I've always been interested in seeing God in the geekery that I indulge in. Thus I have books like Finding God in the Lord of the Rings and Finding God in a Galaxy Far Far Away. So when Tyndale House Publishers sent me an email telling of God on the Streets of Gotham: What the Big Screen Batman can Teach us About God and Ourselves as one of their free ebook offerings, I immediately grabbed it. (As of this writing, the Kindle version is still offered for free.)
And I was very happy I did.
Not only did the book discuss how to find Christian themes in the Batman films, it also delved into the depths of the character of Batman/Bruce Wayne and how it well it resonates with how we see the world and how we would want the world to be. Happily, it does not only explore the Batman of Christopher Nolan's exemplary trilogy, but also the Batman of the various media -- from comics to earlier movies to the different TVseries and specials.
And that's just after reading the first 10% of the book.
I've always wanted to see how Christ and the Christian faith can be found in secular/contemporary media. This is one major window I'm looking through to see it.
I'm off to read the rest of it now. A more detailed review later.
