1st Edition
The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion
Edited By Will Stockton
Copyright 2026
458 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
458 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Routledge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion surveys new and longstanding critical conversations about the role of religion in Shakespeare’s plays and poems. It features thirty-four chapters authored by leading scholars on topics from antitheatricality and humanism to race and trans theology.
Arranged by keyword, this volume includes entries on major religions and religious movements,... Read more
List of Contributors
Introduction - Will Stockton
- The Afterlife - John Garrison
- Antitheatricalism- Ellen MacKay
- Bardolatry - Ewan Fernie
- The Bible - Jem Bloomfield
- Calvinism - Rhema Hokama
- Catholicism - Jamie Goodrich and Paula McQuade
- Clergy - Glenn Clark
- Conversion - Stephen Wittek
- Eve - Kyle Pivetti
- Exegesis - Jamie H. Ferguson
- Grace - Peter Cibula
- Humanism - Ted Tregear
- Infidelity - Will Stockton
- Islam - Sherif Abdelkarim
- Judaism - Michelle Ephraim
- Liturgy - Jennifer R. Rust
- Marriage - Eric B. Song
- Medieval Religious Drama - Shelia Coursey
- The Neighbor - Roberta Kwan
- Paul - Ethan John Guagliardo
- Political Theology - François-Xavier P. Gleyzon
- Prayer - Joseph Sterrett
- The Psalms - Shaina Trapedo
- Race - Kimberly Anne Coles
- Reconciliation - Jan F. van Dijkhuizen
- Reformation - Kristen Poole
- Repentance - Heather Hirschfeld
- Sacraments - Jay Zysk
- Secularization - John Parker
- Shylock - Coen Heijes and Peter J. Smith
- Sin - Daniel Juan Gil
- Toleration - Brian Walsh
- Trans Theology - Colby Gordon
- Wisdom Literature - Julia Reinhard Lupton
Index of Cited Authors
Index of Shakespeare's Works
Biography
Will Stockton is Professor of English at Clemson University, USA, where he specializes in Renaissance Literature. His publications include Members of His Body: Shakespeare, Paul, and a Theology of Nonmonogamy (2017) and An Introduction to Queer Literary Studies: Reading Queerly (2023).
