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In this edited collection, Matthew Brake and Reverend Kimberly Hampton and their contributors argue that Marvel Studios' Black Panther was not only a cultural phenomenon but theologically rich.

This volume considers Black Panther's role in the age of Black Lives Matter; Afro-Futurism and Theology; Black Panther, Mysticism, and Black Pentecostal Experience; Portrayals of African religion in Black Panther; Violence and Liberation: Echoes of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King in Killmonger and Black Panther.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Watching Black Panther in North Africa: Anti-Colonial Theologies in a Moroccan Movie Theatre
2: Don't Call me Princess: Shuri as Gnostic
3: Wakandan Imaginaries of Black Identity: Wakandan Politics of Identity
4: The Women of Black Panther: Womanist Theology, Queer Representation, and Their Allies
5: The Many Cults of the Black Panther: Wakanda, Modernity and the Evolution of Man-Ape
6: Pray for Me: Theology in Marvel's Black Panther
Chapter 7: Restoring Dignity Through Representation
8: Black Liberation, Spirituality and Culturalism: How Wakanda Failed Black America
9: Conceptions of Human Flourishing: A Comparative Analysis Between Marvel's Black Panther, J. H. Cone, and the New Testament

Product details

Published 14 May 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 256
ISBN 9798216265054
Imprint T&T Clark
Series Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Matthew William Brake

Matthew Brake is a Associate Professor of Philosop…

Anthology Editor

Kimberly R. Hampton

Reverend Kimberly R. Hampton is a Ministry Consult…

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