Accordingly, the question is raised "Can vampires teach us about God's plan for love?"
The book will hit shelves on October 6th, and it is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
Similarly, but worlds apart still, Rebecca Housel (a writing and literature professor at Rochester Institute of Technology) and J. Jeremy Wisnewski (an Assistant Professor of Philosophy who also wrote Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded, The Office and Philosophy: Scenes from the Unexamined Life, X-Men and Philosophy: Astonishing Insight and Uncanny Argument in the Mutant X-Verse, and other academic books) have created Twilight and Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality. Twilight and Philosophy has just been released in paperback on Amazon.com, and it promises to address questions such as "What can vampires tell us about the meaning of life?" and "Is Bella a feminist?"
While some of these types of questions have certainly been explored amongst the fandom (and even, at times, within this column), there are likely a range of questions that linger still. That said, would you be interested in reading works like these? Why or why not? Comment below and let us know!
source: http://www.examiner.com/x-
photo courtesy of: www.amazon.com
While some of these types of questions have certainly been explored amongst the fandom (and even, at times, within this column), there are likely a range of questions that linger still. That said, would you be interested in reading works like these? Why or why not? Comment below and let us know!
source: http://www.examiner.com/x-
photo courtesy of: www.amazon.com
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