With all the hype of the new Batman movie this summer, I was intrigued by the concept of Paul Asay’s book, God On The Streets Of Gotham. It was a very interesting read.

Asay’s basic premise is to dig deep into our fascination with the Caped Crusader for more than seventy years. And in that exploration, he finds several stunning similarities: how Batman portrays several aspects of God, and how he is descriptive of us.

Asay looks at every angle; from revealing character studies of Batman’s foes, to a comparison of the bat tools to the Paul’s armor of God, Asay show us how we might find elements of faith in the Dark Knight’s story.

While I was fascinated with much of the book, there were times when I found myself wondering if maybe Asay was over-analyzing things just a bit. Sometimes it just seemed to be stretched a little too far; and he was searching for glimpses of God that the writers never instilled into the hero of Gotham.

But for the most part, and despite my moments of skepticism, I enjoyed reading God On The Streets Of Gotham. If you’re a Batfan, you might enjoy it as well.

Who is your favorite superhero? Batman? Or someone else? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

If you are interested in reading God On The Streets Of Gotham:  What The Big Screen Batman Can Teach Us About God And Ourselves, by Paul Asay, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.

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