Religion and Science Fiction

[Neopeius]

Are we limiting to just television/movies? Can sci-fi books also count?

I'm finally reading Canticle for Leibowitz. That has a little religion in it.

 

[Harvey]

Whether you care for his treatment of the subject or not, the shows Ronald D. Moore has had a significant presence on (Deep Space Nine, Carnivále, Battlestar Galactica) deal with religion on a regular basis.

So sayeth my senior thesis!

Also, a lot of Vonnegut's work does the same thing, most notably The Sirens of Titan and its Church of God the Utterly Indifferent. There are also many episodes of The X-Files, MillenniuM, The 4400 and The Dead Zone that take religion and spirituality on full-force.

I had forgotten Millennium. Casting aside a few diverging paths it takes from time to time, I'd classify it as Christian horror, actually. And certainly the X-Files, through Scully, engaged with similar themes as well (as recently as the latest film, in fact).

And I quite enjoyed your thesis, by the way, although I must admit that missing out on Carnivále left me unable to fully engage with those sections.

 

[nx1701g]

Futurama once visited a church of Star Trek, the show having evolved into a religion in the future.

All power to the engines.

Held at the Church of Christine Chapel

 

[Ben Sisko3]

And I quite enjoyed your thesis, by the way, although I must admit that missing out on Carnivále left me unable to fully engage with those sections.

Thanks for the compliment, Hirogen. Carnivále is quite worth it; I have a feeling you would enjoy it greatly.