“Superman Returns, but Is That a Good Thing?”
Read an Oct. 29, 2009, Christianity Today story.
Category: Arts
“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.
“Revealing Superman’s Real-Life Identity”
A Jan. 2, 2013, New York Times story previewed the conference at the Center for Jewish History and explored religious aspects of the most famous superhero.
“Is Superman Jewish?”
Read a Feb. 1, 2013, Smart Set column about a conference at the Center for Jewish History that celebrated the Man of Steel’s 75th birthday — and focused on his Jewish roots.
“The Psychology Behind Superhero Origin Stories”
Read an article in the February 2013 edition of Smithsonian magazine.
“Superheroes Get Religion, or the Other Way Around?”
Read an April 7, 2013, column in the Huffington Post by S. Brent Plate, a visiting associate professor of religious studies at Hamilton College.
“A Superman for All Seasons”
Read this New Republic article published April 18, 2013, to mark the Man of Steel’s 75 years.