The fantasy realms of online gaming become even more surreal when religion enters the scene; imagine Batman going on pilgrimage to Mecca, or a virtual crucifixion, or massive Bibles, raining from the sky.
Rachel Wagner
Rachel Wagner is Associate Professor of Religion and Culture at Ithaca College. Her latest book, Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah (NYU, 2025) charts the myth of the “good guy with a gun,” connecting America’s frontier beginnings with visions of the end of the world.
