{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Did We Make Up God\u2026 or Superheroes? A Cold-Case Detective Investigates","description":"Are our favorite superheroes just modern myths\u2014or are they clues that we were made for something more? In this episode, cold-case detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace takes you on a deep dive into the \u201ctheology of superheroes.\u201d Drawing from Marvel, DC, and other comic-book universes, J. Warner explores how the attributes we assign to our heroes\u2014unlimited power, knowledge, justice, mercy, sacrificial love, and even \u201cfriendly neighborhood\u201d presence\u2014mirror the classic attributes of God described in Christian scripture and theology. Why do we long for an all-powerful but good savior? Why do stories about incorruptible heroes, just vigilantes, and self-sacrificing champions move us so deeply? And what if our obsession with superheroes isn\u2019t an escape from reality, but evidence of a deeper, God-shaped longing we can\u2019t shake? Along the way, J. Warner connects specific heroes and scenes\u2014from street-level protectors to godlike cosmic beings\u2014to the eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, just, loving, and present God of the Bible, and builds a cumulative case that our stories are echoing a much older, truer Story. If you find this episode helpful, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Your reviews help more people discover the show and think clearly about faith, culture, and the evidence for Christianity.   ","author_name":"The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ColdCaseChristianity.com\/","html":"