Religion and science fiction
Religion and science fiction [electronic resource] /
edited by James F. McGrath.
- Cambridge, U.K. : Lutterworth Press, 2012, ©2011.
- 1 online resource (viii, 186 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).
Front cover; Title page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Religion and Science Fiction, James F. McGrath; Chapter 1: The Dark Dreamlife of Postmodern Theology: Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, and Alien Resurrection, Joyce Janca-Aji; Chapter 2: Sorcerers and Supermen: Old Mythologies in New Guises, C.K. Robertson; Chapter 3: Star Trekking in China: Science Fiction as Theodicy in Contemporary China, Eriberto P. Lazada Jr.; Chapter 4: Science Playing God, Alison Bright MacWilliams. Chapter 5: Looking Out for No. 1: Concepts of Good and Evil in Star Trek and The Prisoner, Elizabeth DannaChapter 6: Robots, Rights, and Religion, James F. McGrath; Chapter 7: Angels, Echthroi, and Celestial Music in the Adolescent Science Fiction of Madeleine L'Engle, Gregory Pepetone; Chapter 8: Uncovering Embedded Theology in Science Fiction Films: K-PAX Revealed, Teresa Blythe ; Select Bibliography; Back cover.
As announced by its title, this multidisciplinary book focuses on the intersection between religion and science fiction. Several perspectives are addressed by scholars from different disciplines: theology, literature, history, music, and anthropology. Thus, gathering a range of distinct voices and approaches, this work edited by James F. McGrath shows how multifaceted and multicultural the science's fiction treatment of religion is.
9780718840969 0718840968
22573/ctt1cg4pfd JSTOR
Science fiction--Religious aspects.
Science fiction--History and criticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Science fiction.
Science fiction--Religious aspects.
RELIGION / General
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN3433.6 / .R45 2012eb
201.680938762
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).
Front cover; Title page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Religion and Science Fiction, James F. McGrath; Chapter 1: The Dark Dreamlife of Postmodern Theology: Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, and Alien Resurrection, Joyce Janca-Aji; Chapter 2: Sorcerers and Supermen: Old Mythologies in New Guises, C.K. Robertson; Chapter 3: Star Trekking in China: Science Fiction as Theodicy in Contemporary China, Eriberto P. Lazada Jr.; Chapter 4: Science Playing God, Alison Bright MacWilliams. Chapter 5: Looking Out for No. 1: Concepts of Good and Evil in Star Trek and The Prisoner, Elizabeth DannaChapter 6: Robots, Rights, and Religion, James F. McGrath; Chapter 7: Angels, Echthroi, and Celestial Music in the Adolescent Science Fiction of Madeleine L'Engle, Gregory Pepetone; Chapter 8: Uncovering Embedded Theology in Science Fiction Films: K-PAX Revealed, Teresa Blythe ; Select Bibliography; Back cover.
As announced by its title, this multidisciplinary book focuses on the intersection between religion and science fiction. Several perspectives are addressed by scholars from different disciplines: theology, literature, history, music, and anthropology. Thus, gathering a range of distinct voices and approaches, this work edited by James F. McGrath shows how multifaceted and multicultural the science's fiction treatment of religion is.
9780718840969 0718840968
22573/ctt1cg4pfd JSTOR
Science fiction--Religious aspects.
Science fiction--History and criticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Science fiction.
Science fiction--Religious aspects.
RELIGION / General
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN3433.6 / .R45 2012eb
201.680938762
