Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5
EAN num: 9781576835760
ISBN number: 1576835766
Label: Navpress Publishing Group
Manufacturer: Navpress Publishing Group
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 191
Printing Date: 2005-04
Publishing house: Navpress Publishing Group
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Garrett clearly has a love of Superheroes, and an interest in spirituality. He's one of the leading authors in the field right now and has published other books as well as articles for the Society of Biblical Literature. The book provides an entertaining look at spirituality in superhero comic books. Using superhero stories like sermon illustrations and pointing to specific incidents in comic history where faith and religion actually make in onto the pages of popular comic titles, Garrett shows that there is a connection between spirituality and American pop-culture. The disappointing thing about this work is that it fails to give any new or specific insights into either America's cultural religion or into Christian spirituality. As a youth minister, I reccomend this book for Christian teenagers who enjoy comics and superheroes, but for the serious student of the two issues that Garrett examines, you'll need to look elsewhere.
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This is actually a book I wanted to write, imagine my suprise when I found it already in print. Garrett deals with one of the loves of my life in the Myth found in comics and superhero movies. This book gives those of us that love such a medium a way to relate what we read and watch to the faith. Don't pick it up for any heavy, devotional or theological reading, but it is a fun romp between pop culture and the Faith. Give it a shot if you're a Christian that Loves Superheroes.
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There was so much promise in Holy Superheroes as an exploration of the faith often reflected in comic books, and sadly for me it didn't deliver. As a Christian, an educator for 40 years who has used comic books in the public school classrooms as well as Sunday school and as a comic book reader and collector for over 60 years this was a letdown.
Relating religion and comics is far from new and one of the best came out in the sixties. It was Robert Short's brilliant "The Gospel According to Peanuts" and it has been emulated many times since. It in fact inspired "The Gospel According to Star Wars". There have been several books on Superman in this regard with the best and most recent being Stephen Skelton's "The Gospel Acoording to the World's Greatest Superhero". Skelton also has put together "The Superman Bible Study" which has been out for several years. Everyone is doing this with pop culture from Star Trek to James Bond. Perhaps it reflects back to the work of two of the 20th century's greatest theologians who also wrote fantasy and science fiction. I refer to C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkein. Very tough acts to follow.
It's not that Greg Garrett's idea is bad, it is one that can add a great deal to our Christian growth. He apparently has done this with "The Matrix" something my son, who is a missionary in Spain, has also done though his preference is "Star Trek" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Garrett's writing style is fluid and it does move fast. Garrett has also written novels so he should know how to handle the craft.
Garrett claims he is studying to be an Episcopal priest and I am not saying he doesn't have the makings of a theologian and I don't pretend to be one myself. What is sad is that the author has missed an opportunity to be a real witness for Jesus Christ. I often pass on books with this theme to non Christians who are big comic readers. This definitely won't be one of them.
Garrett has made the Bible little better than ancient foklore. The Islamic faith is held as an equal which shows that the author really needs to study the Quran and Hadith. I have and there is no similarity.
The author seems unaware that we face a culture war, a clash of civilizations. His endeavor at intellectual honesty does not come off and his concern over social issues does not ring true.
Too bad as this "could have been a contender".
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How many times have you been told that comics are for kids? How many times have you thought that they are against God? Did you ever think to write a book about it.
God can be found in all things - as it is said in the word of God - All things work for the good.
Comics are man-made and have many mistakes and misinterpretations, but as Greg Garrett says in this book, alot of the stuff they got right, IS THE IMPORTANT STUFF.
Look at superman... all powerful, yet he never kills. He does not use his power to take over the world and make it as he sees fit. Look at wolverine.. do you only see the savagery of him, or can you see the spiritual underlining that makes this character so good.. that he is canstantly battling the wild side in him - that is afraid of losing to his BEAST. This book has them all, and many you probably have not heard of.
It does a wonderful job of letting the reader know the comic story that he is using as example and explaining the spiritual depth of the comics. That you don't always have to take things at face value, but you can see what this can be used in the service of Christ.
I would recommend this book to any comic reader - or even if you just enjoyed the X-men and other marvel movies recently.
as well this book goes into describing the change that comics went through after 911. Especially the difference in Captain Marvel. As he decided to stand up for peace on the homefront - and still looking out for others.
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I appreciate the work and research displayed in this book. As a former comic book collector and now youth pastor, I found many of the conclusions in the book to be pretty on target. I thought he was going to go in a different direction, but was pleasantly surprised.
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