Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks
Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks
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Description
This volume engages the religious, theological, spiritual, and supernatural elements of Twin Peaks, which are discernable throughout the two original seasons that aired on ABC, the subsequent film that was made in 1992, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and the third season of Twin Peaks, which aired on Showtime in 2017, often referred to as The Return. The reception of Twin Peaks has been uniquely buttressed by one of the most earnest and stimulating fandoms in all of popular culture. Twin Peaks has a unique approach to mystery that frustrates and compels at the same time, inviting deeper exploration of the religious and theological significance and promoting multiple lines of interpretation.
Table of Contents
Introduction: “But When I Saw the Face of God”: Introducing Theology, Religion, and Twin Peaks
John Anthony Dunne and Kris Song
Section I. “The Search for the Zone”: Spiritual Quests for Truth and Meaning
Chapter 1-“My Log Is Turning Gold”: The Religions in and of Twin Peaks
John Anthony Dunne
Chapter 2-Catching Big Fishes in a Postsecular Age: Twin Peaks and the Search for Meaning in 1990s Culture
Ilaria W. Biano
Chapter 3-Transcendental Style in Twin Peaks
Zachary Sheldon
Chapter 4-The Music of Twin Peaks: Seeking the Spiritual in Angelo Badalamenti's Themes
Chris Thiessen
Chapter 5- Of Logs and Logos: Twin Peaks, Animism, and the New Materialisms
Whitney A. Bauman
Chapter 6-“One Day My Log Will Have Something to Say about This”: A Posthuman Analysis of a Log and a Lady
Susana Pacheco, Joel Santos, Tânia Casimiro, and Afonso Leão
Chapter 7-Laura's Not the Only One: Twin Peaks and the Critique of Christ Figures
Thomas Britt
Chapter 8-Revelation, Dreams, and Apocalypticism in Twin Peaks
Taylor M. Weaver
Section II. “The Gifted & the Damned”: Evil and Human Agency
Chapter 9-David Lynch Keeps His Head
David Foster Wallace
Chapter 10-Laura Palmer and the Dancing Daughter in Mark 6.17–29
Alexis Bradford
Chapter 11- “I Am What You Fear I Could Be”: A Reading of BOB as Perceived by Laura Palmer in The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Dana Abu Dbay
Chapter 12-Once More, “Who Killed Laura Palmer?”: BOB, Demon Possession, and Human Culpability
Joshua Alfaro
Chapter 13-Apophaticism and the Ineffable Judy
Philip Jeffries
Section III. “Through the Darkness of Future Past”: Time, Endings, and Eschatology
Chapter 14-Time and Time Again: From Christian Linearity to Vedic Atelicity in Twin Peaks
Trevor Babcock
Chapter 15-Storytelling Sequels: Multi-volume Mysteries in Luke-Acts and the Original Series of Twin Peaks
Nickolas A. Fox
Chapter 16-“Once We Cross, It Could All Be Different”: Cooper's Nostos and the Women of Twin Peaks: The Return
Andrew H. Waller
Chapter 17-The Red Room and the Bridal Chamber: The Relational Reunion of Self in Twin Peaks and the Gospel of Philip
John Anthony Dunne
Chapter 18-“The Past Dictates the Future”: Biblical Repetition, Stoic Recurrence, and the Circularity of Time in Twin Peaks: The Return
Kris Song
Product details
Published | 08 Jan 2026 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 304 |
ISBN | 9781978716711 |
Imprint | Fortress Academic |
Illustrations | 3 bw illus |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
Series | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |