Nathan E. Fleeson is an independent scholar and high school English teacher in Gwinnett County, Georgia.Carolyn M. Jones Medine is the inaugural All Shall Be Well Professor of Religion and a professor in and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Georgia.

• List of AbbreviationsIntroduction by Nathan E. Fleeson and Carolyn M. Jones MedinePart I: A Philosophical, Theological Ethics Approach to Arts, Literature, and ReligionChapter 1: Good, Bad, and Ugly Monsters: Characterizing Monsters in Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Jake DoberenzChapter 2: Percy Jackson: The Representations of Female Roles of Greek Mythical Women in Modern Literature and Film by Julie HeinishChapter 3: The Role of Mythology in Prosocial Behavior in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan by Cassandra KromeChapter 4: Gender-Queerness and the Concept of Argr in Norse Mythology and Magnus Chase by Judith C. VogtPart II: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Arts, Literature, and ReligionChapter 5: “Remember What It’s Like to Be Human”: Finding Humanity in Fantasy Grief by Nathan E. FleesonChapter 6: Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson Novels: Fantasy and the Problem of Heroic Excellence in/and the West by Carolyn M. Jones MedineChapter 7: The Demigods Amongst Us: Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus and Contemporary Religious Change by Sissel UndheimConclusion: The Future of the Riordanverse by Nathan E. Fleeson and Carolyn M. Jones MedineAppendix I: Reflections on Percy Jackson and Religion as Pedagogy by Nathan E. Fleeson, Grace Wills, Michael Head, Molly Maupin, Raegan Reinking, Claire D’Agostino, and Meredith Camp BennettAbout the Contributors

A valuable collection of essays, not only because of its analysis of Religion and the Riordanverse, but also for its insights into classroom pedagogy and the ways in which fans interact with texts. Fleeson and Medine set a scholarly but engaging and inclusive tone in their introduction, conclusion, and individual chapters, and this tone is maintained throughout by the other chapter authors. It is particularly refreshing to see Tumblr posts discussed alongside Aristotle and Judith Butler, and student reflections included in an appendix: sources often overlooked in academic work but important to consider and include. The result of this approach is an excellent book that is both academic and accessible; focused and inclusive.