Gospel according to Twilight

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Gospel according to Twilight

Women, Sex, and God

Christianity

Author: Elaine A. Heath

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Collection: The Gospel according to...

Language: English

Published by: Westminster John Knox Press

Published on: 12th September 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 531 Kb

ISBN: 9781611641264


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.

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