Kevin J. Wetmore

The Theology of Battlestar Galactica

American Christianity in the 2004-2009 Television Series

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The reimagined television series Battlestar Galactica (2005 to 2009 on the Sci Fi Channel), features religion and theology among its central concerns--but does not simply use its myriad faiths as plot devices or background material. Battlestar Galactica is, in and of itself, a theological text. Over the course of 87 episodes and two television movies, the series' narrative arc explores the meanings of salvation, prophecy, exile, apocalypse, resurrection, and messianism, and clearly demonstrates the working of a divine will in a material world. The book offers a systematic theology for each of Battlestar Galactica's invented religions and surveys echoes of American Christianity in the groundbreaking series.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9780786465507
• ISBN-10: 0786465506
• Artikelnr.: 34444790

Autorenporträt

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr., is a professional actor and director whose previous books have covered topics ranging from Star Wars to Renaissance faires. He is a professor and chair of the theater department at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
I. Created Theologies     
1. A Systematic Theology of Human Religion / The Human Understanding of
God     
2. A Systematic Theology of Cylon Religion / The Cylon Understanding of
God     
3. A Systematic Theology of the Baltar Cult / The Baltar Cult Understanding
of God     
II. Real-World Echoes     
4. Gospels, Sins and Salvation: The Use of Christian Terminology in
BSG     
5. "In His Own Image He Created Them": Creation and Falls     
6. Exile and the Remnant: Religion of the Planetless     
7. The Role of Prophets     
8. Starbuck Died, Starbuck Is Risen, Starbuck Will Come Again: Messiahs and
Resurrection in BSG     
9. Cylon Messiah, Human Judas: Baltar, Betrayal and Redemption     
10. From Patmos to Caprica: Battlestar Apocalyptica     
Conclusion: The Plan     
Epilogue: The Theology of Caprica; or, Why Parents Don't Always Look Like
Their Children     
Appendix I: Episode List by Season     
Appendix II: Glossary     
Bibliography     
Index of Scriptural Quotations     
General Index