List of Contributors Introduction: Religion and Science Fiction - James F. McGrath 1 The Dark Dreamlife of Postmodern Theology: Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, and Alien Resurrection - Joyce Janca-Aji 2 Sorcerers and Supermen: Old Mythologies in New Guises - C. K. Robertson 3 Star Trekking in China: Science Fiction as Theodicy in Contemporary China - Eriberto P. Lozada Jr. 4 Science Playing God - Alison Bright MacWilliams 5 Looking Out for No. 1: Concepts of Good and Evil in Star Trek and The Prisoner - Elizabeth Danna 6 Robots, Rights, and Religion - James F. McGrath 7 Angels, Echthroi, and Celestial Music in the Adolescent Science Fiction of Madeleine L'Engle - Gregory Pepetone 8 Uncovering Embedded Theology in Science Fiction Films: K-PAX Revealed - Teresa Blythe Bibliography Index of Scripture Index of Subjects Index of Names

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