Gospel According to Star Trek

Kevin C. Neece is an author and speaker on media, the arts, and pop culture from a Christian worldview perspective. A former professor, he holds a BAS in Communication and Philosophy and an MLA in Fine Arts. He lives with his wife and son in Fort Worth, Texas. Find booking information and more at kevincneece.com.

• Foreword by John TenutoAcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Undiscovered CountrySection 1: Creator and Questor: The Restless Heart of Gene Roddenberry1 Creator2 Roddenberry, Religion, and a Malfunctioning Brain3 The Theology of Gene Roddenberry4 QuestorSection 2: The Gospel According to the Original Series1 More Than a Wagon Train to the Stars2 The Way to Eden: The Edenic Imagination of the Original Series3 Our Many Beliefs: Openness Toward Religion4 We Find the One Quite Adequate: God and God Figures5 False Gods, False Paradises, and False Religions6 Last Battlefields and Neighbor LoveSection 3: The Gospel According to the Animated Series1 Star Trek, Season Four2 Gods and Monsters3 Sympathy for the Devil: "The Magicks of Megas-Tu"Section 4: The Gospel According to the Original Series Films1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture2 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan3 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock4 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home5 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier6 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountrySection 5: The Gospel According to the Kelvin Timeline1 Star Trek (2009)2 Star Trek Into Darkness3 Star Trek BeyondEpilogue: What Does God Need with a Starship?Bibliography

You hold in your hands a treasure. So don't read this endorsement; instead, read this book, which we are fortunate to have. The proof of this endorsement is to be found in reading Kevin's book. The 'eyes of your heart' may be opened too.DAVID NAUGLE, Distinguished University Professor, Dallas Baptist University; author of Worldview: The History of a ConceptDon't be scared off by the title, Trek fans. Whether Christian, pagan, atheist, or any other corner on the global 'higher power' scale, you'll find plenty of new insights into 'the human adventure' amid the dots Kevin C. Neece connects in The Gospel According to Star Trek: The Original Crew. Kevin looks at Star Trek's love/hate relationship with paradises, god-things, baby-steps humanity, alien deities, and even the wacky implications of the animated series, and finds something to intrigue everyone.LARRY NEMECEK, Author, Star Trek Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library; Founder, Trekland's Portal 47If you thought there was little Christians could learn from Star Trek, Kevin C. Neece will show you another way into a rich theological frontier in the Star Trek universe. This book is not only helpful for seeing connections between Christian faith and Star Trek but also a great example of faithful engagement with culture.VINCENT BACOTE, Associate Professor of Theology, Wheaton College