The Theology of Battlestar Galactica: American Christianity in the 2004-2009 Television Series

by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.

The reimagined television series Battlestar Galactica (2005 to 2009 on the Sci Fi Channel), features religion and theology among its central concerns--but does not simply use its myriad faiths as plot devices or background material. Battlestar Galactica is, in and of itself, a theological text. Over the course of 87 episodes and two television movies, the series' narrative arc explores the meanings of salvation, prophecy, exile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465506
• ISBN13: 9780786465507
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher