TY  - BOOK
AU  - McGrath,James F.
TI  - Religion and science fiction
SN  - 9780718840969
AV  - PN3433.6 .R45 2012eb
U1  - 201.680938762 23
PY  - 2012///, ©2011
CY  - Cambridge, U.K.
PB  - Lutterworth Press
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Gaia & Earth Energies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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