The Gospel According to Science Fiction by Gabriel Mckee
Link to book at WJK Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780664229016
Publication Date: 1/2/2007
Publisher: Westminster John Knox
312 pages | 8½ x 5½
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. It can teach us more about how to think of God and can help us keep our beliefs alive in a world of rapidly changing technology. Indeed, Mckee argues, science fiction can help forge the faith of the future.
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.
- “A fascinating, readable, entertaining, clever, and comprehensive look at science fiction’s treatment of religion, spirituality, and God. A great book.”
—Robert J. Sawyer, author of Flashforward and Calculating God