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Speculative Television and the Doing and Undoing of Religion book cover

1st Edition

Speculative Television and the Doing and Undoing of Religion

By Gregory Erickson Copyright 2023
288 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the concept that, as participation in traditional religion declines, the complex and fantastical worlds of speculative television have become the place where theological questions and issues are negotiated, understood, and formed. From bodies, robots, and souls to purgatories and post-apocalyptic scenarios and new forms of digital scripture, the shows examined – from Buffy... Read more

Alternative Table of Contents

List of Images

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Television’s Religious Imaginations

Part I: Beyond Human

1. Aliens: Science Fiction and Otherworldly Religions

2. Vampires: The Undead Challenge to Religion

3. Zombies: Alternative Resurrections
With a Contribution by Rachel Sowers

Part II: Beyond Borders

4. Ghosts and Bodies: Borders of the Real

5. Cyborgs and Androids: Borders of the Soul

6. Gods and Monsters: Borders of the Knowable

Part III: Beyond Time

7. The Material Past: Books, Libraries, and Scripture
With a Contribution by Colleigh Stein

8. The Digital Present: Fans, Participatory Culture, and Virtual Congregations
With Cathryn Piwinski and Colleigh Stein

9. The Future Nothing: Believing in the Impossible or the Impossibility of Belief

10. Endings and Re-enchanted Time: What Comes After
With a Contribution by Colleigh Stein

Bibliography
Index

Biography

Gregory Erickson is professor at The Gallatin School of New York University, USA.

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