The Speed of Belief
Religion and Science Fiction, an Introduction to the Implicit Religions of Science Fiction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20206578 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Rae Connor (0000-0003-0518-5545, University of San Francisco, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 367-377 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.v17i4.367 |
| OpenAlex | W2326672224 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article considers the relationship between religion and literature as refracted through the genre of science fiction writing. Connor explores the possibilities for religions created in the hyphen between “science” and “fiction.” Religion and science fiction each offers a conception of reality that inclines toward different explanations not just of human behavior but of divine (supernatural) behavior and each suggests differing ideas about how to respond. Using poetry as an additional literary from for understanding the relationship between religion and science fiction literature, Connor explores some of the spaces for the invention and expression of religion in its implicit forms
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Poetry · Religious belief · Sociology · Computer Science · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2016 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |