Digression: Literary Theologies with Beatrice Marovich

Theologian Beatrice Marovich reacts to our discussions of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, exploring the relationship between theology and fiction.

We talk about her book Sister Death: Political Theologies for Living and Dying, and raise the question of why humans personify death, and consider personifications of death in literature and pop culture. Artist Krista Dragomer created original artwork for Sister Death.

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