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Theology And Science Fiction
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Author : James F. McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2016-09-22
Theology And Science Fiction written by James F. McGrath and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
What is the difference between a god and a powerful alien? Can an android have a soul, or be considered a person with rights? Can we imagine biblical stories being retold in the distant future on planets far from Earth? Whether your interest is in Christianity in the future, or the Jedi in the present--and whether your interest in the Jedi is focused on real-world adherents or the fictional religion depicted on the silver screen--this book will help you explore the intersection between theology and science fiction across a range of authors and stories, topics and questions. Throughout this volume, James McGrath probes how science fiction explores theological themes, and vice versa, making the case (in conversation with some of your favorite stories, TV shows, and movies) that the answers to humanity's biggest questions are best sought by science fiction and theology together as a collaborative effort.
The Religion Of Science Fiction
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Author : Frederick A. Kreuziger
language : en
Publisher: Popular Press
Release Date : 1986
The Religion Of Science Fiction written by Frederick A. Kreuziger and has been published by Popular Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Literary Criticism categories.
Science fiction captures contemporary sentiment with its faith in a scientific/technological future, its explorations of the ultimate meaning of man's existence. Kreuziger is interested particularly in the apocalyptic visions of science fiction compared to the biblical revelations of John and Daniel. For some time our confidence has been placed largely in science, which has practically become a religion. Science fiction articulates the consequences of a faith in a technological future.
Religion And Science Fiction
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Author : James F McGrath
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2012-09-27
Religion And Science Fiction written by James F McGrath and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
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. From Frankenstein, by way of Christian apocalyptic, to Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and much more, and from the United States to China and back again, the authors who contribute to this volume serve as guides in the exploration of religion and science fiction as a multifaceted, multidisciplinary, and multicultural phenomenon.
Religion In Science Fiction
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Author : Steven Hrotic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Religion In Science Fiction written by Steven Hrotic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Religion and literature categories.
The Gospel According To Science Fiction
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Author : Gabriel McKee
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2007-01-02
The Gospel According To Science Fiction written by Gabriel McKee and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-02 with Religion categories.
In this thorough and engaging book, Gabriel McKee explores the inherent theological nature of science fiction, using illustrations from television shows, literature, and films. Science fiction, he believes, helps us understand not only who we are but who we will become. McKee organizes his chapters around theological themes, using illustrations from authors such as Isaac Asimov and H. G. Wells, television shows such as Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, and films such as The Matrix and Star Wars. With its extensive bibliography and index, this is a book that all serious science fiction fans--not just those with a theological interest--will appreciate.
The Theology Of Sci Fi
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Author : Scott Smith, Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-22
The Theology Of Sci Fi written by Scott Smith, Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with categories.
Fold space using the spice mélange and travel from "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" to the planet Krypton, from Trantor to Terminus, and back to the scorched skies of earth. Did you know there is a Virgin Birth at the core of Star Wars? A Jewish Messiah of Dune? A Holy Family in Superman? A Jesus and Judas in The Matrix? And the Catholic Church is Asimov's Foundation? This book covers a lot of territory. It spans galaxies and universes. Nevertheless, the great expanse of human imagination will forever be captivated by the events of the little town of Bethlehem. There is a reason that all of mankind's stories overlap, coincide, correlate, and copy. Like it or not, all mankind bears the same indelible stamp, the mark of Christ. Why should there be a singular story binding us all? Unless we are truly all bound as one human family. At the core of the Monomyth is not another myth, a neat coincidence, but a reality-the reality of Jesus Christ. At the heart of the Monomyth is a man, a very real man. The God-Man. The source and summit of all hero stories and myths ever told, both before and after those short 33 years in First Century Israel.
Science Fiction Theology
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Author : Alan P. R. Gregory
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Science Fiction Theology written by Alan P. R. Gregory and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Christianity and literature categories.
Science fiction imagines a universe teeming with life and thrilling possibility, but also hidden and hideous dangers. Christian theology, often a polemical target for science fiction, reflects on the plenitude out of which and for which the universe exists. In 'Science Fiction Theology', Alan Gregory investigates the troubled relationship between science fiction and Christianity and, in particular, how both have laid claim to the modern idea of sublimity. From its seventeenth-century beginnings, the sublime, with its representations of immensity, has informed the imagining of God. Gregory examines the sublime and its implicit theologies as they appear in early American pulp science fiction, the horror writing of H.P. Lovecraft, science fiction narratives of evolution and apocalypse, and the work of Philip K. Dick. Ironically, science fiction's tussle with Christianity hides the extent to which the sublime, especially in popular culture, serves to distort the classical Christian understanding of God, secularizing that God and rendering God's transcendence finite. But by turning from the sublime to a consideration of the beautiful, Gregory shows that both Christian and science-fictional imaginations may discover a new and surprising conversation. (Book jacket).
Science Fiction And The Imitation Of The Sacred
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Author : Richard Grigg
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-14
Science Fiction And The Imitation Of The Sacred written by Richard Grigg and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-14 with Religion categories.
This book examines science fiction's relationship to religion and the sacred through the lens of significant books, films and television shows. It provides a clear account of the larger cultural and philosophical significance of science fiction, and explores its potential sacrality in today's secular world by analyzing material such as Ray Bradbury's classic novel The Martian Chronicles, films The Abyss and 2001: A Space Odyssey, and also the Star Trek universe. Richard Grigg argues that science fiction is born of nostalgia for a truly 'Other' reality that is no longer available to us, and that the most accurate way to see the relationship between science fiction and traditional approaches to the sacred is as an imitation of true sacrality; this, he suggests, is the best option in a secular age. He demonstrates this by setting forth five definitions of the sacred and then, in consecutive chapters, investigating particular works of science fiction and showing just how they incarnate those definitions. Science Fiction and the Imitation of the Sacred also considers the qualifiers that suggest that science fiction can only imitate the sacred, not genuinely replicate it, and assesses the implications of this investigation for our understanding of secularity and science fiction.
What If
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Author : Mike Alsford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
What If written by Mike Alsford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
Who am I? Why am I here?Where am I going?What if . . .?Science fiction delights in asking old questions in new ways. Rather than being primarily about advanced technology and the imagined future, science fiction novels and films are more fundamentally about issues of human nature and destiny. They provide a unique perspective on the same questions that have dominated theology and philosophy throughout history. In this fascinating book, Mike Alsford aims neither to give a history of science fiction, nor to systematically identify specific religious motifs within the genre, but to create an interdisciplinary, exploratory space where we can engage with the primal themes in new ways. Whether we are already well-versed in science fiction, or have had only the briefest encounters with Frankenstein’s monster and Doctor Who, this book will provide exciting insights into questions of identity, the human condition, our relationships and our destiny.
Apocalypse And Science Fiction
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Author : Frederick A. Kreuziger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Apocalypse And Science Fiction written by Frederick A. Kreuziger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Literary Criticism categories.