Theology of Battlestar Galactica

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.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      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

“valuable”—Midwest Book Review; “Wetmore offers a volume of modern theology examining the religious undertones of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica”—Reference & Research Book News.