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Tag Archives: Apocalypse
On Byzantine Apocrypha and Erotapokriseis Literature
by Tony Burke This post originally appeared on the author’s blog. As I work through the contributions to the second volume of New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical Scriptures, I am struck by how many of them are related to a … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Theory, Theory and Method
Tagged Apocalypse, Apocrypha, erotapokriseis, MNTA, Tony Burke
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Jesus’ Man-Breasts
by Deane Galbraith In contemporary Western society, an (imaginary) flat “chest” is marker of male gender; and round, spherical breasts are a marker of female gender. In the realm of the symbolic the everyday real breasts of men and women, with their assortment of different … Continue reading
Posted in Deane Galbraith, Religion and Theory, Sexuality and Gender
Tagged Apocalypse, bra, breast implants, breasts, chest, digital enhancement, flat-chested, Gender Trouble, Jack Nicholson, Jesse Rainbow, Jesus, Judith Butler, Keira Knightley, man-boobs, man-breasts, moobs, paps, Real, Revelation of John, Son of Man, Song of Solomon, symbolic, voyeurism, μαστοῖς
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“The Zombies Are Coming!” An Interview with Kelly J. Baker on the Zombie Apocalypse
By Philip L. Tite Recently, our colleague here at the Bulletin, Kelly Baker, published a short ebook entitled, The Zombies Are Coming! The Realities of the Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture (Bondfire Books, 2013). In this readable and engaging book, … Continue reading
Posted in Kelly J. Baker, Philip L. Tite, Religion and Popular Culture, Religion and Society, Religion and Theory, Theory and Method, Theory in the Real World
Tagged Apocalypse, Avery Gordon, Edward Ingebretsen, Gospel According to the Klan, gun shows, J.Z. Smith, Jason Bivins, John Morehead, Julia Kristeva, kathleen stewart, Kim Paffenroth, Ku Klux Klan, Preppers, Timothy Beal, voodoo, W. Scott Poole, world religions paradigm, zombies
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The Rise of the Preppers
In an insightful online piece (that includes historical analysis from Bulletin contributor Cathy Gutierrez), we learn of “a growing subculture of Americans who refer to themselves informally as ‘preppers,”’ that is, folks stockpiling food and firearms alongside innumerable other supplies … Continue reading
Posted in Kenny Paul Smith, Religion and Popular Culture
Tagged American Religious History, Apocalypse, Glenn Beck, Preppers
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