Our first themed month was a success! Over the course of April (and the very beginning of May) we published 12 articles on religion and/or theology in games.
Posts Tagged With: Religion Month
Games frequently talk about religion, but rarely interact with the transcendent ideas of deities and the holy that religion is about.
Sanctifying Games
This is a letter from God to man.
Hey there, how's it going?
Long time no see.
Gods in the Machine
2 I love the Qun, and like people who have a religion or a faith that gives them joy, I can't help but share it.
The Tao of Dragon Age
1 Earthbound isn’t just a beloved classic; for many it’s a digital savior.
Messianism & Earthbound
6 Frequent readers will note my intimate familiarity with the Evangelical subculture. We had our own hit novels, our own major motion pictures, and, of course, our own games.
Plowshares into Skyhooks: The Evolution (Intelligent Design?) of Bible Games
A game about videogames, about agency, and about the Mormons (a group of which I was once a member), and about how I see all of them.
A Thousand Deaths
I've crafted worlds before, as a dungeon master and writer, and I enter new worlds each time I download a new game. All of these have their own metaphysics, rules and boundaries.
Upon the Face of the Waters
2 I have plateaued in my development, and I am not just referring to video games: I’ve come to a standstill in my religious life as well.
Relax
2 I would argue that one can easily read Final Fantasy X not as an attack on institutional religion as a whole but as a concerned voice sharing many of the same values.
Change or Live: Final Fantasy X as Catholic Dystopia
9 Skyrim encourages the player to trample through burial grounds and disturb the remains of those who lie within. A lot.
Tomb-Raider: The Virtue of Desecration in Skyrim
12 Old and out-of-fashion theological concepts in Christianity may find their salvation in an unlikely place: the world of videogames.