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The Gospel according to science fiction : from The twilight zone to the final frontier / Gabriel McKee.
- Title
- The Gospel according to science fiction : from The twilight zone to the final frontier / Gabriel McKee.
- Author
- Mckee, Gabriel.
- Publication
- Louisville : Westminster John Knox Press, c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PS374.S35 M4 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 291 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Explores the theological nature of science fiction, drawing on examples from television, literature, and films to explain how science fiction can help people understand not only who they are but who they will become.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Gods of the future -- In the beginning ... -- Inside Data's brain : mind, self, and soul -- In the fullness of time : free will and divine providence -- Dark stars : sin and evil -- Christ, Prometheus, and Klaatu : alien messiahs -- Believing and knowing : faith and religious experience -- Good news from the Vatican : the future of the church -- Imagining the afterlife -- The last days (and after)
- ISBN
- 9780664229016 (alk. paper)
- 0664229018 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2006046691
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library