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Barbie and the Bible: Playing with Pop Culture, Gender, and Theology(Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)

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This edited collection invites fresh readings of play and storytelling in the Barbie movie (2023) through the lens of the Bible and theology. For Christopher B. Hays, Meghan R. Henning, and their contributors, the Barbie movie is more than pink and mojo dojo casa houses; they argue that the film offers a nuanced reflection of Biblical and theological ideas. The chapters herein analyze the cultural impact of Barbie on its own terms, critically engaging its explicit attempts to offer social critiques of capitalism, patriarchy, ableism, and racism. From exploring Ruth Handler as God, Barbie as both Jesus and a jezebel, and historical Judean “doll-like” figurines, this volume's interdisciplinary interlocutors identify how Barbie depicts the stories we tell about ourselves, society, and God.

Table of Contents:
Foreword, Candida R. Moss Introduction, Christopher B. Hays and Meghan Henning Part I. Barbie, the Hebrew Bible, and the Ancient Near East 1: The Creator and Her Creation: The Representation of Ruth Handler as God in the Barbie Movie, Hanne Løland Levinson 2: Innerbiblical Barbie: Teraphim and Image of God in Genesis, Collin Cornell 3: Come Play With Me!: Barbie, Judean Pillar Figurines, and the Economics of Reuse, Kristine Garroway 4: Why is Barbie Called a Jezebel?, Tammi J. Schneider 5: “That Power Looks So Good on You”: Esther/Ishtar in Pink, Esther Brownsmith 6: 'What Was I Made For?' 'For Such a Time as This': Diaspora, Identity, and Purpose in Barbie and Esther, Alexiana Fry Part II: Barbie, the New Testament, and the Classical World 7: “Do You Ever Think About Dying?”: Death and Transformation in Barbie, Breaking Bad, and the Bible, Christopher B. Hays 8: Barbie's Otherworldly Journey: From Plastic Possibilities to Toxic Positivity and Back, Meghan Henning Part III: The Barbie Movie in Contemporary Culture 9: It's Hard to be Fragile When You're Made of Plastic: How Dolls with No Genitalia Expose the Absent Center of Greta Gerwig's Barbie, Kutter Callaway 10: “Am-Bar-Be-Veil-Lents”, Neomi De Anda

About the Author :
Christopher B. Hays is D. Wilson Moore Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Fuller Seminary and a research associate of the University of Pretoria (S.A.). Meghan R. Henning is Professor of Christian Origins and Senior Assistant Provost of Undergraduate Curriculum and Student Success at the University of Dayton.

Review :
Greta Gerwig's Barbie is a goldmine for theological and religious reflection, and the essays edited by Hays and Henning illustrate the wondrous depths of this cinematic resource. These essays embrace “serious play” by constructing a diverse range of fruitful and mutually illuminating dialogues between Barbie and the Bible. These interdisciplinary conversations help us rethink and reinterpret Barbie and biblical texts. This volume is a treasure for those interested in the interplay of Bible and Film, Gender, Material Culture, and Pop Culture. This book is more than Kenough! With intellectual gusto and interdisciplinary verve, this book investigates how Barbie-both like and with the Bible-functions as a cultural, philosophical, and theological site of human contemplation. In doing so, it not only illuminates the Barbie and Bible subjects at hand, but also invites readers to think metacritically about how and why we relate to our objects of study. For anyone interested in the productivity of toying with new questions through playful possibility, this book is a must-read.


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  • ISBN-13: 9798216251682
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: T&T Clark
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
  • ISBN-10: 8216251688
  • Publisher Date: 11 Jun 2026
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 204
  • Sub Title: Playing with Pop Culture, Gender, and Theology


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