“Holy Superheroes: Exploring Faith and Spirituality in Comic Books”
Greg Garrett’s book explores comics for the lessons they can teach in faith.
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“The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture”
This book by B.J. Oropeza looks at superheroes in light of the spiritual and mythological roles they play in our lives.
“Comics & Ideology”
This collection of 11 essays was edited by Matthew P. McAllister, Edward H. Sewell Jr. and Ian Gordon.
“Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America”
This book by Bradford W. Wright details the history of the comic book industry in a 20th-century context.
“Comic Book Character: Unleashing the Hero in Us All”
This book by David A. Zimmerman discusses themes in superhero comics.
“Superman Returns, but Is That a Good Thing?”
Read an Oct. 29, 2009, Christianity Today story.
“The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters”
“The 99” are Muslim comic book superheroes and the creation of an American-educated artist, Naif al-Mutawa. Mutawa’s characters battle evil, and each character represents one of the 99 qualities that Muslims attribute to God. Read a Jan. 22, 2006, New York Times story about “The 99” at Adherents.com and an Oct. 5, 2011, CNN story about resistance to the comic book […]
“DC Comics introduces new Muslim superhero”
Read a Sept. 7, 2012, Religion News Service story about DC Comics introducing a new Muslim superhero.
Louis Feldman
Louis Feldman is a professor of classics and literature at Yeshiva University in New York City. He is an expert on conversion to Judaism and can discuss conversion from a historical perspective.