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    The Gospel according to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God
    The Gospel according to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God
    The Gospel according to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God
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    The Gospel according to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God

    By Elaine A. Heath

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestminster John Knox Press
    Release dateSep 12, 2011
    ISBN9781611641264
    The Gospel according to Twilight: Women, Sex, and God
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    Elaine A. Heath

    Elaine A. Heath is a theologian whose work is interdisciplinary, integrating pastoral, biblical, and spiritual theology in ways that bridge the gap between academy, church, and world. Her current research interests focus on community as a means of healing trauma, emergent forms of Christianity, and alternative forms of theological education for the church in rapidly changing contexts. Heath is the author of numerous books and articles, the most recent of which is Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse: Reading the Bible with Survivors (2019), a republication with updates of a previous volume: We Were the Least of These: Reading the Bible with Survivors of Sexual Abuse (2011). She also recently served as general editor of the Holy Living series.

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