What If?: Religious Themes in Science FictionWho 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. |
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Preface Since the early part of the 1990s I have been teaching an undergraduate
course entitled ' Religious Themes in Future ... as I prefer to call it , future fiction -
nor did they necessarily possess any particular interest in organised religion .
Preface Since the early part of the 1990s I have been teaching an undergraduate
course entitled ' Religious Themes in Future ... as I prefer to call it , future fiction -
nor did they necessarily possess any particular interest in organised religion .
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Religious Themes in Science Fiction Mike Alsford ... the modernist world - view
with its secular outlook , coupled with the devastating atheist critique of religion
mounted by Ludwig Feurbach , Christian theology found itself at a critical juncture
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Religious Themes in Science Fiction Mike Alsford ... the modernist world - view
with its secular outlook , coupled with the devastating atheist critique of religion
mounted by Ludwig Feurbach , Christian theology found itself at a critical juncture
.
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These are fundamental religious and philosophical questions and ones that
ought , at some level , to engage us all . I say at some level because it is clearly
the case that some are better suited by training or inclination to tackle these
issues ...
These are fundamental religious and philosophical questions and ones that
ought , at some level , to engage us all . I say at some level because it is clearly
the case that some are better suited by training or inclination to tackle these
issues ...
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Contents
What Are | 31 |
Aliens | 49 |
Where Are We Going and How Do We | 82 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | What If?: Religious Themes in Science Fiction |
| Author | Mike Alsford |
| Publisher | Darton, Longman & Todd, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 27 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0232523479, 9780232523478 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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