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6/6/2004

Religious Science Fiction

Filed under: Art,Criticism, Marginalia, and Notes,Deep Thoughts,Fiction,Fun,Life, the Universe, and Everything — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Dragon which is in the early morning or 9:48 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Gibbous

Yes, it really does exist!

And, some of it is pretty good. What, you don’t believe me? Well, there’s a website dedicated to that very subject, Adherents.com. They list pretty much all the big hitters, both in science-fiction and religion. You can search here based on author, religious affiliation, and title. It’s really fascinating to see what some of my favorite authors think about religion and how it fits into their work. Or, doesn’t, as the case may be.

I did find it interesting that two notables were apparently left out. First, there was Single Combat by Dean Ing, which has numerous references to the Mormons/Latter-Day Saints. Second, there was The Man of Gold, Flamesong, and the rest by M.A.R. Barker. These don’t reference any particular existing religion, but religion is a central theme in all his books and his created religions are influenced by the Mayan, Incan, and East Indian religions. In fact, Professor Barker has written at least one article about the role religion plays in fantastic fiction and role-playing games. Fascinating stuff!

In any case, it struck me as an interesting website. Well worth a look. (And, worth mentioning twice, because this also appeared on my other website, Fantasist.net!)

2 Comments

  1. Don’t forget C. S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy. Although he’s a religious writer doing sci-fi, so maybe that doesn’t qualify. Still, interesting stuff and not half bad science fiction.

    Comment by ewiley — 6/6/2004 @ 11:10 am

  2. Pretty much everything thing C.S. Lewis wrote qualifies. He certainly wove quite a bit of religious themes throughout his work. Some more overt than others!

    Comment by Network Geek — 6/9/2004 @ 5:55 am

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