“Every culture creates its own Christ figure. The Egyptians had one, the Celts had one, the Christians obviously had a fairly successful one and the Americans created their own Christ in the middle of the century where most people stopped believed in the original. Nature abhors a vacuum and these archetypes just find themselves being recreated to suit the needs of a particular culture.”Is Superman the new American messiah? Are there even any messianic lessons that can be learned from the Superman?
Here is what scholar, the media, and bloggers are saying:
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Superman on Wikipedia.
The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Character
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Superman, Jesus Christ and Jim Caviezel
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