DR. RAYMOND NIGHAN'S
STAR TREK PAGE

UTOPIANISM AND THE MORAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE FEDERATION:
FINDING GOD IN THE MIDST OF SECULAR HUMANISM


WHAT'S NEW?

Enterprise Reviews are Complete Through the Final Season...These Reviews offer Literary and Philosophical Commentary, Comparisons to other Franchises, and
Reflections on the Cancellation.


On my Gothic Web Site, there is a reference to Jung's Archetypes as they relate to the Kirk episode THE ENEMY WITHIN
click here

Links updated: April 7, 2010


STAR TREK -- COURSE GUIDE AND INDEX

TO

STAR TREK AND SACRED GROUND EDITED BY JENNIFER E. PORTER and DARCEE L. McLAREN

USE THE INDEX TO LOCATE NEEDED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIALS INCLUDING BEST WEB SITES.

INSTRUCTOR COMMENTARY ON THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS IS PROVIDED WITH SUPPLEMENTARY READING SUGGESTIONS AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER OUTLINE.

(AS EACH CHAPTER IS AUTHORED BY A DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTOR, HIS/HER NAME IS PROVIDED ON THE INDEX.)

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FOR REVIEWS OF ENTERPRISE: ALL
FOUR SEASONS WITH COMMENTARY
REGARDING THE CANCELLATION

ENTERPRISE

The table at the bottom of this page
provides links to some of the
web's best sites, plus links to my
literature and philosophy courses
on the web.
THE MIMETIC, PRAGMATIC and EXPRESSIVE THEORIES AND ST.
CLICK HERE
TO READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE HUMANIST INTERVIEW WITH GENE RODDENBERRY BY DAVID ALEXANDER (MARCH / APRIL, 1991),
CLICK HERE.

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE HUMANIST INTERVIEW:
CLICK HERE


FOR POSSIBLE HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS:

1-ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHY
CLICK HERE


2-TO THE INTERVIEW, SHELLEY'S
NECESSITY OF ATHEISM CLICK HERE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION to Star Trek and the Sacred Ground--initial assignments

Chapter One: Star Trek, Religion and American Culture (Porter / McLaren)

PART ONE: RELIGION IN STAR TREK

Chapter Two: From Thwarted Gods to reclaimed Mystery? (Pearson)

Chapter Three: Classic Star Trek and the Death of God: A Case Study of Who Mourns for Adonais? (Asa)

Chapter Four: Religion and Science in Star Trek: The Next Generation: God, Q, and Evolutionary Eschatology on the Final Frontier (Peterson)

Chapter Five: Deeds of Power: Respect for Religion in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Linford)

Chapter Six: (Re)Covering Sacred Ground: New Age Spirituality in Star Trek: Voyager (Porter & McLaren)

PART TWO: RELIGIOUS AND MYTHIC THEMES:

STAR TREK WEB SITES

(These sites contain links to additional web resources.)

Star Trek:
WWW
The Official Star Trek Web Site
THE STAR TREK ARCHIVE

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