Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God

by Craig Detweiler and Jen Beagin

Book Overview

Craig Detweiler's collection of up-to-the-minute essays on video games' theological themes (and yes, they do exist ) is an engaging and provocative book for gamers, parents, pastors, media scholars, and theologians--virtually anyone who has dared to consider the ramifications of modern society's obsession with video games and online media. Together, these essays take on an exploding genre in popular culture and interpret it through a refreshing and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664232779
• ISBN13: 9780664232771
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"