Amazon reviewer Auntie Helen (from Kent, England) has given The Gospel According to Science Fiction a four-star review:
"Gabriel McKee has evidently read an amazing amount of Science Fiction novels and short stories as well as watching films and TV series. His book looks at different philosophical and religious ideas and how they are used in SF, explaining their use in particular SF books/series and occasionally relating the thoughts to philosophy. Able to quote both St Augustine and Star Trek, this is an engaging and easy to read book which shows the broad range of views in SF, particularly relating to deities, faith, human nature and the future and has an extensive bibliography and index which will no doubt be helpful to SF fans. Although referencing Christian beliefs, this book isn't aiming to be a presentation of the Gospel through SF links, it is rather a collation of different views that might interest SF fans and because of this its appeal is probably limited."
Well, I hope that last phrase isn't true (I should hope that a collation of different views would have a broad appeal). But excellent praise nonetheless! If you haven't read the book yet, now's your chance.
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