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Holy Sci-Fi!: Where Science Fiction and Religion Intersect

By Paul J. Nahin (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2014
ISBN
978-1-4939-0617-8, 978-1-4939-0618-5
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-0618-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2479242 bytes)
Series
Science and Fiction
Edition
1
Pages
224\235
Topic
Religion
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00
general; Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy of SciHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics;

Description

Can a computer have a soul? Are religion and science mutually exclusive? Is there really such a thing as free will? If you could time travel to visit Jesus, would you (and should you)? For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists and science fiction writers have pondered these questions and many more. In Holy Sci-Fi!, popular writer Paul Nahin explores the fertile and sometimes uneasy relationship between science fiction and religion. With a scope spanning the history of religion, philosophy and literature, Nahin follows religious themes in science fiction from Feynman to Foucault and from Asimov to Aristotle. An intriguing journey through popular and well-loved books and stories, Holy Sci-Fi! shows how sci-fi has informed humanity's attitudes towards our faiths, our future and ourselves.

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