Danny Fingeroth details many different topics pertaining to why the superhero is such a potent myth for our times and culture.

Arthur Kurzweil is a New York author, editor and publisher who helped start the first Jewish Genealogical Society. His books include the classic From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History.

Harry Brod’s work looks at the Jewish creators behind many of America’s most loved superheroes.

Thomas V. Morris and Matt Morris gathered 16 leading philosophers to discuss the deeper issues that stem from superhero narratives.

Richard Reynolds takes a look at the origins of the superhero.

David Shatz is an adjunct professor of religion at Columbia University in New York City and a professor of philosophy at Yeshiva University. He is also the editor of Torah u-Madda, a journal about the interaction between Judaism and the broader culture.

This book by B.J. Oropeza looks at superheroes in light of the spiritual and mythological roles they play in our lives.

Peter Ochs is a professor of modern Judaic studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is an expert on Jewish philosophy and theology, the history of Jewish thought and Jewish ethics. Among the courses he teaches is one on Jewish theology after the Holocaust and another on belief and ethics after the Holocaust. He […]

This collection of 11 essays was edited by Matthew P. McAllister, Edward H. Sewell Jr. and Ian Gordon.