SCI-FI'S BRAVE NEW WORLD.

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  • Author(s): Herrick, James A.
  • Source:
    Christianity Today. Feb2009, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p21-25. 6p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SCIENCE fiction; RELIGION & science; MYTHOLOGY; HUMANITY; SAGAN, Carl, 1934-1996; TRANSCENDENCE (Philosophy)
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the emergence of science fiction and its impact on religion and role in myth crafting. Science fiction is important to scientists interested in transcendent themes such as the design and purpose of the cosmos and the future of humanity. Recent polls indicate that a majority of Americans expect human contact with extraterrestrials during this millennium. Carl Sagan, a prominent scientist and the author of Contact, recognized the grip that the future, space, and the extraterrestrial hold on the post-Christian Western imagination.