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Title: Religions of Star Trek by Ross Shepard Kraemer, William Cassidy, Susan Schwartz ISBN: 0-8133-6708-5 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: 24 December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating...
Comment: As a student of religious sciences (in Germany) and a fan of Star Trek I just couldn't pass this book and wasn't disappointed.
It's surprising, how many religious topics are covered in Star Trek movies (albeit often in rather clouded forms), and how the series developped from a simple agnostic, positivist form into inquiries into spirituality and questions of life...
You will be surprised and entertained at the same time - but I missed pictures and their analysis in the book, because I think that especially in movies, messages are sent by these, not just by themes, dialogues and characters. That's the only objection I have for an otherwise fascinating book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Religions of Star Trek
Comment: With numerous books, over 300 comic books, nine feature films, and hundreds of TV shows, Star Trek has become both a product line and a cultural phenomenon. In this study, Kraemer (Brown Univ.), Cassidy (Alfred Univ.), and Schwartz (Muhlenberg College) examine Star Trek's treatment of all themes religious. Limiting themselves to the four TV series and the feature films, the authors offer a number of observations. Unlike rival Star Wars, Star Trek reflects no cosmic battle between good and evil. Instead, evil is usually moderated and defused by a "scientific and humanistic perspective," a reflection of founder Gene Roddenberry's oft-voiced secular humanism. Although recent Star Trek writers have inserted a number of quasi-religious themes, Roddenberry's vision remains largely intact: humankind must resolve all questions of existence through science, technology, education, and progress. The dilemmas of seeking religious themes in contemporary popular culture--where everything may rank as evidence--are legion, and this book is far more provocative than it is definitive. But Trekkies and religious studies people will enjoy discussing the concepts raised. For most readership levels.
Rating: 5
Summary: An interesting background book for "Star Trek" fans
Comment: This is not an exploration of individual religions in the "Star Trek" mythos, but an examination of the Big Questions about religion as they are answered by Star Trek. I found the writing interesting, with lots of examples to back up the theories within.
Religion has changed a lot in "Star Trek" since Kirk's day. This book traces that change through chapters regarding the existence of God and evil. How the different races in Star Trek view these questions is also presented and contrasted with humanity. Since "Next Generation" is the longest-running series, naturally it is represented more than TOS, DS9 and Voyager. This was printed before "Enterprise", but I hope it will be updated a few years from now to include "Enterprise"'s viewpoints. Frankly, it's fascinating to see religious-theory experts take on a project of this nature. I'd love to see more.
I think most "Star Trek" fans would be very interested in this work, as would students of religion in culture.
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Title: The Ethics of Star Trek by Judith Barad, Ed Robertson ISBN: 0060933267 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Computers of Star Trek by Lois H. Gresh, Robert E. Weinberg ISBN: 046501299X Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Star Trek and Sacred Ground: Explorations of Star Trek, Religion, and American Culture by Jennifer E. Porter, Darcee L. McLaren ISBN: 0791443345 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: All I really need to know I learned from watching Star Trek by Dave Marinaccio ISBN: 0517883864 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 10 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss ISBN: 0060977108 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 25 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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