James F. Mc Grath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University in Indianapolis. He has published widely on the New Testament and early Christianity as well as on religion in popular culture, especially science fiction. He is the author of What Jesus Learned from Women (2021) and Theology and Science Fiction (2016). He is also the editor of Religion and Science Fiction (2011), and the coeditor of Religion and Doctor Who: Time and Relative Dimensions in Faith (2013).
17 Ebooks von James F. McGrath
James F. McGrath: Theology and Science Fiction
What is the difference between a god and a powerful alien? Can an android have a soul, or be considered a person with rights? Can we imagine biblical stories being retold in the distant future on pla …
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James F. McGrath: Religion and Science Fiction
Religious themes, concepts, imagery, and terminology have featured prominently in much recent science fiction. In the book you hold in your hands, scholars working in a range of disciplines (such as …
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Andrew Crome & James F. McGrath: Religion and Doctor Who
Doctor Who has always contained a rich current of religious themes and ideas. In its very first episode it asked how humans rationalize the seemingly supernatural, as two snooping schoolteachers refu …
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James F. McGrath: Only True God
Monotheism is a powerful religious concept shaped by competing ideas and the problems they raised. Surveying New Testament writings and Jewish sources from before and after the rise of Christianity, …
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Charles G. Häberl & James F. McGrath: The Mandaean Book of John
Given the degree of popular fascination with Gnostic religions, it is surprising how few pay attention to the one such religion that has survived from antiquity until the present day: Mandaism. Manda …
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Charles Lee Irons & Danny André Dixon: The Son of God
This is a multi-view book in which representatives of differing viewpoints make a positive statement of their case, followed by responses from the others, and concluding with a rebuttal by the origin …
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James F. McGrath: What Jesus Learned from Women
Dehumanization has led to serious misinterpretation of the Gospels. On the one hand, Christians have often made Jesus so much more than human that it seemed inappropriate to ask about the influence o …
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€33.99
Amber Bowen & John Anthony Dunne: Theology and Black Mirror
Black Mirror, Netflix’s dystopian anthology, probes what it means to be human in a technological world. While the show raises interesting, if not disturbing, questions, it refrains from giving answer …
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Benjamin D. Espinoza: Theology and the Star Wars Universe
Scholars have been arguing for years that Star Wars is more than light sabers, Wookies, Millennium Falcons, and troubling familial relationships. Star Wars is an exciting space fantasy that we can ex …
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Shaun C. Brown & Amanda MacInnis Hackney: Theology and Star Trek
After Star Trek: Enterprise concluded in 2005, Star Trek went on hiatus until the 2009 film Star Trek and its sequels. With the success of these films, Star Trek returned to the small screen with ser …
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James F. McGrath: A to Z of the New Testament
So you think you know the New Testament? Did you know that Jesus made puns? Did you know that Paul never calls himself or the churches he writes to “Christian”? …
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James F. McGrath: Christmaker
Meet the real John the Baptist. For many, John the Baptist is a footnote in the gospels—Jesus’s unkempt forerunner. But if we look closer, John emerges as a fascina …
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James F. McGrath: John of History, Baptist of Faith
Studies of the historical Jesus typically reduce John the Baptist to a subordinate role in the story of Christian origins. This meticulous historical study focuses on John himself, revealing his exte …
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€118.38
R. Alan Streett: Exploring the Paranormal
A personal exploration of questions surrounding psychic healing, séances, astral projection, and more After an injury threatened his chances of signing a professional baseball contract, R. Ala …
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€49.09
Frank Felice & James F. McGrath: Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology
Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology examines progressive rock music’s engagement with theology and religion, which spans an array of artists and songs from its early days to the present. Co-writ …
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