Religion & Science Fiction: A Consideration of Encounters Across Time

Join the discussion! The presentation, Religion & Science Fiction: A Consideration of Encounters Across Time, will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF) at 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA at 12:45 PM in the Sanctuary.

From the late 1930s through the 21st Century, science fiction has presented multifaced encounters between empiricism and religious doctrine, ranging from the barely-concealed contempt of "Golden Age" SF through the newer approaches that see religion as one aspect of the "alien encounter."

The presentation will consider a selection of SF from Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall" through the "cyberpunk" fiction of William Gibson and Pat Cadigan to examine how SF depicts the interactions between science and religion: is religion the "enemy," an alternate discourse and a difficult ally, or a source of metaphors for humanity's next stage?

About the Speaker:   Dr. Amelia A. Rutledge is an associate professor of English at George Mason University; she holds a PhD. in medieval studies from Yale University. She teaches courses in medieval literature (especially Arthurian legend), science fiction, fantasy, and children's literature, and has published articles on those subjects.

For directions: https://uucf.org/directions/

This is a free event and is open to the public.

For additional information, contact anekimken@cox.net.

You are welcome here!