| The Gospel According to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God Contributor(s): Heath, Elaine a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664236782 ISBN-13: 9780664236786 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 Click for more in this series: Gospel According To... |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 801.95 |
| LCCN: 2011023742 |
| Series: Gospel According To... |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.61" W x 8.52" L (0.55 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Twilight saga has become one of the most successful fiction series ever written, with more than one hundred million copies in print and several blockbuster films. Despite the tremendous commercial success Twilight has generated, few readers have analyzed its theological teachings or the messages Stephenie Meyer might be sending to women and teenage girls. This book offers both a feminist critique of Twilight and a theological review of the stories' ideas about salvation, heaven and hell, power, reconciliation, resurrection, and organized religion. Elaine Heath writes in an accessible voice, calling attention to both the good news of Twilight's theology and the bad news of its gender stereotypes and depictions of violence against women. The book includes questions for youth and adult groups or for classroom discussions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heath, Elaine a.: - Elaine A. Heath is Associate Professor of Evangelism at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. She is the author of We Were the Least of These: Reading the Bible with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach. An active participant in Emergent Village and the emerging church conversation, she is the cofounder of New Day, a new monastic community in Dallas, Texas. She is an ordained Methodist minister. |
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