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Adam Barkman

Adam Barkman (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College. He is the author of C. S. Lewis and Philosophy as a Way of Life (Zossima, 2009), Through Common Things: Essays on Global Popular Culture (Winged Lion, 2010) and Above All Things: Essays on Christian Ethics and Popular Culture (Winged Lion, 2012). He is also the co-editor of Manga and Philosophy (Open Court, 2010), The Philosophy of Ang Lee (UPK, 2013), and The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott (Lexington, 2013). Failing as a superhero (no powers, no muscles, and no cash), Barkman fights truth decay at Redeemer instead (though he secretly hopes that one day his three kids will don capes).

Vessels of Myth

Superhero mythology is the direct product of a Judeo-Christian worldview and as such complements Jewish and Christian worldviews in important ways. The "S" shield has ever been an ally of the cross.

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Adam Barkman Jan 14, 2013

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Vessels of Myth

Superhero mythology is the direct product of a Judeo-Christian worldview and as such complements Jewish and Christian worldviews in important ways. The “S” shield has ever been an ally of the cross.

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