Superhero Mythology & Religion
There are two fundamental elements in superhero comic book narratives that remain relevant in any age: the depravity of mankind, and the need for a saviour.
There are two fundamental elements in superhero comic book narratives that remain relevant in any age: the depravity of mankind, and the need for a saviour.
The gradual process of secularization, that is to say, the purging of religion from public life, is nothing but a farce, for culture is inevitably religious, the reflection of a people who are inescapably religious by nature.
Not every Spanish protestant managed to escape the Spanish Inquisition in the sixteenth century, and for those who did, they were never truly safe. Such was the case for Casiodoro de Reina.
From what we can glean from Jonah 3, in light of the teachings of the New Testament, we have been entrusted with a mission to make the gospel known to all the nations.
There is absolutely nothing in Marxist ideology that is compatible with the Christian worldview. It revolts against God’s created order, it wages war against God’s law, and through the state seeks to redefine God’s creation.
Several books lay out the history of the protestant reformation and its contributions to Western society, but what about Ibero-America? How was the reformation received in the Spanish colonies of the New World?
Is man truly “wired” to believe in God? The claim has been contested for centuries. Ultimately, we will live in either faithfulness to or rebellion against the covenant God of Scripture.
As Western culture continues its march towards an abandonment of biblical authority, and an embrace of religious humanism, many have sought for a different origin for the principles that bind our societies together.
In the 1923 publication of the Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada, the reformation in Spain was dismissed as non-existent. However, the reformation of God’s Spanish-speaking church has in fact never come to an end.
In Mark 14:43-52, we read of a man who is unlike any other man, sent by the Father to be the Messiah and Saviour of the world, and yet betrayed by one of his own. How can we understand Jesus’ betrayal and arrest?