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Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice (Strange Concepts: Big Ideas Explored Through Speculative Fiction) (English Edition) di [Andy Dibble, Jibril Stevenson, J.A. Legg, Robert B. Finegold, Andrew Majors, Brenna Harvey, Nicki Vardon, Karl Dandenell, Terryl M. Asla, Daniel M. Kimmel]

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Strange Religion thoughtfully explores religious traditions and ideas through speculative science fiction and fantasy. Here are twenty stories about the rituals, theology, and identity of practitioners of the future, alternative histories, and the fantastic worlds depicted by scripture and religious folklore. Diverse narratives depict religion with the complexity it has in the real world, where gods aren’t just plot devices to create political tension or to give characters magical powers. These stories put religion in dialogue with other human activities, including science, philosophy, and law.

Find out if a Filipina-Catholic witch can overcome the allure of blood magic to save her coven and her family. Delve into a history of the world according to Jewish mysticism. Watch the war on terrorism unfold in Time's Square—in a world where the United States is a Muslim-majority country. Follow a Hindu teen in Bangladesh as she tries to escape the corporate tycoon seeking to reincarnate into the body of her unborn son.

Accompanying discussion questions by religious studies experts probe deeper into the stories and encourage further reflection. Experts who contributed through consultation and discussion questions include Douglas E. Cowan, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo; Rory Lindsay, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto; Shoshana Razel Gordon-Guedalia, PhD candidate in comparative theology at Harvard University; Som Pourfarzaneh, Assistant Professor of Islamic and Digital Media Studies at Starr King School for the Ministry; James H. Thrall, Knight Distinguished Professor for the Study of Religion and Culture at Knox College; and Laura Ammon, Associate Professor of Religion at Appalachian State University.

“Al-Muftiyah,” by Jibril Stevenson
“Samsara,” by J. A. Legg
“Shattered Vessels,” by Robert B. Finegold and Kary English
“The Gods Also Duel,” by Andrew Majors
“Father Jake’s Teen Demon Prevention Lesson,” by Brenna Harvey
“They Smile,” by Nicki Vardon
“Jizo Rides the Bus,” by Karl Dandenell
“Irwin and Roskwin Make a Discovery of Universal Importance,” by Terryl M. Asla
“The Rebbetzin Speaks,” by Daniel M. Kimmel
“The Devil is a Shape in the Brain,” by Joachim Glage
“The Man Who Misused His Manhood,” by Chukwu Sunday Abel
“Bio-Mass,” by Mike Adamson
“Deep Play,” by Andy Dibble
“The Life That Comes After,” by Lauren C. Teffeau
“Fate and Other Variables,” by Alex Shvartsman
“The Other War on Terror,” by Michael H. Hanson
“Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts,” by Gabriella Buba
“*lr*d,” by Doug Hawley
“The Fireflies of Todaji,” by Russell Hemmell
“Before the Evolution Comes the Smoke,” by Terri Bruce

Note: the initial release of this book contained a production error in the discussion questions following The Fireflies of Todaji by Russell Hemmell. This error has since been corrected.

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Data di pubblicazione

23 aprile 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09YPLRW6H
Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 3864 KB
Utilizzo simultaneo di dispositivi ‏ : ‎ illimitato
Da testo a voce ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
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Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 414 pagine
Numeri di pagina fonte ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1778123805

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Michael H. Hanson
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DB

Exceptional stories

Recensito in India 🇮🇳 il 11 settembre 2022

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Don't skip the introduction of this book. It set an amazing context to how to approach the stories.
Most of the stories are amazing, I just found one or two stories verbose and all over the place which you can skim through.
Highly recommended if you are a into sci-fis & fantasies.

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Great thinking stories!!!

Recensito in Canada 🇨🇦 il 23 giugno 2022

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I was intrigued by the ideas, concepts and philosophical conundrums and questions. Fascinating ideas and reads!

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Luke Wildman

Well worth your time.

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I haven’t finished reading this book yet, but the first few stories and the introductory essay are so compelling that I had to go ahead and write a review. In the intro, editor Andy Dibble suggests that speculative fiction is uniquely qualified to examine religion because it deals in emotions as well as facts—rather than merely describing someone’s lifestyle, it tells us how a person feels about their life. When you’re trying to understand a belief system, sentiment cannot be removed from the equation.

With that in mind, the stories in this anthology have been chosen not only for their excellent writing and layered characters, but for the windows they provide into real-world belief systems. Even when those religions are placed forward in history by several hundred years, or combined with advanced technology, the people in the stories act as people always have: with prejudice, faith, anger, hope, bitterness, isolation, belonging, compassion.

And by using speculative fiction to distance us from events that are all-too familiar in our world, we gain perspective. A bird’s-eye view into our own souls, in a way.

Strange Religion is well-worth a read.

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Karl Dandenell

Unusual and thought-provoking speculative fiction

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This collection of SF stories explores religion and spirituality from a variety of perspectives, which is a welcome change from the usual "Western Religions in Space." The characters tells stories in which their faith is a central component, rather than an afterthought, and the broad canvas of science fiction and fantasy permits the writers to address some weighty issues in unusual circumstances.

As a bonus, the publisher brought in academics who provide commentary and discussion questions for each story, making this a useful text for the classroom.

Good stuff.

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Robert J.

Very Cool Anthology

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I loved the premise of this anthology. I found the discussion questions after each short story very insightful, and thought provoking. I love reading speculative fiction that doesn't shy away from irl religions. My favorite story included was Dying Rivers and Broken Hearts, I love good speculative historical fantasy, and it has a very cool culturally rooted take on witches that I enjoyed.

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Michael H. Hanson

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Terri Bruce

Karl Dandenell

Lauren C. Teffeau

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Gabriella Buba

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