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In an effort to generate more discussion and collaboration on the scholarly study of religious naturalism, the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Oxford Graduate Theological Society is organizing a reading group on Alan Moore and Stephen Bissette’s influential run of Swamp Thing (1984–1987) and academic literature related to its sociohistorical context and themes. Moore’s writing explores sacred conceptions of nature, non-human life, magic, and psychedelic experiences. Brought to life by Bissette’s art, Saga of the Swamp Thing is perhaps the definitive tale of ecospirituality in the comics medium. All humans (and plant-monsters) are invited to join us to discuss this influential work.
Reading list: haliphron.ink/2025/11/04/swamp2025
Session 2 Readings (November 19)
Moore, Alan, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. “Book Two (#28-34).” In Saga of the Swamp Thing: Vertigo, 2012.
Moore, Alan, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. “Book Three (#35-42).” In Saga of the Swamp Thing: Vertigo, 2013.
Secondary:
Addis, Victoria. “Ecomasculinity, Ecomasculinism, and the Superhero Genre: Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing.” In Men, Masculinities, and Earth: Contending with the (M)Anthropocene, edited by Paul M. Pulé and Martin Hultman, 417-32. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021.
Letheby, Chris. “Naturalizing Psychedelic Spirituality.” Zygon 52, no. 3 (2017): 623-42. doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12353.
