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Essays by Subject - Religion/Theology

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ami-padme, The Return of a Jedi: Christian Themes in Anakin Skywalker's Redemption

Examines parallels between Christian teachings on forgiveness/salvation and Anakin's return to the Light in the last

chapter of the Star Wars saga.

ami-padme, Sidious the Serpent

Palpatine's character as the devil figure in the Star Wars saga.

Eli Williamson-Jones, Buddhism and Star Wars

Examines the connections between Star Wars and the tenets of Buddhist belief.

jedi-scholar, Anakin and the Sin of Despair

Examines Anakin's melancholy nature and how his disbelief in his own salvation impacted him.

Matril, “For what shall it profit a man?” -- The Conflict between the Physical and the Spiritual in Star Wars

Studies the tension between the physical and spiritual life as it pertains to Anakin and Luke Skywalker.

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