{"id":81073,"date":"2020-08-14T04:43:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=81073"},"modified":"2020-08-11T14:55:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:55:20","slug":"cfp-call-for-book-chapters-jesuits-in-science-fiction-the-clash-of-reason-and-revelation-on-other-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/08\/cfp-call-for-book-chapters-jesuits-in-science-fiction-the-clash-of-reason-and-revelation-on-other-worlds.html","title":{"rendered":"#CFP Call for Book Chapters: Jesuits in Science Fiction: The Clash of Reason and Revelation on Other Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Call for Book Chapters: Jesuits in Science Fiction: The Clash of Reason and Revelation on Other Worlds<\/a><\/h2>\n

Edited by Richard Feist (Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada)<\/p>\n

To be published by Vernon Press<\/p>\n

Science fiction authors have long drawn deep upon philosophy, theology, history, science and various other disciplines. In the early 20th<\/sup>\u00a0century a distinct sub-genre of science fiction emerged and continues today; it deals with Jesuits (and the like) exploring and experiencing the clash of reason and revelation within in alien cultures and future societies.\u00a0 Classic writers such as Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Arthur C. Clarke and Walter Miller Jr. come to mind followed by contemporary writers such as Mary Dorion Russell and Dan Simmons\u2014to name but a few.<\/p>\n

Philosophers have long engaged in thought experiments to tease out underpinnings and implications of concepts.\u00a0 Science fiction writers do the same.\u00a0 Characters as Jesuits or modelled on Jesuits are readily found in this literature.\u00a0 Novels and short stories provide a rich context for thought experiments regarding the foundations of metaphysics, morality, science, broader issues in theology and, of course, science fiction\u2019s staple: social critique and critical satire.<\/p>\n

Several scholarly analyses of science fiction and its sub-genres exist but hitherto none has specifically focused on Jesuits and the like, so this book will be an early voice in this conversation. The goal is to construct a collection of papers by philosophers, theologians and other interested scholars to provide a solid overview of the origins, continuity, future projections and analysis of this fascinating area of literature.<\/p>\n

Suggested Possible Topics (but by no means limited to):<\/strong><\/p>\n