Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon

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I was looking around and saw this, it's a book spanning different whedon based creations such as Buffy, Angel, Firefly, and Fray.

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Joss Whedon once identified himself as an "angry, hard-line atheist" who is nevertheless "fascinated by the concept of devotion." While organized religion seems to hold no satisfactory answers for Whedon, his dedication to exploring the meanings of faith and belief can be seen in many of the characters he has created for such works as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, and Fray. This work examines a variety of Whedon's characters and discusses what can be learned from their struggles and discoveries regarding religion and belief.

Part One focuses on the characters' search for purpose, revealing how Dawn, Spike, and Angel attempt to define the meaning of their lives in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it's spin-off, Angel. Part Two focuses on family, examining the unconventional family dynamic in Whedon's comic book miniseries Fray and television series Firefly. Part Three centers around the concept of redemption, using Angel's Doyle, Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds and Shepherd Book, and Buffy's Faith Lehane to examine the characters' search for salvation and their own acceptance of their past actions. Finally, Part Four focuses on the harmful potential of religious zealotry, revealing the negative aspects of absolute belief through Firefly's River and Buffy's Caleb. A primary source guide follows the main text, providing the writer, director, and air date of each television episode, along with publication data for Whedon's print works, including the in-publication "Season 8" comic books for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Available Spring/Summer 2008

I want it. ^_^
 
Wow, I can't wait to get a hold of a copy. Sounds very excellent. Thank you for posting.
 
I think that definitely sounds interesting, and I want to read it.

I've always thought it was weird how Joss is an atheist yet all of his works have strong themes of faith in them.
 
Joss may be an atheist, but I'd say because he is an intelligent person he does know what he doesn't believe in. Also he will have accepted others have a right to believe as they choose.
 
ILLYRIAN said:
Joss may be an atheist, but I'd say because he is an intelligent person he does know what he doesn't believe in. Also he will have accepted others have a right to believe as they choose.
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I'm a little confused by your wording, lol.
 
ILLYRIAN
ILLYRIAN
What has you confused ? maybe put a ' , ' after person.
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