Religion and science fiction
Title:
Religion and science fiction
JLCTITLE245:
edited by James F. McGrath.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, U.K. : Lutterworth Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 186 pages)
ISBN:
9780718840969
9781283865913
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
JSTOR
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).
Added Author:
Contents:
Introduction : religion and science fiction / James F. McGrath -- The dark dreamlife of postmodern theology : Delicatessen, The city of lost children, and Alien resurrection / Joyce Janca-Aji -- Sorcerers and supermen : old mythologies in new guises / C.K. Robertson -- Star trekking in China : science fiction as theodicy in contemporary China / Eriberto P. Lozada, Jr. -- Science playing God / Alison Bright MacWilliams -- Looking out for no. 1 : concepts of good and evil in Star trek and The prisoner / Elizabeth Danna -- Robots, rights, and religion / James F. McGrath -- Angels, echthroi, and celestial music in the adolescent science fiction of Madeleine L'Engle / Gregory Pepetone -- Uncovering embedded theology in science fiction films : K-PAX revealed / Teresa Blythe.
Language:
English.