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Amidst its demogorgons and telekinetic teens, Stranger Things taps into intriguing theological ideas: the strangeness of our place on this side of Christ’s return; our longing for a salvific force outside of ourselves; and the powers and principalities that still hold sway, even in our supposedly secular world.