Tag Archives: science fiction

Adam Possamai: Jediism, Matrixism and “Hyper-Real” Spiritualities

October 31st, 2007 | Posted in Adam Possamai, hyper-real spiritualities (or fiction-based), Jediism, Matrixism

It is no surprise to readers of this blog that I have a great personal interest in the enjoyment and exploration of the fantastic in literature, film, and television, and that I believe these forms of contemporary mythos also provide us with important tools and forms for spiritual expression and exploration as well. In my […]

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The Truth Is Out There: Inexpensive Book Copies for Sale

October 18th, 2007 | Posted in Kim Paffenroth, science fiction

My friend Kim Paffenroth who writes on science fiction and horror, and whom I met this year at Cornerstone Festival when he spoke on his book on George Romero’s zombie films, recently let me know that copies of his earlier book that he co-authored with Thomas Bertonneau, The Truth is Out There (Brazos Press, 2006), […]

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James McGrath on Religion in Science Fiction

October 12th, 2007 | Posted in religion, science fiction

Dr. James McGrath is Assistant Professor of Religion at Butler University. Dr. McGrath not only teaches on Biblical Studies, but also on the interesting topic of science fiction in religion. This is a fascinating area of research interest for me, specifically as it connects with film and television studies, popular culture studies, and expressions of […]

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Fears Over Speculative Fiction

June 20th, 2007 | Posted in science fiction

The Religion Bookline section of Publisher’s Weekly includes the following news item: Fantasy 4 Fiction Tour Highlights Nascent Genre “Four Christian speculative fiction authors from four different publishers are teaming up for the Fantastic 4 Fantasy Fiction Tour. After a kickoff July 9 in Atlanta at the International Christian Retail Show, the writers will visit […]

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Occult-Tinged Fiction Revisited

June 14th, 2007 | Posted in fantasy, occult, science fiction, television

A friend and colleague of mine who is a reader of this blog sent me an email recently with some thoughts in response to my last post on “Occult-Tinged Television.” Since my friend sent this email to me privately in that he is working out his thoughts on this topic, I won’t mention his name, […]

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Cautious Consideration of Christ-Figures

March 15th, 2007 | Posted in Christ-figure, Christianity, science fiction, The Day the Earth Stood Still

In a previous post I discussed the notion of alien Messiah or Christ figures that scholars and other commentators have seen in science fiction films. Of course, they have been seen in other genres as well, but my interest for the purposes of this blog is in relation to science fiction and related genres. I […]

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Science Fiction and Alien Messiahs

March 5th, 2007 | Posted in alien Messiah, aliens, The Day the Earth Stood Still

One of the areas that has fascinated me in the study of the intersection between religion and science fiction is the impact of the Christian story upon the genre, particular the archetype of the alien Messiah. In our portrayal of extraterrestrials we tend to oscillate between two extremes, that of the evil alien intent on […]

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Planet of the Apes: An American Myth

February 15th, 2007 | Posted in Planet of the Apes, race, science fiction

One of the films that I found most enjoyable growing up was Planet of the Apes (1968). So many things stand out in this film, from the great musical score by Jerry Goldsmith, to the cutting-edge makeup of the time by John Chambers, to the great screenplay and twist ending by Michael Wilson and with […]

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Sci Fi, Fantasy Horror, and “Reel’ Spirituality

January 31st, 2007 | Posted in film, horror, science fiction

I still remember one night in the 1970s when my dad gave my younger brother and I the option of watching The Wonderful World of Disney on television as part of our regular family habit, or a horror film on another channel. The curiosity of youth being what it was, we chose the horror film, […]

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