Editors: Taylor J. Ott (Fordham University) and Shaun Brown (Villa Maria College)<\/p>\n
Theology and Pop Culture is currently seeking contributions for an edited volume from Rowman and Littlefield on the intersection of theology and\u00a0Harry Potter<\/i>. Essays should prioritize the books but may include or concentrate on the films,\u00a0Fantastic Beasts<\/i>, or\u00a0The Cursed Child<\/i>\u00a0if appropriate. Essays should be written for academics, but avoid \u201cjargon\u201d to be accessible for the layperson. Contributions may be written from the perspective of any religious tradition.<\/p>\n
With 500 million books sold worldwide, the\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0<\/i>series has defined a generation. Twelve years after the release of the final installment of the books and nine years after the last film, there is still continued interest in the series, evidenced by the success of the\u00a0Fantastic Beasts<\/i>\u00a0series, productions of\u00a0The Cursed Child<\/i>, the\u00a0History of Magic\u00a0<\/i>exhibition, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Even more profound is the impact of the series\u2019 thematic content in the areas of theology, spirituality, and morality. Despite recurrent controversies over the \u201cdanger\u201d of the series, mainly from Christian corners, others continue to find theological meaning in The Boy Who Lived. The popularity of theological analysis underlines a hunger for thoughtful discourse as well as the theological, ethical, and spiritual depths of a series that tackles issues of class, power, sacrifice, the moral status of non-human beings, and evil.<\/p>\n
To that end, we seek to bring together a collection of essays that critically engages the ways in which theology and\u00a0Harry Potter<\/i>\u00a0speak to each other. Possible topics for an edited volume might include, but are certainly not limited to:<\/p>\n Abstracts of 300-700 words, along with a CV or resume, should be sent to shauncbrown@yahoo.com and tott@fordham.edu by January 15. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by February 1, with accepted essays due by July 1.<\/p>\n Via Popular Culture and Theology<\/a> and ReligionCFP<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Editors: Taylor J. Ott (Fordham University) and Shaun Brown (Villa Maria College) Theology and Pop Culture is currently seeking contributions for an edited volume from Rowman and Littlefield on the intersection of theology and\u00a0Harry Potter. Essays should prioritize the books but may include or concentrate on the films,\u00a0Fantastic Beasts, or\u00a0The Cursed Child\u00a0if appropriate. Essays should […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":37873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,37],"tags":[1518,4420,12508],"class_list":["post-73215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-call-for-papers-2","category-harry-potter","tag-call-for-papers","tag-harry-potter","tag-theology"],"yoast_head":"\n\n